Alaska Airlines joins novel propulsion technologies pledge
Alaska Airlines and 19 other carriers in the Target True Zero initiative have pledged their support for novel forms of… Read More »
Biden administration unveils aviation sustainability plan
The Biden administration has unveiled its Aviation Climate Action Plan, which calls for investments in sustainable fuel and technologies and… Read More »
Romania’s Tarom retires 737 Classics
Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) no longer operates any B737 Classic aircraft following the retirement of its remaining active B737-300s. The… Read More »
US’s Silver Airways launches ATR72-500(F)s for Amazon ops
Silver Airways (3M, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) took delivery of its first five dedicated freighters, all ATR72-500(F)s, and began operations on… Read More »
Kenya’s Astral Aviation secures 757 freighters
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has signed operating leases with US-based Aquila Air Capital for three B757-200(PCF)s, with delivery… Read More »
Tata Sons must take over Air India ops in mid-1Q22 latest
Indian conglomerate Tata Sons must take control and start operating Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) at the latest by January… Read More »
Lebanon’s MEA eyes A321neo(XLR) flights to Africa
MEA – Middle East Airlines (ME, Beirut) plans to use its forthcoming A321-200NX(XLR)s on existing and new routes to Africa,… Read More »
Lufthansa raises €1.5bn in third bond sale of 2021
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has raised EUR1.5 billion euros (USD1.74 billion) in its third bond sale this year, taking advantage… Read More »
LATAM looks to settle decade-long Colombian Q300 dispute
LATAM Airlines Group has asked the US Bankruptcy Court in New York to approve a USD9.55 million settlement agreement between… Read More »
Air Canada partially reverses A220 order cancellation
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has announced it has reversed its 2020 decision to cancel an order for two A220-300s… Read More »
Embraer plans to deliver over 150 jets in 2021
Brazil’s Embraer is on pace to deliver nearly 150 aircraft in 2021, according to the company’s forecasts in 2021’s third… Read More »
Boeing U.S. worker vaccine exemption requests top 11,000
The number of Boeing Co employees seeking a vaccine exemption on religious or medical grounds has reached more than 11,000… Read More »