Aviation Daily

Venezuelan flag-carrier Conviasa is set to become the first international airline to serve Felipe Ángeles International (NLU), the new airport in Mexico City being constructed on the site of the Santa Lucía Air Force Base.

The SkyTeam member said that even as the aviation industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, some of its routes make less economic sense and adjustments are necessary.

Alaska Airlines and its regional subsidiary Horizon Air have launched a new flight academy in the Pacific Northwest, part of an effort to address a national shortage of commercial airline pilots.

Air Transat has reservations about its new codeshare partner WestJet pursuing an acquisition of Canadian tour operator Sunwing.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended its mask mandate for U.S. aircraft and public transportation until April 18.

Embraer expects to expand output both in its commercial and executive jet businesses in 2022 in an effort to compensate revenue shortfalls in its struggling defense business, hit by a reduction of Brazil’s KC-390 military transport order.

Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation is uncertain of the fate of its 18 aircraft in Russia following the global clampdown on Russian commercial and business aviation-related activities.

Airlines can look forward to gains in international operations as the government moves to lift flight restrictions.

The project will modify a Dornier 328 regional turboprop with a zero-emission hydrogen-electric powertrain; the demonstrator aircraft is planned to fly in 2025.

The aircraft will sport a dual SIA-DHL livery and be manned by SIA pilots while SIA Engineering Company will perform the maintenance.

The startup, which is backed by Air Arabia as a minority partner, is working toward obtaining its air operator’s certificate.

In addition to expanding each airline’s networks with possible add-ons to Indonesian and regional points, both carriers will explore opportunities to cooperate on their respective frequent flyer programs.

The FAA has finalized rules mandating inspections and modifications for Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s, completing a year-long process to develop fixes that address issues spotlighted in three engine failures and get grounded aircraft back into service.

The German MRO saw profits rebound last year and predicts a return to pre-pandemic levels by 2023.

European Union sanctions are prohibiting the continent's MRO providers from doing business with Russia.

Airbus is continuing to build the industrial team for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL, partnering with Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture the multi-copter’s wings.

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca has ordered 88 Airbus A320neos with purchase options for 50 additional aircraft.

The number of Western aerospace companies cutting off support for Russian and Belarusian customers continues to increase, with conglomerate Raytheon, training specialist CAE and Honeywell joining a list that includes major airframe and engine manufacturers.

With 15 years of experience with hydrogen propulsion over six generations of fuel-cell powertrain, Germany’s H2Fly is preparing to take the next steps: flying on liquid hydrogen and moving up to a 40-seat regional airliner.

One of the most interesting by-products of the COVID-19 pandemic is the establishment of new partnerships and potential mergers by airlines in the Americas to carve out competitive positions as the recovery continues.

Training systems provider CAE has added another advanced-air-mobility startup to its customer ranks with an agreement to develop the flight-simulation training devices for Joby Aviation’s electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

Cargo activity is continuing to boom despite slower January growth, with DHL Express placing an order for six additional Boeing 777Fs, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) inducting its first A321 conversion and Ethiopian Airlines agreeing to a new multimodal air-sea partnership with two companies in Djibouti.

Cathay Pacific managed a return to profit for the second half (H2) of 2021, although this hard-won progress is under threat in the early months of 2022 due to stricter COVID-19 regulations in Hong Kong.

Mattala will become the ULCC’s first destination in South Asia.

The Irish ULCC claimed the move will result in 950,000 fewer seats and 5,000 fewer flights during the summer 2022 season.