The aircraft is the first of four A330-200s expected to be in service with Condor on a transitional basis for around two years as deliveries of the airline’s A330neos begin later in 2022.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is setting out a more extensive flight program for the summer, in response to rising demand, with 230 direct routes to 120 destinations.
Norwegian Air Shuttle reported a dramatically reversed result for the 2021 fourth quarter (Q4) loss, posting a net profit despite the effects of the omicron coronavirus variant.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s decision to step down in six weeks sets the agency up for a leadership transfer—and likely a stint under an acting chief—while several high-profile, complex issues remain unresolved.
The owner of Kuwait-based airport services provider National Aviation Services (NAS) plans to buy 13.2% of Menzies Aviation, in the latest step in its attempt to take over the Scottish ground handling company.
LCC Cebu Pacific is keen to bring forward deliveries of its new Airbus A330neos if the market recovery and conditions allows the Philippines-based airline to do so.
The first experimental prototype of Joby Aviation’s S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi crashed on Feb. 16 during a remotely piloted flight at the company’s remote flight test base in Big Sur, California.
Finnair said travel restrictions will continue to have a dampening impact on demand, especially for its main business connecting Europe and Asia via the shorter Northern route.
Air France-KLM said it had a “turning point” fourth quarter in which for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the group posted better than pre-COVID results, with a positive operating result.
Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will operate more than 100 aircraft in summer 2022, a capacity similar to pre-pandemic levels on point-to-point routes within Europe.
Airbus plans to increase commercial aircraft deliveries by around 20% this year, betting on a sustained recovery in air travel and demand for new aircraft.
In a letter to FAA employees released by the agency, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said that he has “made the very difficult decision to step down” less than three years into his five-year appointment.
Eastern Air Holdings plans to operate the first of its new Boeing 777 Express Freighters between Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and two major Asia-Pacific gateways, with launch customer and freight forwarder Flexport filling them, the companies said Feb. 15.
The FAA plans to mandate inspections of areas where Boeing 787 vertical fins attach to the main fuselage after corrosion in bolt holes was discovered during a routine airframe maintenance visit.
The Aeromexico Group fleet has grown slightly beyond its pre-pandemic level as the recovery in Mexico continues at a steady pace despite some disruption during the omicron surge.
In recent months, high-profile launches from Airbus (the A350F) and Boeing (the 777-8F) demonstrate that manufacturers have seized on the market’s appetite for new freighters, while conversions are in demand too.
USA BioEnergy has selected Bon Weir, Texas, as the location for its first biorefinery producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel from wood waste.
Dubai-based LCC flydubai will resume five weekly flights from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) starting March 2, in addition to its daily services to Istanbul Airport (IST).
Two key African aviation bodies—a pan-African aviation bureau and a lobby group that represents 44 of the continent’s airlines—are intensifying their cooperation under a new MOU.
