Aviation Daily

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airline startup flypop, which plans to operate between the UK and secondary cities in India, has made a multiple aircraft Airbus A330-300 lease deal with Avolon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Canada’s COVID-19-related uncertainties are keeping Porter Airlines in limbo, as the Toronto-based carrier has once again pushed back its planned restart date, this time to June 21.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
One of the notable aspects of the COVID-19 crisis in the Asia-Pacific region is that airlines have been affected differently depending on their home market and business model.
Maintenance & Training

By Guy Ferneyhough
Aegean Airlines is hoping for a meaningful recovery of air traffic in the second half of 2021 after disclosing a pre-tax net loss of €297 million ($354 million) for 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK air crew who moved to an EASA pilots’ license because of the UK’s departure from the EU (Brexit) can now apply to get their UK license back, alongside their EASA certification.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Vinci Airports has won a 30-year concession from Brazil’s ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) to run seven airports in the north of the country, Brazil’s largest and least populated region.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel is to develop a vertical-lift unmanned cargo aircraft for Chinese delivery company SF Express.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
France has moved closer to banning short-haul domestic flights on routes than can be covered by train in under 2.5 hrs. as part of efforts to lower carbon emissions.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines has inked a wet lease agreement with Qantas Airways to operate recently acquired Embraer E190 aircraft under the QantasLink brand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
With air freight demand increasing in Asia-Pacific as the boom in e-commerce continues, DHL Express has added more capacity to the region with new Boeing 777F fights.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
LCC Norwegian is turning its attention to raising fresh capital by the end of May, after securing Oslo court approval for its restructuring plan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
Boeing and 16 affected 737 MAX customers are working to inspect backup power units on about 90 aircraft to ensure they are grounded after the manufacturer learned that production-line changes created risk of failures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Boeing recently scored its biggest sale since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across North America in March 2020, with Southwest Airlines’ commitment to purchase at least 100 additional 737-7s over the next decade.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group is using its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization to retire its Airbus A350 widebodies, which will streamline its twin-aisle fleet to all Boeing aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The coronavirus pandemic offers a rare chance to reset pilots’ training standards and reduce the increasing number of accidents caused by a lack of basic flying skills, according to an influential group within the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).
Maintenance & Training

By Victoria Moores
Swedish charter airline Novair—which is currently owned by travel company DER Touristik and Swedish travel agency Apollo—is to be indirectly acquired by Jettime owner and airBaltic shareholder Lars Thuesen.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Boston-based charter operator Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA) is planning to launch a new scheduled airline later this year targeting business traffic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
As the coronavirus pandemic swept through North America in 2020, U.S. full-service carriers scrambled to streamline their business models, including their regional airline partnerships.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The UK has detailed how it will reopen international air travel but is yet to confirm a tentative May 17 restart date, drawing industry criticism for high-cost testing and prolonged uncertainty that will deter travel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Serbia plans to operate more than 800 charter flights during the summer 2021 season in cooperation with domestic travel agencies.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
British Airways is launching two new routes to Jersey (JER) and Gibraltar (GIB) from London City Airport (LCY).
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian airline Flyr, a startup backed by industry veteran Erik Braathen, plans to start ticket sales in early June and make its first flight from Oslo to Tromsø July 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Eurowings is launching new routes from Germany to Russia and Georgia for passengers looking to visit friends and relatives (VFR)
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Qatar Airways has opened a 9,000-ft.² technical engine facility in Doha that it says will boost cost efficiencies and workflow.
Workforce & Training

By Alan Dron
In a first quarter that saw its acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) send shockwaves through the leasing sector, Dublin-based AerCap continued to navigate the pandemic, signing lease agreements for 60 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors