Founded in 2018 and operating a fleet of Embraer E190 and E195 jets, Breeze Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 single-aisle aircraft at the Mobile, Alabama delivery centre. At the same time, it was announced that all 80 A220-300 jets on order will be powered by Pratt & Whitney GTFTM geared turbofan
Italy’s Rome, Venice and Bologna airports have teamed up with France’s Aeroports de la Côte d’Azur in Nice to create Urban Blue, a company which will be dedicated to building and managing infrastructures for eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) flying taxis in the four Italian and French cities according to REUTERS news agency. Atlantia’s
Having firmed up on its combined order of 100 Airbus A319neo, A320neo and A321neo jets with an option for a further 50 aircraft in January last year, Spirit Airlines (Spirit) has announced its choice of engine, the Pratt & Whitney GTFTM geared turbofan engine. Deliveries should begin in early 2023. Spirit’s order for the Airbus
Embraer, the Brazilian plane manufacturer, has delivered the first of three Praetor 500 jets to Canada-based AirSprint Private Aviation (AirSprint), the fractional jet ownership company. This was also the first Praetor 500 to be delivered in Canada. Two more Preator 500s will be delivered after AirSprint converted an order for two Legacy 450s to Praetor
Flag carrying Japan Airlines (JAL) is to team up with international air leasing company Avolon to establish a zero-emissions ride-sharing electric vehicle take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft enterprise in Japan with an intended date of 2025 for commencement of operations. Avolon’s input will come through its dedicated eVTOL affiliate, Avolon-e, which will help JAL to
Europe’s second-highest court, the Luxemburg-based General Court has backed the original EU rulings which allowed Germany’s Lufthansa and the U.K.’s easyJet to acquire assets of the then defunct German carrier, Air Berlin. Both approvals were challenged by Polish carrier Polskie Linie Lotnicze ‘LOT’. In 2017 the European Commission gave Lufthansa the green light to buy
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given the green light to London Heathrow Airport to raise charges levied on carriers for individual passengers by up to a further £13.00 (US$18.00) from a current £22.00. For now, the increase has been capped at £25 to £35 over the next five years, though chiefs at Heathrow wanted
Pakistani regional and international carrier airblue has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A320-family aircraft, a narrow-body A321-200NX. The aircraft was flown from Hamburg in Germany to Karachi in Pakistan and the CFM LEAP-powered aircraft was from GECAS’ skyline. The aircraft is also the first A320-family aircraft to be operated by a Pakistani
Australia is on course to become home to a new, low-cost carrier, Bonza, which should begin operations in the second quarter of 2022. The new carrier has not yet settled on whether it will be based in northern New South Wales or southern Queensland. The intention is for it to operate on currently badly served
Delta Air lines has predicted that the current surge in fuel prices will result in a substantial fourth-quarter pre-tax loss. In the third quarter fuel costs alone accounted for nearly 20% of Delta’s adjusted operating expenses. However, the North American carrier remains optimistic for the fourth quarter with an anticipated positive demand for both international
