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Air travel could fully recover by late 2022: analyst

A leading aerospace analyst is predicting that airline passenger traffic will return to 2019 levels by the end of 2022 – one to two years sooner than predicted by others. A leading aerospace analyst is predicting that airline passenger traffic...

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​DAE chief hails ‘terrific’ year despite Covid-19

Aircraft lessor and MRO provider Dubai Aerospace Enterprise enjoyed a “home-run year” in 2020, chief executive Firoz Tarapore has asserted, as its diversified customer base and strong liquidity position softened the impact of the pandemic. Aircraft lessor and MRO provider...

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Archer to go public as United partners with view to 200-strong eVTOL order

Palo Alto-based air taxi developer Archer has secured a $1 billion aircraft commitment from United Airlines and unveiled a plan to become a publicly traded company worth $3.8 billion. Palo Alto-based air taxi developer Archer Aviation has secured a $1...

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Air Arabia limits full-year loss with profitable final quarter

Air Arabia has managed to achieve a second profitable quarter for 2020, enabling it to contain its full-year net loss to Dhs192 million ($52 million). It turned in a fourth-quarter surplus of Dhs20 million, despite a 53% reduction in revenues,...

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Pre-Covid hub and fleet plans still hold up: Emirates chief

Emirates Airline will bounce back strongly from the Covid-19 crisis without any fundamental changes to its business model, according to the operator’s president Tim Clark, with its mix of widebody aircraft enabling it to take advantage of likely supply-side shortages in the coming...

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Subtle thrust-lever shift may have caught out Sriwijaya 737 crash crew

Preliminary findings from the Sriwijaya Boeing 737-500 crash probe increasingly support an in-flight upset scenario in which the crew was suddenly caught out by the insidious development of an asymmetric thrust condition. No conclusions have been drawn over the 9...

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Virgin Atlantic expects early-summer passenger demand recovery

UK carrier Virgin Atlantic has written off the normally busy Easter travel season and now expects a recovery in passenger numbers to begin in May-June, chief executive Shai Weiss has indicated. Noting that he has been forced to repeatedly push back his...

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Ethiopian reports lack of progress in SAA joint-venture talks

Ethiopian Airlines is making slow progress with talks regarding cooperation with South African Airways, according to the former’s chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam. Ethiopian Airlines is making slow progress with talks regarding cooperation with South African Airways (SAA), according to the...

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IATA health passport app to roll out with 20 airlines

Carriers back app which allows passengers to store and share Covid-19 vaccine and test records, and could be key to reopening international travel Around 20 airlines will from March begin trialing an IATA app that allows passengers to securely store...

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Ethiopian Airlines may resume 737 Max operations in July

African carrier Ethiopian Airlines is satisfied with modifications made to the flight-control system of the Beoing 737 Max and may bring the type back into service in the upcoming summer season, according to the carrier’s chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam. African carrier Ethiopian Airlines is satisfied with...

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