UPDATE DLR – Initial findings of test flights of an Airbus A350-900 using pure sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) show that the unblended fuel produces fewer particulates and improves fuel efficiency. As such, 100 percent SAFs seem to confirm claims that…
Scandinavian airline SAS is to start services with its ‘low-cost’ offspring SAS Connect and SAS Link out of Copenhagen from early 2022. The carrier is evaluating options to expand Connect to Oslo and Stockholm during the year, it said at…
Welcome to Morning Call for 30 November 2021, and the Top Aviation News Stories for today. You can also search our archives for older news stories by date. AirInsight US Airline Index Commercial Aviation The A350 paint flaw –…
To bring you more aviation news, Airinsight introduces News in Brief. During October, we compile a rolling story by date with news that is sometimes too small for a deep analysis but still interesting enough not to be missed. 29…
Airbus has made a clean sweep at ITA, the replacement airline for Alitalia that starts services on October 15. Italia Trasporto Aereo signed an agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) to lease 31 Airbus narrow- and wide-bodies. It signed an…
Despite the recent softening of traffic volumes, the industry is, overall recovering. As always, we have data to illustrate this. The chart above is through June and that is a quarter ago – but US DoT runs that late. The…