A bystander for years, Uganda has made its most definitive expression yet, of intent to join the Single African Air Transport market (SAATM). A meeting convened this week to discuss the issue, agreed to establish a multisectoral committee to “consider the matter…
European airlines are concerned that Europe is losing its advantage over the United States when it comes to the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and e-fuels, which are produced from green electricity and hydrogen. The concerns were voiced by…
Colombia’s ultra-low-cost carrier Viva Air may not survive much longer. The airline is –according to recent reports– days away from formally ceasing operations as it painfully awaits the government approval of its merger with Avianca. Losing ground by the minute…
The big engine OEMs GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have been making good progress on solving some of the supply chain issues, but they will remain for months to come. In fact, it will take until the end of this year…
Hawaiian Airlines has amended its delivery schedule for the ten Boeing 787s it has on order while at the same time ordering two more. This brings the backlog to twelve Dreamliners. The airline disclosed the supplemental agreement with Boeing in…
Supply chain constraints make it impossible for Airbus to maintain its guidance for 700 aircraft deliveries in 2022, the airframer confirmed on December 6. Including November deliveries, 563 aircraft have been delivered this year. This would leave 137 to go to…