Colombia’s Viva Air Wants 28 More Airbus Planes By 2025
The Colombian low-cost carrier Viva Air has an aggressive plan to expand in the next few years. It plans to take on new aircraft, to increase its fleet to 50 units by 2025. It will push the Colombian city of Medellin into a hub, and lower the fares across Latin America. Simple Flying spoke with […]
Lufthansa Cargo begins modernizing Frankfurt warehouse
Lufthansa Cargo (DXE: LHA) is moving forward with the modernization and expansion of its logistics center at its Frankfurt Airport hub in Germany. The airline this week signed a contract with Biechert Automation GmbH & Co. to build a central high-rack storage system with automated pallet storage and retrieval that will be the centerpiece of […]
Reduced Losses but Continued Pain in 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects net airline industry losses of $47.7 billion in 2021 (net profit margin of -10.4%). This is an improvement on the estimated net industry loss of $126.4 billion in 2020 (net profit margin of -33.9%). “This crisis is longer and deeper than anyone could have expected. Losses will be […]
Airlines reject CDC’s suggestion that carriers should block middle seats
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just reignited the debate on whether airlines should be blocking middle seats just as airlines thought it was settled. A newly-publicized study found that maskless flyers could spread COVID-19 at a higher rate when middle seats are not blocked, as Insider’s Hilary Brueck reported. Flyers on opposite ends […]
US regional ExpressJet plots comeback
ExpressJet, a US regional carrier which ceased flying last September, is seeking permission to begin scheduled commercial operations under its own brand. The airline previously operated routes exclusively for United Airlines but halted services from Sept. 30, 2020 following the Star Alliance member’s decision to consolidate its Embraer ERJ-145 flying with rival affiliate CommutAir. However, […]
JetBlue One Step Closer To Transatlantic Flights: CAA Approves Airline
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has today confirmed regulatory approval for US airline JetBlue to begin flights to the country. It’s the first time the regulator has issued its own approval for an airline since the UK broke from the European Union at the start of the year. It’s yet another box checked for the […]
Colombia’s International Boom: 32 New Routes
In the last seven months, Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil Colombia) has authorized 32 new international routes by 11 carriers. The new flights are to destinations in the US, Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, and Curazao. Let’s investigate further. A big international expansion In September, Colombia opened up its airspace, after five months closed, to […]
How Chile’s Sky Airline Became An All-neo Operator In 15 Months
The Chilean low-cost carrier Sky Airline is the second operator worldwide to have a 100% A320neo capacity. More impressively, it has transitioned into becoming a full neo operator in only 15 months, gaining a few extra benefits along the way. Looking at Sky Airline’s fleet Sky Airline is a low-cost operator which started flying in […]
DHL Express adds B777F capacity between Asia Pacific, the US and Europe
DHL Express has added capacity between destinations in Asia Pacific, the US and Europe to meet growing demand, particularly for e-commerce. The carrier said it will utilise Boeing 777 freighters to offer weekly capacity of almost 2,350 tonnes. One of the B777Fs will be operated by DHL Express’ partner airline Kalitta Air, flying five times […]
Willie Walsh: Let aviation do what it does best
New IATA Director General and CEO, Willie Walsh, reveals his plans for the association. Interview by Graham Newton. Can you give us a personal insight on what the last year has been like for an airline boss? It has been the most challenging and harrowing time in the business. We always compare a current crisis […]
