Year Archives: 2025

[ad_1] Air Greenland is to introduce a narrowbody jet to its fleet, with the introduction of an Airbus A320neo scheduled for delivery at the end of next year. The airline is to take the twinjet under a six-year lease from Carlyle. It will be “adapted to Greenlandic conditions”, says the carrier, before being put into service in spring 2027, ahead of the peak season. The aircraft will be used to operate services between Ilulissat – on the western coast, north of the capital Nuuk …

[ad_1] Canadian investigators have found that a Boeing 737-800 overran at Kitchener Waterloo airport after its fatigued captain inadvertently allowed thrust to increase on one engine as the other was reversing thrust after touchdown. The Flair Airlines aircraft – inbound from Vancouver in the early morning hours of 25 November 2022 – had been conducting an ILS approach to Kitchener’s runway 26. It had been dispatched under minimum equipment rules with the thrust-reverser of its left-hand engine inoperative. The reverser was stowed and …

[ad_1] JetBlue Airways reports that it takes roughly one year on average for its Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines to return to service once taken off-wing for inspections and repairs.  Long beset by double-digit numbers of grounded A321neos powered by PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines, New York-based JetBlue shared insight into how long individual engines are held out of service in a 14 February filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.  “The company currently expects each removed engine to take approximately 360 …

[ad_1] UK investigators have found that a TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 was denied an opportunity to divert to East Midlands before declaring a low-fuel emergency during a go-around at Birmingham. The inquiry also determined that the aircraft had to fly an extended track before its second approach to Birmingham because a chance to prioritise the flight for landing was missed. Originally inbound to Manchester from Cancun on 21 December 2023, the flight faced disruption from strong wind conditions in the northern UK. The crew …

[ad_1] Spirit Airlines has rejected a third takeover attempt by rival Frontier Airlines, and will instead proceed with its own recapitalisation efforts, which it expects to complete by end-March. Frontier parent Frontier Group submitted a revised proposal to Spirit on 4 February, in which the latter’s stakeholders will receive $400 million in second-lien debt issued by Frontier, as well as 19% of Frontier’s common equity post-merger. The previous proposal, which Spirit rejected in late-January, would have required Spirit’s noteholders to invest $350 million …

[ad_1] Preliminary reports from Brazil are indicating that a Gol Boeing 737 Max 8 has aborted take-off from Rio de Janeiro after hitting a vehicle on the runway. The incident occurred at around 22:00 on 11 February as the aircraft was departing for Forteleza. Brazilian media are quoting airport operator RIOgaleao as stating that the incident involved a maintenance vehicle. The airport operator says none of those involved was injured and all passengers disembarked the jet. It adds that the scene is being preserved for …

[ad_1] Malaysia Aviation Group has formally transferred ownership of regional unit MASwings to the state government of Sarawak, following the signing of a sale and purchase agreement on 12 February. The parent company of Malaysia Airlines says the ownership transfer is expected to be completed by the end of this year, adding that MASwings will continue operating as usual throughout the transfer process. The transfer builds on a memorandum of understanding signed in October 2023 by the airline group, the Sarawak state government, …

[ad_1] Two high-profile fatal accidents in late December created the impression that airline safety began a downward trend in 2024. But although global airline safety performance did see more fatal accidents and fatalities than during any year since 2018, the difference was in fact not statistically dramatic once compared with the annual average of the past 10 years. The number of airline fatal accidents and fatalities worldwide in 2024 were 16 and 333, using our reporting categories, marking increases from six and …

[ad_1] Boeing forecasts a significant increase in the number of commercial aircraft required by Indian and South Asian operators over the next 20 years, amid sustained economic growth and strong travel demand.  Releasing its commercial market outlook for the region, Boeing projects 2,835 new aircraft deliveries through 2043, a four-fold rise on current levels.  Narrowbody aircraft – including the 737 Max family – will make up close to 90% of new deliveries, at more than 2,400 aircraft, says Boeing. Widebody deliveries are expected …

[ad_1] Regional carrier SkyWest Airlines expects to approach “2019 levels” of block-hour flying this year as major US airlines boost their feeder networks.  SkyWest anticipates flying about 12% more block hours this year than last, “driven primarily by improving fleet availability and ongoing strong demand for our production”, chief executive Chip Childs said during the company’s year-end earnings call.  Company executives say that block hours will surge during upcoming summer months as it returns to service about 30 dual-class MHIRJ CRJ-family aircraft to …

[ad_1] Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787, one of four set to be introduced to the airline’s fleet. The initial twinjet, a 787-9, carries a new livery for the Luanda-based operator. Powered by GE Aerospace GEnx engines, the aircraft (D2-TEQ) was flown from Seattle to Luanda on 29 January. This airframe had previously served as a demonstrator aircraft, notably appearing at the Paris air show in 2023 featuring the livery of Saudi Arabian start-up Riyadh Air. TAAG has signed for …

[ad_1] Icelandair is guiding for capacity growth of around 8% in 2025 based on a flat fleet size, amid a continued push for efficiencies after a loss-making in 2024. Outlining its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings on 31 January, the Keflavik-based carrier says it plans to operate 42 aircraft during its summer peak this year, as it did in 2024, but still grow its capacity. That reflects a focus on what chief executive Bogi Nils Bogason describes as better “resource utilisation” and recovery …