10 August, 2022
Italian-based Air Corporate SRL to be the first European operator to offer the Challenger 3500 business jet
RAF Tactical Supply Wing - Air Landed Aircraft Refuelling System Training
ALARS is usually used when aviation fuel cannot be moved to a location by road because it would either be too dangerous, too overt, too far, too slow, or because the refuelling location is simply not accessible by vehicle.
ALARS involves the defueling of fixed-wing aircraft (usually at night with the engines running) into fuel storage media - typically fabric ‘pillow’ tanks or Bulk Fuel Carrying Vehicles that are air-inserted with Tactical Supply Wing operators on the same aircraft. On completion of the defuel, the fixed wing aircraft departs, leaving a follow-on Tactical Refuelling Area for tri-service battlefield helicopters and other aircraft.
For most of Tactical supply Wing's history, ALARS operations have been conducted with the C-130J Hercules, however, with the aircraft fast approaching its out-of-service date, Tactical Supply Wing is keen to develop formalised procedures with the A400M and C17 Squadrons. Over two days at RAF Brize Norton, TSW operators will work with aircrew from 70 and 99 Squadrons to develop equipment load plans and offload, site setup and operating drills – the event will culminate with live flying, defueling and refuelling operations. Once formalised, these procedures with be regularly exercised and written-in to operational contingency plans.
Airbus Helicopters delivers the world’s first ACH160 to a Brazilian customer
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the world's first ACH160 to a customer in Brazil on the eve of the 17th edition of the Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) at Congonhas airport, São Paulo. The rotorcraft will notably be the first H160 to fly in Latin America.
Boeing 787-8 deliveries resume today for American Airlines
Today, August 10th, American Airlines received its first Boeing 787-8 aircraft this year and it's first since April 2021. The aircraft, with U.S. Registration No. N880BJ, was delivered from Charleston, South Carolina, and is expected to enter commercial service in the coming weeks. Including this delivery, American currently has 47 active 787 family aircraft in its fleet with an additional 42 on order. "We appreciate the work done by the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing during the review process." the airline said in a statement.
Spaceflight Inc. Prepares Propulsive Sherpa OTV to Launch on Upcoming Starlink Mission
Air New Zealand to awaken sleeping fleet.....
The airline has just embarked on an impressive programme to realise ambitious science-based emissions reduction targets.
Vertical Aerospace Announces First Half-Year 2022 Results
Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emission aviation, announces its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company has also issued a shareholder letter discussing its operating results and management commentary, which is posted to its investor relations website at investor.vertical-aerospace.com.
Airbus delivered 46 planes in July.
Airbus had a busy month for new orders in July, racking up 401 in total and the European planemaker delivered 46 aircraft to 30 customers, it advised in its monthly stats. The airlines taking on new planes included Air China, Air France, Turkish Airlines, American, SAS, JetSMART, Wizz Air, Lufthansa Group, Flyadeal, Delta and JetBlue.
Another Boeing 737-800SF freighter conversion for Bulgaria-based CargoAir
09 August, 2022
Denver International Airport and Frontier Airlines take first steps on new facility on east end of concourse A
120,000-Square-Foot Project to Include Variety of Customer-Centric Features and Adjacent Maintenance Facility
AirAsia Aviation Group Limited announces two new board members
AirAsia Aviation Group Limited has just announced an expansion of its board of directors with the appointment of Mr. Thandalam Veeravalli Thirumala Chari and Ms. Khoo Gaik Bee as Independent Non-Executive Directors.
Boeing to serve as ‘aviation sector champion’ in global sustainability alliance.......
Boeing will represent the aviation sector in a global alliance, jointly established by the US Government and World Economic Forum to accelerate clean technologies and reduce carbon emissions.
The First Movers Coalition (FMC) was created in late 2021 to leverage the purchasing power of major companies to speed up the pace of decarbonizing industrial sectors such as shipping, chemicals and trucking. Boeing, a founding member of the coalition, will serve as the ‘champion’ for the aviation sector.
As part of its new role, Boeing commits to supporting greater commercialization of sustainable aviation fuels and advancing other low-carbon technologies. Scaling up sustainable solutions is critical to the aviation sector’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050 and the broader goal of holding global temperatures to 1.5°C above preindustrial levels, the so-called ‘1.5°C pathway’.
“We can only maintain the critical climate pathway of 1.5ºC if we jumpstart the market for disruptive zero-carbon technologies and make them as economically competitive as existing carbon-intensive solutions,” said Nancy Gillis, Head of the First Movers Coalition. “I congratulate Boeing for its new championship role and look forward to working together on driving the need for and accelerating the use of these emerging technologies.”
Boeing said it will leverage current technologies and increase industry partnerships in expanding sustainable aviation fuel supplies while shaping strategies for developing new solutions.
Blade Air Mobility's Financial Results for the Q2
"Blade delivered record revenue and Flight Profit this quarter, with strong growth across all business lines," said Rob Wiesenthal, Blade’s Chief Executive Officer. "We have seen continued strength in our consumer-facing businesses with revenue and average seat prices for both the second quarter and third quarter to-date well ahead of our 2019 and 2021 levels. Given unwavering demand from our fliers coupled with continued strong sequential growth in our MediMobility Organ Transport business, Blade has proven it is well positioned to thrive in this uncertain macroeconomic environment."
"Our strong financial performance is a testament to our success in leveraging the Blade platform across the diverse portfolio of businesses that we have built and acquired since our inception," said Will Heyburn, Blade’s Chief Financial Officer. "By deploying our brand, aircraft operator network, and technology-enabled logistics and customer service, we have significantly accelerated growth, including in our MediMobility Organ Transport business, which experienced 139% pro forma organic growth compared to the prior year period."
"We look forward to closing our acquisitions in Europe, where our roll-up of the commercial activities of three prominent urban air mobility operators will fortify Blade’s leadership in the region,” said Melissa Tomkiel, Blade's President. "Our urban air mobility alliance with JetBlue has now been launched, providing preferred pricing and other benefits for seamless air transport between Manhattan and New York area airports for the TrueBlue loyalty program membership base.”
Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2022 Financial Highlights
WestJet to start a new service between Penticton and Vancouver
RAF Regiment takes the lead for Counter Uncrewed Air Systems
New hotel at San Jose Airport opens
Fairfield by Marriott San Jose Airport Alajuela Opens....
Vista, the private jet provider, has added over 100 aircraft during first half of 2022
Losses of nearly $4 million for Mesa Airlines
Mesa Airlines, the regional air carrier providing scheduled passenger service to 121 cities in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Bahamas, and Mexico as well as cargo services out of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, has reported its latest results. The firm, that as of June 30, 2022, Mesa operated a fleet of 168 aircraft with approximately 360 daily departures, posted a pretax loss of $12.5 million, an adjusted net loss of $3.9 million for the second quarter of the year.
Sun Country reported a net loss of $4 million...
Sun Country Airlines, the budget U.S. regional carrier has issued its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022, which show a net loss of $4 million, which is rather good considering the difficult trading conditions over the last few months.
Adding a third aircraft to its charter service for Caesars Entertainment in October 2022Selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) for Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) in Eau Claire, WI, beginning in December 2022Announced new service to Grand Cayman beginning in December 2022Airline Business awarded Sun Country with the Airline Strategy Award 2022 for Sector Leadership
08 August, 2022
WestJet to return to 17 sun and leisure routes suspended during pandemic to destinations across the Caribbean, Mexico and U.S.
The airline today also announced new six-times weekly regional service between Penticton, B.C., and Vancouver beginning on February 17, 2023, on WestJet Link along with the restart of domestic connectivity between Edmonton and Nanaimo, B.C.
Highlights from WestJet's winter schedule release:
Sun and Leisure, Transborder and Transatlantic:
- Restart of 17 sun and leisure routes suspended since 2019
- 45 per cent increase to sun and leisure flights from winter 2021
- 60 per cent increase in transborder flights from winter 2021
- 25 per cent increase in transatlantic flights from winter 2021
WestJet's investments in sun, transborder and leisure flying are growing across the country with:
- A 50% increase in flights from Central/Eastern Canada from winter 2021
- A 55% increase in flights from Western Canada from winter 2021
Network-wide:
- 65 per cent increase in flights to/from Winnipeg (YWG) from winter 2021
- 50 per cent increase in flights to/from Edmonton (YEG) from winter 2021
- 35 per cent increase in flights to/from Vancouver (YVR) from winter 2021
- 30 per cent increase in flights to/from Calgary (YYC) from winter 2021
- 10 per cent increase in flights to/from Toronto (YYZ) from winter 2021
Domestic:
- New domestic connection between Vancouver and Penticton, B.C., on WestJet Link
- Restart of Edmonton-Nanaimo route suspended since 2019
- 25 per cent overall increase in flights network-wide domestically from winter 2021
An unusual bit of freight....Air France KLM Martinair Cargo transports Dutch Solar Team’s car
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An unusual piece of cargo was carried on a Boeing 747 freighter operated by Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) on Saturday 6 August, from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport to the South African city of Johannesburg. It was the Dutch Brunel Solar Team car which will drive in South Africa's Sasol Solar Challenge.
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