Lufthansa Cargo has made this announcement:
May we present the A321F in its new look. That’s what a real Lufthansa Cargo freighter looks like!
The A321 freighter with the registration D-AEUC with the addition “Operated by Lufthansa CityLine” shows the excellent cooperation with our partner from the Lufthansa family
Arajet Airlines on March 3 received its first 189-seat Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 HI 1026 (msn 60195) at Santo Domingo.
The aircraft is named “Pico Duarte”.
SAS issued this report:
During February 946,000 passengers traveled with SAS, an increase of 320% compared to the same month last year. SASโ capacity increased at the same time by approximately 190% compared with the same period last year. In comparison with last month, the total number of passengers increased with almost 25% while capacity was reduced by 12%. The flown load factor for February was 58%, an improvement of 30 percentage points compared to February last year.
โOnce again we saw that demand is positively impacted when travel restrictions around the world ease. We need to stay agile and flexible as demand changes due to unexpected events such as the pandemic or the uncertain geopolitical situation. Our recently launched plan, SAS FORWARD will make us a competitive sustainable airline going forward,โ says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO of SAS.
| SAS scheduled traffic | Feb21 | Change1 | Nov21- Feb22 | Change1 |
| ASK (Mill.) | 1,822 | 170.8% | 8,567 | 150.4% |
| RPK (Mill.) | 1,026 | 491.7% | 4,738 | 384.6% |
| Passenger load factor | 56.3% | ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 30.5pp | 55.3% | ย 26.7 pp |
| No. of passengers (000) | 908 | 303.9% | 3,918 | 220.3% |
| Geographical development, schedule | Feb22ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย vs.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Feb21 | Nov21- Feb22 ย ย vs.ย ย Nov20-Feb21 | ||
| RPK | ASK | RPK | ASK | |
| Intercontinental | 1,438.6% | 104.0% | 1,047.0% | 158.4% |
| Europe/Intrascandinavia | 948.4% | 512.8% | 562.6% | 323.7% |
| Domestic | 145.9% | 68.0% | 111.5% | 31.0% |
| SAS charter traffic | Feb22 | Change1 | Nov21- Feb22 | Change1 |
| ASK (Mill.) | 130 | 2,248.8% | 457 | 1,652.1% |
| RPK (Mill.) | 108 | 4,969.1% | 349 | 3,401.2% |
| Load factor | 83.2% | 44.6 pp | 76.3% | 38.1 pp |
| No. of passengers (000) | 38 | 6,793.7% | 110 | 3,931.5% |
| SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter) | Feb22 | Change1 | Nov21- Feb22 | Change1 |
| ASK (Mill.) | 1,951 | 187.7% | 9,023 | 161.8% |
| RPK (Mill.) | 1,134 | 546.0% | 5,087 | 415.1% |
| Load factor | 58.1% | 32.2 pp | 56.4% | 27.7 pp |
| No. of passengers (000) | 946 | 319.9% | 4,028 | 228.6% |
1 Change compared to same period last year, p p = percentage points
| Preliminary yield and PASK | Feb22 | Nominal change1 | FX adjusted change |
| Yield, SEK | 1.03 | -25.3% | -28.9% |
| PASK, SEK | 0.58 | 63.3% | 55.3% |
| Feb22 | |||
| Punctuality (arrival 15 min) | 74.5% | ||
| Regularity | 98.4% | ||
| Change in total CO2 emissions | 78.8% | ||
| Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometer, | -7.0% | ||
| Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions | 47.0% |
Definitions:
RPK โ Revenue passenger kilometers
ASK โ Available seat kilometers
Load factor โ RPK/ASK
Yield โ Passenger revenues/RPK (scheduled)
PASK โ Passenger revenues/ASK (scheduled)
Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometers โ SAS passenger related carbon emissions divided with total available seat kilometers (incl non-revenue and EuroBonus tickets), rolling 12 months vs rolling 12 months previous year
Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions โ Share of SAS passenger related carbon emissions compensated by SAS (EuroBonus members, youth tickets and SAS’ staff travel) during the month
From fiscal year 2020 we report change in CO2 emissions in total and per Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) to align with our overall goal to reduce our total CO2 emissions by 25% by 2025, compared to 2005.
Top Copyright Photo: Scandinavian Airlines-SAS Airbus A320-251N WL SE-ROX (msn 9330) ARN (Stefan Sjogren). Image: 956994.
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Azerbaijan Airlines today suspended all operations to Russia due to sanctions and insurance risks.
Buta Airways also will not fly to Russia.
Top Copyright Photo: Azerbaijan Airlines Boeing 767-32L ER 4K-AI01 (msn 40342) MUC (Gunter Mayer). Image: 956987.
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Ural Airlines has announced it has cancelled all flights to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Russian airline blames the “current geopolitical environment”!
Previously the carrier stopped flying to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Portugal, Spain and Turkey due to airspace restrictions against Russian airlines.
Russian carriers are also afraid of having their leased aircraft seized while overseas by the owners.
Air Serbia, despite western sanctions, continues to fly to Russia.
Air Serbia is one of the diminishing number of foreign airlines still flying to Russia.
Due to rising demand, the carrier is now assigning its Airbus A330-200 to the Belgrade – Moscow route.
Air Serbia is making a large profit on the route now while Ukrainians fight to survive.
El Al Israel Airlines posted a full-year net loss of $413 million
This is down from the previous year’s loss of $531 million according to Flightglobal.
Smartavia has also announced it has ended all its international flights on Friday, March 4.
This includes flights to Uzbekistan and charter flights to Turkey.
Note: Antalya in Turkey is going to become a ghost airport without Russian airlines.
S7 Airlines becomes the second Russian carrier to cancel all international flights effective today.
Like Aeroflot, they are afraid their leased aircraft will be seized overseas and the crews will be stranded.
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG), the worldโs largest lessor of freighter aircraft, has committed to a total of 29 Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion slots with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), center of excellence for Airbus freighter conversions and a joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus.
The commitment of 29 A330P2F reflects a strategic step by ATSG to diversify its existing in-service fleet of 117 aircraft with the addition of next generation wide-body freighters.
โThe A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion is a natural next step for ATSG as it is an excellent complement to the Boeing 767-300 medium wide-body freighter, which has long been the freighter of choice for the e-commerce air cargo market,โ stated Mike Berger, chief commercial officer of ATSG. โThe availability of feedstock combined with impressive cargo capacity make the A330 a very attractive option for conversion and will enable ATSG to continue to meet the demands for full-capacity freighters long into the future. The customer response to the news that we will have A330-300 freighters available for lease has been exceptionally strong, and we already have customer deposits toward future leases for half of these 29 converted freighters.โ
A330P2F conversions for ATSG will be performed from mid-2023 through 2027 mainly at EFWโs facility in Dresden, Germany
ATSG committs with Elbe Flugzeugwerke to a total of 29 A330P2F conversions, f.l.t.r.: Wolfgang Schmid, VP Sales & Marketing; Rich Corrado, President & CEO ATSG, Mike Berger, CCO ATSG
The A330P2F conversions for ATSG will be performed from mid-2023 through 2027 mainly at EFWโs facility in Dresden, Germany, and also at ST Engineeringโs conversion sites in China. Multiple conversions will be carried out in parallel.
Similar to the latest conversion programmes, A321P2F and A320P2F, the A330P2F program is a collaboration between ST Engineering, Airbus and EFW, which is leading the overall programme as well as marketing & sales efforts. To meet the rising demand for freighter conversions, ST Engineering and EFW are setting up new conversion sites in China and the U.S. this year, and are ramping up conversion capacity for all their Airbus P2F programmes to about 60 slots per year by 2024.
The A330P2F program comes with two variants โ the A330-200P2F and A330-300P2F โ which are both equipped with advanced technology that offer airlines additional operational and economic benefits. The A330-200P2F can carry a gross payload of up to 61 tons of weight to over 7,700 km. The A330-300P2F offers a gross payload of up to 63 tons and a containerised volume of up to ~18,581ft3 (~526m3), which brings a new paradigm of efficiency with 23% more cargo volume than other freighter aircraft in the same class.
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) is aย joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus.
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is a leading provider of aircraft leasing and cargo and passenger air transportation and related services to domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their cargo and passenger air lift requirements. ATSG, through its leasing and airline subsidiaries, is the world’s largest lessor of freighter aircraft as well as the largest owner and operator of converted Boeing 767 freighters. Through its principal subsidiaries, including three airlines with separate and distinct U.S. FAA Part 121 Air Carrier certificates, ATSG provides aircraft leasing, air cargo lift, passenger ACMI and charter services, aircraft maintenance services and airport ground services. ATSG’s subsidiaries include ABX Air, Inc.; Airborne Global Solutions, Inc.; Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc., including its subsidiary, Pemco World Air Services, Inc.; ATI-Air Transport International, Inc.; Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc.; and Omni Air International, LLC.
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