Icelandair made this announcement:
Icelandair has entered into agreements with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd (DAE), regarding long-term operating leases of two new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
The aircraft are scheduled to be delivered from Boeing in spring 2022.
This transaction will bring the total number of 737 MAX in the Icelandair fleet up to 14 aircraft for next summer.
On January 20, 2022, Qatar Airways, through the legal proceedings against Airbus in the Technology & Construction division of the High Court in England, sought an expedited hearing of a preliminary issue to address our serious and legitimate safety concerns regarding the surface degradation condition adversely impacting our Airbus A350 fleet which has resulted so far in 21 Airbus A350 aircraft being grounded. As this video clearly shows*, these defects are not superficial and one of the defects causes the aircraftโs lightning protection system to be exposed and damaged, another defect leaves the underlying composite structure exposed to moisture and ultraviolet light, and other defects include cracking in the composite and damage around a high percentage of rivets on the aircraft fuselage. We welcome the decision of the court to expedite this issue and order a hearing in April in an effort to bring about a more rapid resolution to the dispute.
We continue to strongly believe that Airbus must undertake a thorough investigation of this condition to conclusively establish its full root cause in order to establish whether any proposed repair solution will rectify the underlying condition and ensure no risk to the continued airworthiness of the aircraft.
Qatar Airwaysโ number one priority remains the safety of its passengers and crew. For this reason, all affected aircraft remain grounded, and we are unable to accept delivery of further aircraft tendered for delivery by Airbus. ย Airbus has responded by seeking to cancel an entirely separate contract for the delivery of 50 A321 Neo aircraft. We confirm that we are adhering to all of our obligations under all applicable contracts. It is therefore a matter of considerable regret and frustration that Airbus has taken the apparent decision to expand and escalate this dispute. We continue to urge Airbus to undertake a satisfactory root cause analysis into the cause of the defects, as it is required to do. Qatar Airways remains prepared to help with the root cause analysis however it can. In the meantime, we will continue to robustly defend our position in the legal proceedings.
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport issued this statement:
Amazon Air on January 20, 2022 launched daily cargo service at the Wichita Eisenhower National Airport with an inaugural flight arriving shortly after 2 a.m. This is Amazon Airโs first regional gateway in Kansas to support fast, efficient package deliveries to Amazon customers throughout the region and country.
Amazon Air flights will be operated by Silver Airways using an ATR 72-500 aircraft and operate daily between Wichita and Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW).
The Wichita Airport Authority leased 10,691 square feet in the air cargo terminal to Trego-Dugan Aviation who is contracted to sort and load Amazon packages bound for their next destination. PrimeFlight Aviation will also lease 1,470 square feet to provide deicing services. Amazon Airโs newest regional gateway joins two investment sites already in the Wichita area, including a one million square foot fulfillment center in Park City and a 140,000 square foot delivery station in northeast Wichita.
Silver Airways has been operating services for Amazon since November 12, 2022 utilizing an ATR fleet.
Amazon Airโs fleet now consists of 95 aircraft operated by nine operators. The two-day delivery marketed firm has 26 Boeing 737-800BCFs spread across Atlas Air, Sun Country Airlines and ASL Airlines Ireland, 12 Boeing 767-200s spread evenly with Air Transport International and ABX Air, and 54 Boeing 767-300ER(BCF)s with 33 at Air Transport International, 19 with Atlas Air and 2 with Canadian carrier Cargojet. Silver Airways is the lone ATR operator.
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Condor has made this announcement:
Discover all of Greece: Starting this summer, Germany’s most popular leisure airline will offer 17 nonstop connections to the popular vacation destination. Together with the new partner airline SKY express, Condor now enables easy onward flights to eleven additional destinations. The new partnership will also increase connections to existing destinations.
From July 2022, Condor guests will be able to travel on comfortably via Athens, Rhodes, Corfu and Heraklion to the eleven new destinations, including popular destinations such as Naxos, Paros and Mytilini. From Germany, guests fly from Berlin, Dรผsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Leipzig.
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FAA issued this update:
The FAA issued new approvals Thursday that allow an estimated 78 percent of the U.S. commercial fleet to perform low-visibility landings at airports where wireless companies deployed 5G C-band. This now includes some regional jets.
Airplane models with one of the 13 cleared altimeters include all Boeing 717, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 787, MD-10/-11; all Airbus A300, A310, A319, A320, A330, A340, A350 and A380 models; and some Embraer 170 and 190 regional jets.
The FAA is working diligently to determine which altimeters are reliable and accurate where 5G is deployed in the United States. We anticipate some altimeters will be too susceptible to 5G interference. To preserve safety, aircraft with those altimeters will be prohibited from performing low-visibility landings where 5G is deployed because the altimeter could provide inaccurate information.
Alaska Airlines will begin operating its own Boeing 737 aircraft from Paine Field in Everett.
Boeing 737 service from PAE to Phoenix starts on February 17 followed by Las Vegas on March according to Herald Net.
Horizon Air currently operates Embraer 175 Alaska Horizon service into PAE.
From AirLive:
On January 6, 2022 two Air Mauritius Airbus A350 flights avoided a midair collision over Sudan.
Cayman Airways made this announcement:
After a special ribbon cutting ceremony, Cayman Airways’ 4th Boeing 737-8 aircraft, VP-CIZ, departed the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle at about 9 am and arrived in Grand Cayman at about 5:32 pm on January 20, 2022.
The delivery flight was flown by Captain Perry Panton and First Officer Troy McCoy.
Jet2.com has made this announcement:
Jet2.com has welcomed the news that France will reopen its borders to vaccinated customers arriving from the UK from January 14, 2022, with the leading ski airline reporting an immediate surge in searches and bookings for ski flights.
Following the reopening of the border,ย Jet2.comย has announced that it will resume ski flights toย Lyon,ย Chamberyย andย Grenobleย from January 22, 2022, as some of the best ski resorts in Europe open up to customers from the UK again. Todayโs announcement means customers heading to the French Alps via Genevaย canย alsoย look forward to the snow this winter.ย In addition, ski flights are already operating toย Salzburg,ย Turin,ย Innsbruckย andย Barcelona (Andorra).
To give skiers and snowboarders even more to celebrate,ย Jet2.comย is offeringย 10% offย all skiย flightsย too.ย This means customers can enjoy the piste of the action for less, whether they are booking for this winter or for Winter 22/23.
Following the reopening of the French border to vaccinated travelers, Jet2.comย andย Jet2CityBreaksย will also resume flights and city breaks toย Parisย fromย 11th February.ย Customers traveling on a package holiday withย Jet2CityBreaksย get to enjoy a great deal too, withย ยฃ50 off per person on allย city breaksย booked throughย Jet2CityBreaks. The promotion is applicable to all packages on sale for Winter 21/22, Summer 22, Winter 22/23 or Summer 23, meaning holiday makers can save big and enjoy a holiday they deserve.
All flight or city break bookings must be made by February 7, 2021 for these promotions to apply.
The companyโs full ski program for Winter 22, including France, is as follows:
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Top Copyright Photo: Jet2holidays (Jet2) Boeing 737-8K5 WL G-GDFW (msn 27986) (Package holidays you can trust) PMI (Ton Jochems). Image: 956556.
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Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) has announced the re-delivery of its first Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft to Altavair L.P., a global leader in commercial aviation finance and leasing providing the cargo community with valuable assets.
Top Management of Altavair, EFW and MasAir meets at the occasion of the re-delivery of the first A330P2F on 20th January 2022. – f.l.t.r.; Andreas Sperl (EFW), Patrick McCarthy (MasAir) Andres Fabre (MasAir) , Luis Sierra (MasAir), Paul Newrick (Altavair), Grant Ehrick (Altavair), Jordi Boto (EFW)
The re-delivered freighter is the kick-off of a series of freighter conversions that EFW is carrying out for new customer, Altavair, based on the proven and technologically advanced Airbus A330 platform. Altavair has on order several A330P2F comprising both the A330-200P2F range variant and the A330-300P2F volume variant.
EFWโs first re-redelivery to Altavair is the A330-200P2F variant, which offers a gross payload of up to 61 tons and a range of up to 4,200 nautical miles. At lower cost-per-ton compared to other available freighter aircraft types in this size segment, the A330-200P2F will help enable the operator, MasAir Cargo, to expand into new markets and fly longer routes. MasAir Cargo is taking advantage of the aircraft family concept to build up a new Airbus freighter fleet with the A330-200P2F and A330-300P2F, becoming the first airline in the Americas to operate the Airbus widebody P2F, and the first in the world to operate the two Airbus A330P2F variants.
Like the latest conversion programs A321P2F and A320P2F, the A330P2F is program a collaboration between ST Engineering, Airbus and EFW, which is leading each overall program as well as marketing & sales efforts. To meet the rising demand for freighter conversions, ST Engineering and EFW will set up new conversion sites in China and the U.S. this year and ramp up total conversion capacity for all their Airbus P2F program to about 60 slots per year by 2024.
About EFW
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering and Airbus combines various aviation and technology activities under a single roof: development and manufacturing of fibre-reinforced composite components for aircraft structures and interiors of the entire Airbus family, the conversion of passenger aircraft into freighter configuration, maintenance and repair of Airbus aircraft as well as engineering services in the context of certification and approval. The company has a workforce of about 1,900 employees, achieved revenues of approximately โฌ250 million in 2020 and is on a sustainable course of growth. With over 20 years of experience and more than 40 conversion customers worldwide, thereof the largest Express carriers in North America and Europe but also renowned General Freight and Combination Carriers, EFW is the Centre of Excellence for freighter conversions and driving the development of the Airbus freighter family.
About Altavair L.P.
Altavair L.P. is an asset servicer focusing on the acquisition of new and used commercial aircraft for leasing to domestic and international passenger airlines and cargo operators. Since its inception in 2003, Altavair has completed over $9 billion in commercial aircraft lease transactions with over 60 airline customers in 28 countries representing over 250 individual Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Altavair maintains offices in Seattle, London, Dublin and Singapore.
About MasAir
Aerotransportes Mas de Carga,SA de CV (dba MasAir Cargo Airline) is a Mexico City based cargo airline, operatingย freighter aircraft since 1992. Since 2001, MasAir has been a Boeing 767-300Fs operator. An IATA member, MasAir holds IOSA, ISAGO, TCO-EASA, and IATA CEIV Pharma, certifications. Since December 2018 MasAir has launched an ambitious expansion plan under a new ownership structure and management, with Discovery Americas -a leading Mexican Private Equity Fund- as majority shareholder. MasAir has a scheduled and charter network that spans along the Americas and is now expanding its new ACMI division with additional freighter aircraft.
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