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CALC has delivered the first of three A320ceo aircraft to SAA © CALC

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) for February 2024, detailing airline operational data on on-time performance, mishandled baggage, and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters. The ATCR aims to provide consumers with information on the quality of airline services.

Finnair has suspended flights to Tartu for a month to introduce an approach solution that does not require a GPS signal at Tartu airport. Previously, the approach methods at Tartu airport were GPS-based, and GPS interference in the area occasionally prevented aircraft from approaching and landing. Consequently, Finnair suspended flights between Helsinki and Tartu from April 29, to May 31, 2024.

Portugal will get a new international airport in Alcochete, about 40 km (25 miles) east of Lisbon © Lisbon skyline / Shutterstock

SIA Group (SIA) has posted its highest full year operating and net profits in the Group’s history as robust demand for air travel drives record passenger revenue and load factors. The demand for air travel remained buoyant throughout FY2023/24, boosted by a rebound in North Asia as China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, and Taiwan fully reopened their borders. SIA and Scoot carried a combined 36.4 million passengers, up 37.6% year-on-year. Passenger traffic grew 26.6%, outpacing the capacity expansion of 22.9%. As a result, the Group passenger load factor (PLF) improved 2.6 percentage points to a record 88.0%. SIA and Scoot registered record PLFs of 87.1% and 91.2% respectively.

Azzora has taken delivery of its first A220-300 aircraft which will be leased to Breeze Airways © Airbus

FLYHT and MBS have developed a secure wireless avionics software and onboard data loading solution © Shutterstock

EasyJet’s chief executive, Johan Lundgren, will step down at the beginning of next year after seven years at the helm of the budget airline.

In response to mounting financial difficulties and a decline in deliveries to Boeing Co., Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. intends to trim its workforce by approximately 450 employees at its Wichita, Kansas headquarters. The reduced production of 737 Max airframes and other components has necessitated a downsizing, according to a spokesperson representing the company. Affected staff members will be notified in the upcoming weeks.

The Eurodrone programme has completed preliminary design review © Airbus