by Dino D'Amore | Mar 14, 2023 | Airline, Cargo, Zone: Americas
LATAM’s February 2023 passenger traffic was up almost 30% on the same month the year before, with the load factor hitting almost 82%, a 2.1 percentage point year-on-year increase. The carrier group said it would start flying from São Paulo/Guarulhos to Passo...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 14, 2023 | Airline, Airports, Zone: Americas
JetBlue and Shell Aviation have announced they aim to increase the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). JetBlue said it is “expected to take delivery of 10 million gallons of blended SAF at LAX over the next two...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 14, 2023 | Cargo, Zone: Americas
LATAM Cargo is to operate a new freighter service between Quito, Los Angeles, Houston, Manaus and Viracopos. The Ecuador-US-Brazil service will start at two flights a week but will double later in 2023. The flights are to deliver flowers from Ecuador and to supply...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 14, 2023 | Airports, Zone: Europe
Manchester Airport reported 1.7 million passengers in February 2023, meaning traffic was back to 93% of 2019. The number was an increase of half a million on the same month in 2022 and suggested the airport was in for a “strong summer season” with...
by Dino D'Amore | Mar 14, 2023 | Maintenance, Zone: Middle East/Africa
Etihad Airways Engineering is planning to expand its Abu Dhabi facility by 50,000 square meters in collaboration with Aircraft Support Industries (ASI). The decision to expand the facility comes in the wake of growing aircraft fleet across the globe and to meet the...
