Hawaiian Airlines made this announcement:
In a year that tested the airline industry, Hawaiian Airlines held on to its top spot as the nation’s most punctual carrier. For the 17th consecutive year, Hawaiian has enjoyed the best on-time performance record with 87.5 percent of its flights arriving on time last year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Hawaii’s hometown airline began its on-time performance streak in 2004.
“I couldn’t be prouder of our team members for overcoming the most challenging year in our industry’s history to ensure our guests continued to enjoy our leading on-time reliability,” said Peter Ingram, president and CEO at Hawaiian Airlines. “My mahalo goes out to each member of our ‘ohana for their dedication to our guests during these exceptionally trying times.”
Scandinavian Airlines-SAS has made this announcement: SAS has selected CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power its new fleet of 35 A320neo family aircraft ordered in 2018. This agreement also includes eight spare engines. In addition, SAS has signed with CFM a Rate-Per-Flight-Hour (RPFH) support agreement to cover its new fleet of LEAP-1A engines, including spares,…
Ryanair has noted the EU Court’s rulings on French and Swedish State aid schemes favoring Air France and SAS over all other EU airlines. The French airport tax deferral and the Swedish loan guarantee were introduced at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis with nationality conditions. The French scheme was reserved for French registered airlines…
ASL Aviation Holdings has decided to exercise 10 options for additional Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters.
The first (F-HIQB, msn 33641) entered service with ASL Airlines France in January 2021.
Bienvenue au nouveau Boeing 737 de notre flotte : le Boeing 737-800 cargo (BCF) MSN 33641 immatriculé F-HIQB. Le premier 737-800 cargo mis en ligne par un compagnie française.#innovation#aerien#cargo#avgeekshttps://t.co/BxmZYJmxb0pic.twitter.com/pPaJxA9p13
The second is due to enter service with K-Mile Asia this month.
K-Mile Air, operating as K-Mile Asia, was established in 2004 as Thailand’s first express freight airline. Initial operations began in 2006 with a Boeing 727 freighter between BKK and SIN. The fleet subsequently expanded to 3 such aircraft. These aircraft have since been retired in 2013.