SpeedNews

By Stephen Costley

GREENLAND opened new airport in Qaqortoq (South Greenland) with 1,500-meter runway able to accommodate Dash 8s. Air Greenland expects to operate twice-daily to/from Nuuk and Icelandair plans four-times-weekly to/from Keflavik.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

EASYJET opened base in Marrakech with three A320s and six new routes (SPNWS; October 17).

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

EL AL says it plans to order six more 787s and option six, increasing its firm orderbook to four 787-10s and five 787-9s.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

MY FREIGHTER, Uzbekistan leased ex-Cargojet 767-300ERBDSF (27597) with PW4060s from CAM.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

EASYJET expects pretax loss of £540m-£560m for first half of FY26, citing result is in line with expectations, excluding £25m of additional fuel costs due to Middle East conflict and £30m net increase in legal provisions.

Air Transport

SAS

By Stephen Costley

SAS took delivery of new LEAP-powered A320neo (13113) on lease from CMB Financial Leasing.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

NOVUS AVIATION CAPITAL launched TAMWEEL AVIATION FINANCE III closed end fund, co-sponsored between Airbus, Development Bank of Japan and Novus, for financing Airbus aircraft. TAF II has now fully committed its allotted funds.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

ALLEGIANT and SUN COUNTRY secured US DOT approval to continue to operate independently following closure of proposed merger in mid-May (last remaining regulatory approval-related condition for transaction), preserving their unique business models, route networks, and customer experiences while advancing toward a single operating certificate.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

EXECUTIVE JET SUPPORT (EJS) acquired CF6-powered A330-200 (682) from KLM for disassembly.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

QATAR EXECUTIVE took delivery of its 10th G700 from Gulfstream, completing order announced in October 2019.

Business Aviation

By Stephen Costley

HESTON MATERIALS, Lithuania has acquired ex-Jeju Air 737-800 (30695) for teardown.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

ACTIVE PARTNERS was selected by Enter Air Services as partner to support development of 737 maintenance services.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

RAMCO SYSTEMS announced successful go-live of its aviation suite at Korean Air's Engine Maintenance Center to provide future-ready, scalable platform designed to streamline complex operations, boost productivity, and support expansion.

MRO

By Stephen Costley

VISTA took delivery of its first Global 8000 (upgraded Global 7500); it plans to upgrade full fleet of 18 by end 2026.

Business Aviation