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SKYWORKS reports in 1Q24 it arranged sale of two A321-200s (leased to AEGEAN) on behalf of Sierra Echo Aircraft Leasing and extended lease of one A319 wih BANGKOK AIRWAYS on behalf of a North American financial institution.

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 537,488 workers in February vs 753,382 in (pre-pandemic) Feb 2020.

Dave Clark to Head of Finance and Strategy of JetBlue.

UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS leased ex-Bamboo A320neo (9132) with LEAPs from BOC Aviation.

VOLOTEA, Spain leased ex-Air Corsica A320-200 (3325) with CFM56s from DAE Capital.

CITYJET, Ireland leased ex-Hibernian CRJ1000 (19020) from HEH Aviation.

TRANSAVIA took delivery of third A321neo (11891) with LEAPs from ALC as part of deal for seven (SPNWS; Dec 22).

HARBOUR AIR signed LOI with magniX to purchase 50 magni650 electric engines for retrofit on its fleet of 45 aircraft, beginning with the De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in 2026; the magni650s will also be used for third-party conversions.

EMBRAER delivered seven commercial jets (three E1s/four E2s) in 1Q24 vs seven (five/two) in 1Q23, and now has 381 on backlog. It also delivered 18 business jets (11 Phenoms/seven Praetors) in 1Q24 vs eight (six/two) in 1Q23.