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AIR CÔTE D'IVOIRE acquired two ex-Avianca A319s (7284/7318) from AFG Aviation Ireland (SPNWS; April 19).

ARCLINE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT completed acquisition of KAMAN for $1.8b cash (SPNWS; January 26).

Robin Hayes to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Americas, Herndon, VA (effective June 3); Jeff Knittel is retiring.

AURA AERO, France received EASA approval to begin flight testing its all-electric, 2-seat INTEGRAL E.

AIR ALGERIE wet-leased (ACMI) A320-200 (4247) from Fly2Sky for operation out of Algiers through October 2024.

ALASKA AIR GROUP had $132m net loss on $2.2b revenues in 1Q24 vs $142m net loss on $2.2b in 1Q23. It cited $162m negative financial impact from Flight 1282 and subsequent grounding of 737-9 fleet, reducing capacity by 5.5%.

SAS sold new LEAP-powered A320neo (11759) to Aviation Capital Group for leaseback as part of multi-aircraft deal.

AJET plans late May/early June to begin weekly Munich-Kayseri/-Samsun/-Trabzon (737-800).

CAAC reports airports in China handled 180m pax in 1Q24, up 37.7% vs 1Q23; air cargo increased 34.4%.

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS plans October 28 to begin thrice-weekly London Gatwick-Cape Town (787).

EASYJET earned (EBITDAR) £15m on £3.3b revenues for six months ended March 31 vs £69m loss on £2.7b a year ago.

SMARTLYNX AIRLINES is investing >€6m to upgrade its A320/A321 cabin interiors with new RECARO seats, plus increased frequency in replacing carpeting and seat covers. It is also increasing its cabin maintenance workforce.

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 4.6m pax in March, up 7.8% vs March 2023.