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ARENA AVIATION CAPITAL completed its 100th aircraft acquisition, an A320-200 (6195) on lease with WIZZ AIR.

SINGAPORE CHANGI handled 58.9m pax in 2023, down 14% vs 2019.

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS delivered 28 converted freighters (18 737-800SFs; five 737-400SFs; two MD-80SFs; three CRJ200SFs) in 2023, including its 600th, vs 41 in 2022. It sees a slight decline in 2024, but says it plans to use predicted slowdown to complete studies on potentially introducing new AEI freighter programs for the 737-900 and CRJ900.

Chun Kiat to Sales Director-Asia Pacific of GA Telesis Engine Services Group (GATES).

BREEZE AIRWAYS plans May 2 to begin twice-weekly Myrtle Beach, SC-Hartford (Bradley), CT (A220).

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES leased ex-Flair Airlines 737-8 (61808) from BOC Aviation.

WESTJET agreed to lease five new 737-8s from CDB Aviation (3) and Avolon (2) for delivery in early 2025. It is now scheduled to take delivery of as many as 22 new 737 MAXs before the end of 2025 and another 40 in 2026-2028.

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS is starting to deploy 787-10s on domestic services; it currently has three with fourth due shortly.

SKY LEASING, CA completed 57 aircraft transactions, including 49 aircraft acquisitions, in 2023. It now has 87 aircraft.

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS appointed Seabury Securities as investment banker to execute some strategic initiatives, including developing strategic partnerships with an existing airline, which may even include a material ownership stake.

AIRASIA X MALAYSIA ended 2023 with operational fleet of 16 A330s vs six a year ago; AIRASIA X THAILAND has seven.

UNITED AIRLINES says it has removed the 737-10 from future plans for the time being; alternative aircraft are available.