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TURKISH AIRLINES leased ex-Avianca A330-200 (1400) with Trent 700s from Wings Capital Partners.

CRESTONE AIR PARTNERS agreed to acquire three 737-800SFs; first (32903; leased to ETHIOPIAN) was delivered.

UNIVERSAL AIR, Malta took delivery of its first Dash 8-400 (4411; ex-Flybe); three more are expected (SPNWS; Aug 11).

Damon D’Agostino has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Zephyrus Aviation; no replacement has been named.

LITHUANIA is reportedly negotiating with Latvia to acquire a stake in AIRBALTIC, which is considering an IPO.

AMERIJET INTL completed financial/operational restructuring that includes returning its six 757s to lessors, modifying go-forward obligations on its 767s, and receiving $55m capital infusion from existing lenders. It now has all-767 fleet.

IATA reports y-o-y global pax traffic was up 29.7% in December on 28.6% higher capacity; cargo rose 8.3% on 13.7% higher capacity. It says global pax traffic is now at 99.1% of pre-COVID levels (international 94.5%/domestic 106.7%).

AIR SERBIA plans in April to begin seasonal three-times-weekly Belgrade-Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (E175).