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BRAATHENS REGIONAL AIRLINES, Sweden is expected to apply for financial reorganization; it will operate as normal.

TEXEL AIR AUSTRALASIA (Chisholm Enterprises) took delivery of 737-800BCF (33013; ex-Comair). It now has two.

CARGOJET, Canada purchased 757-200PCF (29591; ex-American) from AerSale; KF AEROSPACE modified aircraft.

AIRLINK, South Africa agreed to lease two E190s (169; ex-Saratov/651;ex-Aerolitoral) from Falko (Chorus Aviation).

QANTAS and ALLIANCE AVIATION SERVICES terminated acquisition plan. Qantas will retain 20% stake and has agreed to add another four E190s (now 26) to long-term QantasLink deal, which will eventually grow to 30 aircraft.

ALASKA AIR GROUP had $139m net income on $2.8b revenues in 3Q23 vs $40m on $2.8b in 3Q22; it has $2.5b in cash.

Scott Glassman to Chief Financial Officer of Air Industries Group, Bay Shore, NY.

REX signed LOI to lease another 737-800 from undisclosed lessor from Nov 2023, increasing its 737NG fleet to 10.

AMERICAN ordered four E175s for 4Q24 to ENVOY AIR, increasing its all E-Jet fleet to >150 aircraft. J.P. MORGAN says Embraer has now booked orders for 51-61 commercial jets in 2023, depending on size of undisclosed order for 10-20.

MECAER, Italy was selected by Supernal/Hyundai WIA to design/manufacture landing gear systems for new eVTOL.

LUFTHANSA, DLR, AIRBUS, MTU AERO ENGINES and MUNICH AIRPORT signed LOI for research cooperation to accelerate technology selection, market introduction and industrial scaling of power-to-liquid aviation fuel in Germany.