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aha! (Expressjet Airlines) launched services out of Reno to smaller cities in western US with CRJ200s (SPNWS; October 1).
Air Transport

SILVER AIRWAYS began operating ATR 72-500F (853; ex-Aurigny Air Services) on behalf of AMAZON PRIME AIR.
Air Transport

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES plans December 13 to resume five-times-weekly Honolulu-Sydney, Australia (A330).
Air Transport

PEGASUS AIRLINES, Turkey ordered six more A321neos and has now ordered 64 (seven delivered), plus 42 A320neos (40).
Air Transport

GE and AERCAP obtained all required regulatory clearances for their GECAS transaction, which is expected to close Nov 1.
Air Transport

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES says its operational problems on Oct 8-13, which prompted >2,000 canceled flights, cost $75m.
Air Transport

AERCAP announced pricing of $21b aggregate principal amount of senior notes to fund a portion of its GECAS acquisition.
Air Transport

VOLARIS had MP1.5b net income in 3Q21 (vs MP713m in 3Q19) on 35% higher revenues vs 3Q19 and ended quarter with MP12.7b cash. It has 94 aircraft (six
Air Transport

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE earned $740m on $2.7b sales in 3Q21 vs $617m on $2.7b in 3Q20; Commercial aftermarket sales were up 38% vs 3Q20 and air transport
Aerospace

QANTAS GROUP is bringing forward restart of more international flights from different states/territories as borders open. It is accelerating return of
Air Transport

BOEING forecasts (as part of CMO announced last month) demand in Africa for 1,030 aircraft (740 narrowbodies) worth $160b over next 20 years to
Aerospace

AMERICAN AIRLINES is projecting 4Q21 capacity to be down 11-13% vs 4Q19, but expects robust demand during peak travel periods.
Air Transport

AIR ASTANA reconfigured five A320neos into 2-class layout with 16 B/E Aerospace business/132 economy class seats.
Air Transport

ALASKA AIRLINES says it is operating 85% of its pre-COVID-19 network with operations at its Seattle hub fully restored.
Air Transport

FLY2SKY, Bulgaria leased two ex-AtlasGlobal A321-200s (1451/1503) for pax/cargo (in Zero-LOPA) charters/ACMI projects.
Air Transport

GALISTAIR, Malta leased ex-Viva Air Colombia A320-200 (1757) with CFM56s from Arena Aviation Capital.
Air Transport

Nicolas Ferri to Vice President-EMEAI, based in Paris working closely with European JV partners Air France, KLM and Virgin, of Delta.
Air Transport

ICELANDAIR GROUP had US$19.6m net income on $257.5m revenues in 3Q21; it ended quarter with nine 737-8s and expects to have 12 by January 2022 and is
Air Transport

AMERICAN AIRLINES had $169m net income for 3Q21 (vs $425m in 3Q19) on 24% lower revenues vs 3Q19. It says it is continuing to execute on plan to pay
Air Transport