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AIR NEW ZEALAND has deferred first delivery of eight 787s by one year from FY23 to FY24; further 787 deferrals are possible.
Air Transport

CHICAGO O'HARE INTL handled 3.5m pax in April, down 48.6% vs April 2019.
Air Transport

US DOT reports US airlines carried 46.6m pax in April, down 38.7% from 76.1m in April 2019; international traffic fell 57.9%.
Air Transport

PwC

VIETNAM AIRLINES plans June 30 to begin Hanoi-Toronto (A350/787); it later plans to add service to Vancouver.
Air Transport

BLACKROCK agreed to purchase ex-TUI 757-200 (28836) from AerCap; PRECISION will convert aircraft to freighter.
Air Transport

AURA AIRLINES, Spain leased ex-South African Airways A330-200 (1210) with Trent 700s from Aircastle.
Air Transport

ETF AIRWAYS, Croatia took delivery of ex-S7 737-800 (30667) on lease from AerCap for startup (SPNWS; Feb 26).
Air Transport

REX

REX, Australia purchased a CFM56 from MTU Maintenance Lease Services to support operability of its new fleet of 737-800s.
Air Transport

ROYAL JORDANIAN has renewed its IOSA certification from IATA for the 10th time following audit by Quali Audit.
Air Transport

FAA

TURKISH AIRLINES took delivery of new 787-9 (65815) from Boeing; aircraft was issued its Airworthiness Certificate prior to current delivery pause
Air Transport

ETIHAD AIRWAYS plans July 18 to begin twice-weekly Dubai-Vienna (787).
Air Transport