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LAX

LAX handled 3.1m pax in April, down 57% vs April 2019; cargo rose 32%.
Air Transport

NORWEGIAN emerged from Examinership. It has reduced total debt since end of 2019 by about NOK63-65b, discontinued its long haul operations, cut fleet
Air Transport

IATA is projecting global pax numbers will recover to 52% of pre-COVID-19 levels (2019) in 2021, to 88% in 2022 and to 105% in 2023; with 5.6b pax
Air Transport

CONSTANT AVIATION, OH retrofitted its 33rd Challenger 604 with COLLINS Pro Line Fusion flight deck since launch in 2018.
MRO

GE AVIATION has discontinued development work on its Affinity twin-shaft, twin-fan turbofan for Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet following shut down
Business Aviation

VIVA, Colombia launched new brand (dropped "Air") and accompanying growth plans, expecting to open 15 new international routes in the next three years
Air Transport

DHL EXPRESS is setting up new cargo airline in Austria for 4Q21 to operate intra-European flight services using 757-200PFs transferred from DHL Air UK
Air Transport

QANTAS added seven new domestic routes (E190), increasing total routes added since start of pandemic to 45; and is deploying 787-9 on Sydney-Perth and
Air Transport

DHL

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL earned $15.2m for year ended March 31. It closed $3b of new transactions with leading airline credits, equating to 29% of its
Air Transport

HAECO HONG KONG extended 18-aircraft 777F heavy maintenance agreement with Germany's AeroLogic through 2024.
MRO

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL ordered 14 LCC-configured 737-8s for delivery late 2021-2022 to increase its MAX portfolio to 121.
Air Transport

Mitch Schuldiner to Director of Operations of the Davie, Florida Engine Shop of Vortex Aviation.
MRO

BARFIELD (AFI KLM E&M), Miami was selected by GlobalX to provide PBH repair and pool support for its A320/A321s.
MRO