SpeedNews

RYANAIR reduced its full-year (to March 2021) traffic forecast from <35m pax to <30m due to travel restrictions in UK/Ireland.
Air Transport

SRIWIJAYA AIR lost 737-500 (27323; built in 1994) after takeoff from Jakarta; there were 62 fatalities.
Air Transport

AEROLEASE AVIATION cancelled commitment for 20 Mitsubishi SpaceJet regional jets from 2016 (SPNWS; Feb 19, 2016).
Air Transport

SMBC AERO ENGINE LEASE (SAEL) purchased 31 engines and sold five in 2020, ending year with 70 engines in portfolio.
Air Transport

AIRBUS delivered 89 aircraft (six A220s; 67 A320 Family; five A330s; eight A350s; three A380s) in December vs 138 (seven A220s; 105 A320s; eight A330s
Air Transport

AIR LEASE CORPORATION delivered 10 new aircraft (two A320neos; six A321neos; A330-900; A350-1000) in 4Q20 vs 11 in 4Q19, and completed SLB deals for
Air Transport

DAE CAPITAL completed 125 aircraft lease agreements/extensions in 2020 vs 35 in 2019; it acquired 38 aircraft and sold 28 others, and ended year with
Air Transport

AVOLON completed 141 aircraft lease transactions in 2020 vs 109 in 2019, and executed SLB commitments for 44 aircraft worth US$2.3b. It ended year
Air Transport

BA CITYFLYER extended leases of two E190s (663/670) from Falko Regional Aircraft.
Air Transport

Javier Ferran to Chairman of International Airlines Group (IAG), succeeding retiring Antonio Vazquez.
Air Transport

IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic dropped 70.3% in November; cargo fell 6.6%.
Air Transport

FAA

BOEING is expected to close its Advanced Developmental Composites (ADC) facility in Everett by mid-2021.
Aerospace

Greg Beason to President and Chief Executive Officer of AllClear, El Segundo, CA.
Defense

CRÉDIT AGRICOLE GROUP is contributing €100m into in Ace Aéro Partenaires aeronautical investment fund (managed by ACE CAPITAL PARTNERS) to support
Aerospace

ROLLS-ROYCE is considering temporary suspension of its UltraFan engine program following completion of the on-going demonstrator program in 2022.
Aerospace

GOL

GOL carried 16.8m pax in 2020, down 54% from 36.4m in 2019. It flew 33% more domestic RPKs (international service is still suspended) in December vs
Air Transport