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AIR CANADA JETZ launched operations on twice-daily Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa with 58-seat A319s.
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ATI

ATI took delivery of IAI-converted 767-300ERF (24985; ex-Delta) on lease from CAM for operation for AMAZON PRIME AIR.
Air Transport

EASTERN AIRLINES purchased ex-flyGlobal 777-200ER (28530) with Trent 800s. It also operates eight 767s.
Air Transport

AEGEAN AIRLINES plans to apply for € 159m loan from four Greek banks (Alpha Bank, EUROBANK, National Bank and Piraeus Bank) under government's COVID
Air Transport

LUFTHANSA plans June 15 to expand operations by 20 German/European destinations from Frankfurt and 34 from Munich; as result, its flight schedule will
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WIZZ AIR has reopened its Belgrade base with routes to 10 destination in Europe, including London Luton .
Air Transport

SMARTLYNX MALTA received FAA approval to operate pax/cargo operations to/from the US; it has A320 Family aircraft.
Air Transport

Jon Roitman to Senior VP and Chief Operations Officer of United Airlines, succeding Greg Hart, who will now focus on a special project.
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Dave Andrew to Chief Executive Officer of ASL Aviation Holdings, Dublin (effective July 13); Hugh Flynn is retiring.
Air Transport

EUROCONTROL handled >6,000 operations on May 27 (first since March).
Air Transport

GE AVIATION has $394m contract to provide J85 engine supplies for T-38s operated by USAF and Navy; T-38 is expected to remain operational until 2040.
Defense

FRONTIER AIRLINES plans in June/July to add 18 new routes from major US cities, including Boston, Chicago, Newark and Philadelphia. It initiated
Air Transport

MEDAVIA mandated Airstream Intl. to market its Dash 8-102 (222), Dash 8-315 (458) and Beech 1900D (UE372) for lease.
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SOUTHWEST received second disbursement for payroll support of $651.8m from US Treasury, and has now received $2.3b in exchange for $654.4m note and
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LATAM AIRLINES GROUP had $2.1b net loss in 1Q20 (vs $60m loss in 1Q19) on 6.8% lower revenues; it had $95.9m operating profit and attributes the net
Air Transport

LUFTHANSA received Executive Board approval to accept terms for package of stabilization measures and loans of up to €9b from Economic Stabilization
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UPS AIRLINES is expected to acquire three more ex-Lufthansa MD-11Fs for entry into service in 2021; it previously acquired two (48805/48806) for entry
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