Air Transport

AMERICAN AIRLINES plans October 29 to begin seasonal DFW-Auckland, New Zealand (787-9).

AIR CANADA is expected to acquire two new 767-300Fs (67023/67024) originally due for China Central Longhao Airlines.

EMERALD AIRLINES, Ireland leased two ex-Virgin Australia ATR 72-600s (1169/1087) from Chorus Aviation.

NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE reached agreement with Boeing for recommitment to purchase 50 737-8s for delivery 2025-2028 and option 30. BOEING currently

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES plans August 1 to resume daily Honolulu-Tokyo Haneda (A330).

EMIRATES SKYCARGO took delivery of new 777F (67462), increasing its dedicated 777F fleet to 11. It is scheduled to receive another 777F in June and

VIVAAEROBUS took delivery of third A321neo (10836) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital as part of deal for four.

CEBU PACIFIC, Philippines took delivery of a new A321neo and a new A320neo on lease from Jackson Square Aviation.

AIRBALTIC sold four A220-300s to Altavair for leaseback; deal was funded by funds and accounts managed by KKR.

SIRIUS AVIATION CAPITAL, Abu Dhabi secured financing from New York-based Ashland Place Finance for two 737-800s leased to SUNEXPRESS, Turkey and three

DELTA was named by Brand Finance as world's most valuable airline, valued at US$7.3b. WESTJET is strongest brand.

SWISS WORLDCARGO joined the joint business agreement of CATHAY PACIFIC and LUFTHANSA CARGO to cooperate in terms of sales, pricing, contracts, and the

AIR ASTANA relaunced Almaty-/Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan-Podgorica, Montenegro (A321LR).

SWOOP plans June 20 to begin four-times-weekly Toronto-JFK (737); it began Toronto-Chicago on May 30.

AAPA members carried 4.8m pax in April 2022, down 84.8% from April 2019; international PLF was 64.9%.

TARA AIR lost DHC-6-300 (619; built in 1979) when aircraft crashed into mountainside on Pokhara-Jomsom, Nepal.

AIRBALTIC took delivery of its 36th A220-300 (55165); it expects to receive four more through end of 2022.

BREEZE AIRWAYS began twice-weekly Louisville, KY-San Francisco (A220).

AMERICAN AIRLINES plans November 3 to begin daily New York LaGuardia-Tulsa, OK (E170).

AMC AIRLINES, Egypt mandated Airstream to sell two 737-500s (26051/26052); aircraft are currently stored in Cairo.

ALS, Kenya leased ex-Piedmont Dash 8-300 (375) from Elix Aviation; it now has 13 Dash 8s and 10 ERJs.

An FAA review of certification requirements stemming from several high-profile engine failures that caused ancillary damage finds no need to change the way nacelles are evaluated, the agency’s chief told the NTSB.

To many industry-watchers, the Memorial Day travel period was a stress-test to gauge whether U.S. airlines were prepared to handle an expected surge in leisure travel demand this summer.

International demand continues to be crimped by pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements to enter the U.S.

UK air passengers are facing disruptions during a busy school holiday week, as several airlines have had to cancel flights because of ongoing operational issues including staff shortages.