Air Transport

AIR LEASE CORPORATION announced deliveries of two A350-1000s on lease to AIR CARAIBES ATLANTIQUE (533) and FRENCHBEE (539), both part of Groupe

JUMP AIR, Lithuania leased ex-FlyValan ATR 72-500 (747) from Elix Aviation for ACMI/charter startup in Jan 2022.

QANTAS expects group domestic capacity to be 102% of pre-COVID levels for 3Q FY22 and 117% in 4Q FY22; international capacity is expected to be ~30%

QANTAS selected GTF-powered A320neo and A220 families as preferred aircraft to replace its domestic narrowbody fleet of 737-800s and 717-200s; it

DELTA AIR LINES announced capacity targets of 90% of 2019 in 2022, 100% in 2023 and >100% in 2024.

UNITED NIGERIA wet-leased A320-200 (1454) with CFM56s from Trade Air, Croatia.

AMERICAN AIRLINES plans December 17 to restart daily Charlotte, NC-Munich (777-200).

BLUEBIRD NORDIC, Iceland agreed to lease 737-800BCF (29786; ex-Anadolu Jet) from AviaAM Leasing; aircraft was converted at GAMECO with further

CHINA AIRLINES, Taiwan took delivery of second (10822) GTF-powered A321neo on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

BOEING and CSIRO, Australia launched 5-year, A$41m research program to focus on improving aviation sustainability, digital twin and model-based

Pamela Fletcher to Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of Delta Air Lines.

ELECTRA, VA and FLYV, Germany signed MOU for joint development/certification and future purchase of up to 100 of Electra’s eSTOL aircraft for regional

QANTAS plans June 22 to provide three-times-weekly Sydney-Perth-Rome (787).

INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES GROUP and GLOBALIA are terminating agreement for Iberia to acquire Air Europa.

FEDEX EXPRESS completed $72.2m expansion at Miami International Airport that added >138,000 sq ft (to 282,000 sq ft) to main sorting facility

FLAIR AIRLINES plans to lease another 14 737-8s from a mix of lessors, including 777 Partners, by mid-2023.

NAV CANADA reports traffic decrease of 23.3% in November 2021 vs Nov 2019.

BREEZE AIRWAYS took delivery of first (55128) of 14 A220-300s from AerCap; deal comprises sale/leaseback of 11 and remaining three leased from EVAL

SINGAPORE AIRLINES signed LOI to order seven A350Fs for delivery from 4Q25, and option five, to replace its 747-400Fs; deal includes a swap with 15

Delta Air Lines on Dec. 13 announced a reinvestment of $1.2 billion into three struggling partner airlines: Aeromexico, LATAM and Virgin Atlantic.

Parts supplier Heico Corp. saw its Flight Support Group (FSG) business unit revenues improve 10% sequentially for its most recent fiscal quarter, yet another sign that a sustained commercial aftermarket recovery is underway.

Delta Air Lines aims to cut its fleet’s aircraft types to eight in the medium term while further evaluating how to use its “flex fleet” of Boeing 767 widebodies.

Air France-KLM has placed a firm order for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and signed a LOI for four A350F freighters, marking the second long-term Boeing customer to announce deals with the rival European manufacturer in a single day.

Lufthansa subsidiaries Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Austrian Airlines have outlined their summer 2022 programs, offering a strong focus on leisure routes as well as flights across the North Atlantic.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has terminated its agreement with Spanish tourism group Globalia for the purchase of Air Europa by IAG subsidiary Iberia.