Air Transport

Aerospace and defense supplier Arch Precision Components is continuing its roll up of manufacturing assets with the Nov. 17 announcement that it has acquired premier sheet metal fabricator Metalcraft Technologies.

UK leisure operator Jet2 expects the “competitive pricing environment” it was seeing for the winter 2021/2022 season to continue.

BRITISH AIRWAYS plans December 9 to restart three-times-weekly London Heathrow-Nashville, TN (787-8).

ASL AIRLINES IRELAND took delivery of another AEI-converted 737-800SF (30877; ex-Jeju Air) on lease from Aero Capital Solutions for operation for

FLYPOP plans to launch Zero-LOPA cargo operations with ex-Cebu A330-300 (1445) operated by HI FLY MALTA. It plans to commence its first pax services

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL recorded $94.2m pretax profit for six months ended September 30 vs $17.3m a year ago.

WESTJET plans in early 2022 to begin Calgary-London Heathrow (787).

ATLAS AIR and SOUTHERN AIR merged operating certificates, providing Atlas with 777 and 737 aircraft operating platforms.

AEGEAN AIRLINES, Greece agreed to purchase three ex-Virgin Australia ATR 72-600s (TBA) from Avation.

PLAY, Iceland agreed to lease two new LEAP-powered A320neos from CALC for operation starting in March 2022.

One of FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s most-used lines these days is that safety “is a journey,” not a destination.

CARIBBEAN AIRLINES took delivery of first new LEAP-powered 737-8 (43385) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

CARIBBEAN AIRLINES took delivery of first new LEAP-powered 737-8 (43385) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

WIDERØE plans December 14 to begin Helsinki-Bergen/-Tromsø (Dash 8-400) on behalf of FINNAIR.

UNITED AIRLINES plans January 5 to restart San Francisco-Singapore (787-9).

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA says it has signed LOIs to acquire seven 737NGs (TBA), increasing its fleet to 84 aircraft. It also says its WA operation, VARA

In preparation for future sustainable aviation power requirements, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Airbus plan to work together to study the demand, production and application of such technologies.

The Lufthansa Group carrier has rebranded to mark the end of its restructuring and reinforce its positioning as a customer-friendly airline.

Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines will restart a codeshare agreement signed in 2019 as their home countries plan to ease restrictions via vaccinated travel lane (VTL).

As the industry manages through diverging near-term trends and challenges, these lessors and other players are positioning for growth.

Data from five parameters will verify improved MAX AOA sensor system.

Lockheed Martin has completed final assembly of the X-59 Low Boom Supersonic Demonstrator and is preparing to ship the experimental aircraft to Fort Worth for structural testing.

FLAIR AIRLINES plans in Feb 2022 to begin Ottawa-/Kitchener-Cancun and Abbotsford-/Edmonton-/Vancouver-Cabo (737).

GOJET AIRLINES leased ex-Adria Airways CRJ700 (10080) from Regional One for United Express operations.

FLYBE is planning early 2022 restart of scheduled operations out of Birmingham Airport with unique fleet of Dash 8-400s.