Air Transport

AMAZON took delivery of 767-300BDSF (25246; ex-WestJet) for operation by ATI; MEXICANA MRO converted aircraft.

ALASKA AIRLINES took delivery of fifth new 737-9 (43322) on lease from Air Lease Corporation as part of deal for 13.

ALLEGIANT AIR acquired ex-Peach A320-200 (5540) with CFM56s from Jackson Square Aviation.

AIR SENEGAL took delivery of its first A220-300 (55089), joining two ATRs, two A319s, two A321s, two A330s and a 737.

SHREE AIRLINES, Nepal leased ex-Austrian Dash 8-400 (4280) from EIC Aircraft Leasing; a second is due shortly.

INDIGO sold last LEAP-powered A320neo (10668) to BOC Aviation for leaseback under overall deal for eight.

VIETJET AIR, Vietnam took delivery of ex-AirAsia X A330-300 (974; its first widebody) on lease from ICBC.

FTAI AVIATION announced it has closed first nine of 19 A320 Family aircraft under purchase and leaseback transaction with AVIANCA (SPNWS; November 5)

MAVERICK AVIATION PARTNERSHIP (managed by Carlyle Aviation Partners) agreed to acquire AMCK Aviation’s aircraft portfolio, comprising 125 primarily

AIR LEASE CORPORATION increased previously announced order (LOI) with Airbus from 111 to 116 aircraft for 2023-2028: 25 A220-300s, 59 A321neos (vs 55)

AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP ordered 40 A320neo Family aircraft (five are A321XLRs) and signed MOU for 20 A220s. It has now ordered 125 A320neo Family

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi today announced its outstanding operational results for 2021.

Uncertainty surrounds the future of Cabo Verde Airlines after the African archipelago’s government decided to renationalise the carrier.

Oman Air recently participated in ICAO’s Regional Security Culture Webinar under the theme ‘Year of Security Culture.’

Boeing has ordered 19 767 Freighters from UPS highlighting the 767 Freighter's operational efficiency and payload capability to serve its global customers.

The budget carrier IndiGo will launch a codeshare with Air France-KLM from February 2022.

Etihad Airways and Henan Province Airport Group aim to establish a strategic partnership to strengthen aviation ties between the UAE and China.

IATA has clarified that the aircraft cabin remains a very low risk environment for contracting COVID-19.

Strategically important wins for Airbus underscore the depth of Boeing’s troubles.

Air France and KLM will offer passengers access to 25 new Indian destinations.

Etihad Airways is effectively to become a standalone company after a major reorganization proposal that will see most of its subsidiaries passed to a state-owned holding entity.

As construction of a new airport for Sudan´s capital Khartoum continues, one of its expected airline operators is looking to benefit from the project’s geographical position in Northeastern Africa.

Airbus said today that it will be defending its position against a claim by Qatar Airways filed in the English courts.

Etihad Airways and ADQ have proposed a transaction that will support the ongoing transformation of the airline and the future growth of the civil aviation sector in Abu Dhabi.

The Hungarian ULCC is mounting a challenge to easyJet and British Airways’ new short-haul subsidiary.