Air Transport

Delta Air Lines is drawing criticism from one of its own shareholders for the role it is playing in Aeromexico’s Chapter 11 restructuring.

Time is running short for Russia’s Irkut Corporation to complete the 700 hr. flight test program of its new MC-21 narrowbody airliner and obtain a Russian type certificate by the end of 2021.

Low-cost, long-haul startup Norse Atlantic Airways (Norse) has taken delivery in Oslo of its first Boeing 787-9, as it prepares to launch services in spring 2022.

SAS says its first A321LR made its first long-haul flight (Copenhagen-Washington) in prep for entry into service on March 27.

FPG AMENTUM traded 28 aircraft in 2021; it also managed four lease transitions to three different airlines and extended leases on 11 aircraft with

UPS ordered 19 767-300Fs for 2023-2025. BOEING has now booked orders for 80 new widebody freighters in 2021.

FLYR, Norway leased ex-flydubai 737-800 (40261) from SDH Wings International Leasing.

SF AIRLINES, China acquired converted 767-300BCF (30112; ex-Air Canada); aircraft was converted in Singapore.

ARIZONA CARDINALS (NFL franchise) purchased ex-Delta 777-200ER (29743) for team travel.

DELTA AIR LINES plans June 1 to begin daily JFK-Stockholm, Sweden (767-300ER).

CARIBBEAN AIRLINES took delivery of new 737-8 (62901) on lease from AerCap.

SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES agreed to lease two 737-800s from CDB Aviation; first (40721; ex-Comair) was delivered.

BLUE AIR, Romania took delivery of another 737-8 (43325) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

EQUAIR, Ecuador leased second ex-KLM 737-700 (38126) from BBAM in preparation for startup out of Quito.

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS took delivery of first ex-Norwegian 787-9 (63346) with Trents on lease from BOC Aviation for startup of transatlantic services

AIR CHARTER EXPRESS acquired third ex-Eastern Saab 2000 (006) from Jetstream Aviation Capital.

Dr. Jörg Beißel to Chief Financial Officer of Lufthansa Airlines (effective April 2022).

Jens Ritter to Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Airlines (effective April 2022).

ITA (Itapemirim Transportes Aéreos), Brazil suspended operations to restructure. It has seven A320 Family aircraft.

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES has US Bankruptcy Court approval for its Plan of Reorganization that provides >$2b in permanent balance sheet reductions; it plans

Marty Garza to Vice President of Operations Technology of Southwest Airlines.

Kayce Ford to Vice President of Enterprise Management of Southwest Airlines.

NORDIC AVIATION CAPITAL filed Chapter 11 in US Bankruptcy Court and entered into a restructuring support agreement with its equityholders and lenders

CMA CGM GROUP, France ordered four A350Fs to join its Airbus freighter fleet of five A330-200Fs.

US DOT says US scheduled pax airlines employed 412,844 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in Oct, down 8.7% vs Oct '19.