Air Transport

AIR NEW ZEALAND lost NZ$289m for year ended June 30 (vs NZ$270m net profit in FY19) on 57% lower revenues vs FY19; it ended year with A$1.3b in total
Air Transport

QANTAS says it is currently planning a gradual restart of international service (initially to destinations in North America, UK, Singapore and Japan)
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LAX

LAX handled 5.56m pax in July 2021, down 34.4% from 8.47m in July 2019.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Delta Air Lines has added two universities to its Propel Pilot Career Path Program, expanding the list to 13 and broadening its candidate pool for pilots it will need to meet rising travel demand.
Airlines & Lessors

QANTAS GROUP lost A$1.73b for year ended June 30 (vs A$891m net profit in FY19) on 67% lower revenues vs FY19; it ended year with A$3.8b in total
Air Transport

AAPA members carried 1.5m pax in July 2021 vs 33m in July 2019; capacity was only 13.5% of pre-pandemic levels and international PLF averaged 31.8% vs
Air Transport

AIRBORNE CAPITAL and MERCURIA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS agreed to form aviation investment joint venture in Japan.
Air Transport

VOLARIS EL SALVADOR was approved for startup in September with an A320; no other details were provided.
Air Transport

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS set September 23 as restart date. It will initially operate flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Accra, Kinshasa, Harare
Air Transport

AIR ASTANA took delivery of sixth A321LR (10427) on lease from Air Lease Corporation; a seventh is due by end of 2021.
Air Transport

By Kurt Hofmann
South African Airways (SAA) will return to limited operations from Sept. 23 having halted scheduled flying back in March 2020 when South Africa went into its first lockdown.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
In an order dated Aug. 26, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rescinded its prohibition on Indian airlines operating MAX aircraft with immediate effect.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand is planning to phase out its Boeing 777-300ERs in the medium term, which will give it a smaller long-haul fleet consisting entirely of 787-9s and -10s.
Airlines & Lessors

Comair aircraft will be back in the skies again from 1 September as planned.
Air Transport

South Africa’s Comair had its worst ever year in 2020 – and Covid-19 was just the half of it. Martin Rivers talked to chief executive, Glenn Orsmond, about the beleaguered airline’s recovery plan.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has revealed more about its plans for reopening international services, which most notably include the earlier-than-expected return of some of its parked Airbus A380 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The Airbus A330neo’s history has been full of twists and turns, but the latest performance changes indicate a change in direction.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
When it comes to saving money on maintenance, aircraft operators have options.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines is the first U.S. global network carrier to warn that rising COVID-19 case numbers are contributing to a softening of demand, but the company has not refined its capacity or financial guidance for the current quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

ASL AIRLINES BELGIUM took delivery of 737-800BCF (35550; ex-Ryanair) for FEDEX operations; BOEING SHANGHAI converted.
Air Transport

AVELO AIRLINES took delivery of second ex-Southwest 737-700 (36617) on lease from Castlelake as part of deal for three.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), the planned successor to Italian flag-carrier Alitalia, expects to start selling tickets for the new airline Aug. 26.
Airlines & Lessors

POLAR AIRLINES, Russia purchased two Dash 8-Q300s; first (556; ex-Aurora) is due in Sept and second (TBA) by end 2021.
Air Transport

LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL has acquired 787-9 (38483) with Trent 1000s from LATAM Airlines Chile.
Air Transport

AIR ASTANA is reconverting a 767-300ER to pax configuration from Zero-LOPA; aircraft operated close to 300 cargo charters.
Air Transport