Air Transport

Air Tanzania has taken delivery of the last new-build DHC-8-Q400 to roll off the De Havilland Aircraft of Canada production line, reports ch-aviation.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the establishment of e-commerce giant JD.com’s own cargo airline.

Startup Regent plans to have a piloted 12-passenger seaglider on the market by 2025 as a replacement for seaplanes and water taxis, followed by a 50-passenger vehicle that the company sees replacing not only ferries, but regional turboprops and jets.

But the outlook for next-gen airliner and engine timing—and what they will look like—is less clear now than before the COVID-19 crisis.

A mandatory, repetitive test to validate that Boeing 737 thrust reverser sensors are working can cause the systems to malfunction.

The new tie-up can be considered an experiment to determine customer appetite for the melding of the ULCC and full-service carrier business models.

S7 took delivery of GTF-powered A320neo ACF (10494) on lease from Aviation Capital Group; two more are due by end 2021.

ICELANDAIR leased ex-TACV 757-200 (25808) with RB211-535E4s from FTAI (Fortress Transportation).

SKYUP AIRLINES, Ukraine leased ex-Pegasus 737-800 (40880) from DVB Bank.

SMARTLYNX MALTA leased ex-S7 Airlines A320-200 (3880) with CFM56s from AerCap.

In tandem with JetBlue’s announcement, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will greenlight the airline’s plans to develop a Terminal 6 at JFK.

IATA confirmed global airline industry carried 1.8b pax in 2020, down 60.2% from 4.5b in 2019, the largest year-on-year drop on record; capacity fell

Media reports suggest that the UK government has abandoned a planned ‘amber-watch’ category after protests from the aviation industry and wider travel sector, which had warned that introducing the new category would lead to another slump in bookings.

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is the trade association representing more than 55 airlines and over 130 associate members, to promote and advocate for the European regional airline market.

Volaris is set to enter the Honduran market later this year after the signing of a MOU between the Mexican carrier and the government of Honduras.

FRONTIER announced 15 new routes, including nine from Miami with first-ever service to Aruba and Turks & Caicos (A320).

JETBLUE announced plan to maintain its headquarters in New York City and is expanding its terminal area at JFK with new $3.9b, 1.2m sq ft Terminal 6

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE had $774k net loss in 2Q21 (vs $4.5m profit in 2Q20) on 11.4% lower revenues, and ended quarter with 300 engines (vs 264 a year

VMO AIRCRAFT LEASING, San Francisco secured another $500m capital from the Ares Alternative Credit Group, funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management

Nicolas Silva to Senior Vice President of Marketing of TrueAero, Dallas.

QANTAS GROUP announced it is standing down 2,500 employees for about two months due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Richard Clark to Chief Executive Officer of Air Europa, Spain.

Qantas plans to stand down 2,500 of its employees for at least two months.

Adrian Dharsan to Senior Vice President-Commercial, based in Singapore, of Genesis.

DHL EXPRESS ordered 12 Alice eCargo aircraft (2,600 lb payload/440 nm range) from Eviation for delivery from 2024.