Air Transport

Icelandic cargo operator Bluebird Nordic has embarked on a radical expansion program.

Japan Airlines is getting to grips with its cash burn which was caused by the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.

Optimistic of passenger demand increasing in the near future, China’s Juneyao Air is raising funds to procure five new aircraft.

Global logistics operator DHL Express has launched a cargo variant of Eviation’s Alice electric regional aircraft as part of pioneering plans to establish a sustainable electric express freight network from 2024 onwards.

German tour operator TUI Group is consolidating its five airlines into TUI Airline that will serve as an internal operational platform.

Airbus has been largely absent from the new-built freighter market, leaving Boeing with a virtual monopoly for the 767F, 777F and 747-8F.

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is betting that corporate and long-haul international traffic will fully recover over the next few years—and that United will be ready to meet it with its network of large coastal hubs and fleet of premium-heavy aircraft.

CARLYLE AVIATION PARTNERS completed acquisition of FLY LEASING, Dublin with portfolio of 84 aircraft managed by BBAM.

US TSA screened 2,238,462 pax at airport security on August 1, highest daily volume since start of the pandemic.

U.S. aerospace and defense supplier Parker-Hannifin has made a £7.1 billion ($9.9 billion) bid for UK competitor Meggitt.

Avelo, an all-Boeing 737 Next Generation-series operator, plans to tap its flight data and GE’s repository of algorithms to monitor and improve its operation across the board.

ISRAIR AIRLINES, Israel leased ex-South African Airways A320-200 (6200) with V2500s from Pembroke Aircraft Leasing.

EXECUTIVE JET SUPPORT, UK purchased two ex-Braathens Avro RJ85s (E2226/E2231) in deal arranged by Skyworld Aviation.

EXPRESSJET AIRLINES is expected to resume service by end 2021 after being recertified by US DOT; routes/fleet are TBA.

NORDICA (Nordic Aviation Group) began operations (Gällivare-Arvidjaur-Stockholm) under its own IATA code using a CRJ900.

EX-IM approved $832.5m in financing to support export of new 787-9s and 737 MAXs ordered by TURKISH AIRLINES. Natixis is arranging asset-backed lease

VIVA AEROBUS sold second GTF-powered A321neo (10343) to Aviation Capital Group, and leased it back; a third is planned.

NORSE ATLANTIC AIRWAYS agreed to lease six ex-Norwegian 787-9s from BOC Aviation for delivery in 4Q21.

BLUEBIRD NORDIC (Avia Solutions Group), Iceland plans to add 25 737-800Fs to fleet by end of 2024; first via AviaAM Leasing is due in September 2021

AZUL and LILIUM agreed to form strategic partnership to build eVTOL network in Brazil with up to 220 aircraft from 2025.

Juan Carlos Salazar to Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Geneva.

Long-haul, low-cost startup Norse Atlantic Airways is to acquire a second tranche of leased aircraft in preparation for its planned launch in late 2021.

Eurocontrol recorded a total of 167,294 flights during the week to Aug. 1, still a 77,472 reduction compared to the same week of 2019.

Indonesian LCC Lion Air Group plans to furlough a significant proportion of its staff as the airline responds to a drop in capacity caused by the latest wave of COVID-19 cases.