Air Transport

For Europe’s airlines enjoying the summer resurgence of demand, more COVID-shaped clouds are most likely on the horizon.

Used-parts specialist APOC added its first widebody landing gear to its lease inventory—a deal the supplier says signifies its plans to expand its widebody fleet support business.

Delta projects that its domestic corporate travel business volume will be about 60% of comparable 2019 figures by September, accelerating from 20% in March.

FRANKFURT AIRPORT handled 1.8m pax in June, down 73% from 6.6m pax in June 2019.

LONDON HEATHROW handled 957k pax in June, down 87% from record 7.2m pax in June 2019.

SEPEHRAN AIRLINES, Iran acquired ex-Hyperion Aviation 737-300 (28669) and now has six 737CLs.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES says it intends to remove A380 from its fleet and will go to market with aircraft in coming weeks; it maintains the A380 doesn't

AIR FRANCE says it expects to take delivery of its first A220 in September, followed by five more in 2021 and 14-15 in 2022.

GLOBALX agreed to lease ex-Juneyao A320-200 (3605) with CFM56s from Avolon for delivery in September 2021.

FLYDUBAI plans July 25 to begin three-times-weekly Dubai-Sohag, Egypt, via Sharm El Sheikh (737).

KLM says its network in the Caribbean and South America has regained its 2019 strength and is serving 17 destinations.

KLM says its network in the Caribbean and South America has regained its 2019 strength and is serving 17 destinations.

AIRCASTLE posted net loss of $9.8m in 2Q21 (vs $26.5m loss in 2Q20) on 34% lower revenues; it owns 250 aircraft. It says through July 9 it has agreed

AIR ASTANA posted net profit of US$4.9m in 1H21 vs US$66.2m loss in 1H20; international capacity was 45% of 2019 level.

DELTA AIR LINES had $652m net income in 2Q21 (revenues up 76% vs 1Q21) and ended quarter with $17.8b in total liquidity; capacity was down 32% vs 2Q19

DELTA AIR LINES agreed to lease seven (ex-LATAM) A350-900s from AerCap and purchase 29 737-900ERs from Castlelake for delivery 3Q21-1Q22 to accelerate

Sharjah-based Air Arabia and the Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) signed an agreement July 14 to create an independent joint venture airline that will operate as an LCC.

The European Commission has laid out sweeping new sustainability legislation for aviation that includes tighter rules for its emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS), quotas for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and a fuel tax for intra-European flights.

Boeing is backing the production of sustainable aviation fuel in the U.S. under a partnership with supply chain developer SkyNRG.

There could be an opportunity for AirAsia’s Indonesian unit to improve its market position when travel restrictions ease in Indonesia, according to AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes.

KLM has declared that its network to the Caribbean and South America has regained its old strength now that the carrier is serving 17 destinations this summer.

Aimed at enabling single-aisle airliners to burn carbon-free hydrogen in turbine engines, GKN Aerospace is leading a two-year Swedish-funded research project.

Universal Hydrogen will retrofit ATR 72 and de Havilland Canada Dash 8 regional turboprops operated by Icelandair, Air Nostrum and Ravn Alaska with hydrogen fuel-cell power trains.

Delta Air Lines is taking advantage of opportunities in the used aircraft market to fortify its fleet.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the reliance on taxation as the solution for cutting aviation emissions in the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ proposal is counter-productive to the goal of sustainable aviation.