Air Transport

FLYDUBAI began four-times-weekly Dubai-Salzburg, Austria (737); it plans to resume Dubai-Naples on July 31.

Alex Plehn to Business Development Manager of Airstream International Group, UK; Nick Holmes also joined team in 1Q20.

APOC agreed to long-term lease with Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Systems UK (LTLGS) for 777 landing gear shipset; 40% of APOC’s LDG stock is leased.

Porter Airlines plans to add at least 30 Embraer E195-E2s to support a major expansion that would see it serve both business and leisure destinations throughout North America starting next year.

GOL says it plans to increase its 3Q21 capacity by approximately 80% over 2Q21, in anticipation of stronger seasonal demand.

Viktor Berta to Vice President of newly created Aviation Finance Practice of ACC Aviation, UK.

Stephen Barnes to Chief Risk Officer of BOC Aviation, Singapore.

SKY EXPRESS, Greece ordered six ATR 72-600s; first was delivered (SPNWS; July 2) with remaining five due by mid-2022.

Greek carrier Sky Express has ordered six ATR 72-600 regional turboprops for delivery by year-end.

Ryanair unveiled plans July 12 to hire 2,000 pilots over the next three years to match its fleet expansion plans.

Air traffic in Europe is continuing to recover, with a total of 155,234 flights in the week to July 11, reaching 62.7% of 2019 traffic, according to the latest data published by network manager Eurocontrol.

Chengdu opened Tianfu International Airport (TFU) June 27, becoming the third Chinese city to operate two major airports after Beijing and Shanghai.

Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith is looking to secure 160 new aircraft for the medium-haul fleets of Transavia and KLM.

Qatar Airways and the International Air Transport Association announced that Qatar Airways will become the first airline in the Middle East to join the IATA Turbulence Aware platform.

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1957, Aviation Week editors have announced their selection of the 2021 Laureate Award winners.

A new executive order from U.S. President Joe Biden will require airlines to refund fees paid to check bags that are significantly delayed, part of a wide-ranging effort to rein in the negative effects of “corporate consolidation” in various industries.

Peru’s government has granted an air operator certificate (AOC) to new domestic startup Fly Peru.

In 2018, Astro Aerospace became one of the first companies to fly a full-scale electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle. That same year, Astro became the first startup targeting the urban-air-mobility market to go public. But then the company went quiet.

AEROMEXICO was informed by existing group of Mexican shareholders that they intend to participate in the new equity to be issued by airline as part of

AIR LEASE CORPORATION delivered 12 aircraft from its orderbook in 2Q21 vs one in 2Q20 16 in 2Q19, and ended quarter with owned/managed/committed fleet

CASTLELAKE provided loan package to TURKISH AIRLINES to finance the delivery of three 737-8s and one 737-9.

CAMBODIA AIRWAYS leased new A320-200 (9122) with CFM56s from Aero K, South Korea.

Aviation insurance companies are working with customers to avoid a potential spike in claims as flight activity ramps back up and exposes several risks created by the downturn, a new report from Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (ACGS) shows.

James Coogan to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kaman, Bloomfield, CT.

With nations seeking to establish travel corridors to enable safe travel between them during the continuing pandemic, ICAO has issued new guidelines on setting them up.