Air Transport

JAZEERA AIRWAYS, Kuwait received Board recommendation to increase its current capital by 10% from KD20m to KD22m (to combat COVID-19 crisis) via share
Air Transport

NORWEGIAN has increased its capital raise as part of its restructuring plan from NOK4.5b-NOK5b to NOK4.5b-NOK6b; it has reduced total debt by NOK62b
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
UK LCC easyJet is only planning to fly up to 20% of 2019 capacity in its fiscal 2021 third quarter (April-June) but CEO Johan Lundgren believes “the summer can still be strong.”
Airlines & Lessors

GOL

GOL ended 1Q21 with R$1.9b of liquidity, burning R$3m/day; its average operating fleet totaled 77 737s, down 68% vs 1Q19.
Air Transport

FLYARYSTAN, Kazakhstan plans May 2 to begin Kutaisi, Georgia-Aktau/-Atyrau/-Nur-Sultan (A320).
Air Transport

THALES delivered Reality H full-flight simulator (configured for AW139 helicopter) to Caverton, Nigeria.
Air Transport

AIRBALTIC plans September 2 to begin thrice-weekly Riga-Tenerife (A220-300).
Air Transport

Dave Fintzen to Vice President-Northeast Alliance of JetBlue Airways, New York.
Air Transport

Katherine Celli to Vice President-Project Management and Continuous Improvement of JetBlue Airways, New York.
Air Transport

Ursula Hurley to Head of Treasury and Investor Relations of JetBlue Airways, New York.
Air Transport

EASYJET expects pretax loss of £690m-£730m for six months ended March 31 (vs £353m loss a year ago) on 90% lower revenues/85% lower capacity; total
Air Transport

NATIONAL JET EXPRESS (Cobham Aviation Services) leased ex-Flybe Dash 8-400 (4224) from Chorus Aviation; aircraft was modified by VOYAGEUR AVIATION to
Air Transport

GOJET AIRLINES, St. Louis agreed to join United Airlines' Aviate pilot development program; it currently has 44 CRJs.
Air Transport

AIR ARABIA took delivery of sixth LEAP-powered A321neo (10181) on lease from Air Lease Corporation as part of deal for six.
Air Transport

FLIGHTAWARE says commercial flight traffic in China is now only 2.09% away from a full recovery; traffic in China averaged 13,487 flights per day in
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The uncertain international air travel outlook is prompting China Southern Airlines to restructure its fleet plan, which could include changes to the carrier’s Airbus A380 fleet, a senior airline executive said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is starting to move from survival mode toward financial recovery, thanks mainly to strengthening domestic demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways believes several airlines will utilize its fleet of Embraer E190/195-E2s for wet-lease capacity, especially when environmental requirements are attached to the financial support airlines receive from European governments.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Heathrow’s CEO sees more short-term potential for long-haul flights than short-haul from his airport given mainland Europe’s latest COVID-19 spike.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
British Airways plans to keep the Airbus A380 in its fleet and still sees an important role for the type in its network as the airline emerges from the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Long-haul startup Norse Atlantic Airways took a further step towards its planned launch of low-cost transatlantic services, raising a total of NOK1.4 billion ($166 million) in a listing on the Euronext Growth Oslo exchange.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
A U.S. Commerce Department trade promotion agency is organizing an online business-to-business meeting event to try to expand opportunities for U.S. MRO companies in China.
Maintenance & Training

By Tony Osborne
Racer’s development has involved industry and academia from across Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Sponsored by Embraer
Discover how the advanced technology found in Embraer’s E2 aircraft has led to a significant reduction in noise levels and is already meeting ICAO’s Chapter 14 cumulative limit. Read the article.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Ben Goldstein
Analysts say a return to pre-crisis levels of aircraft demand remains far off.
Airlines & Lessors