Air Transport

CANADIAN NORTH has retained ACC Aviation to exclusively remarket/sell two Dash 8-100s (284/324) parked at Calgary.

OLIVER WYMAN CAVOK was retained by Boston-based WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION (WMA) to support its air carrier certification efforts to transition from

The European Commission (EC) has approved €24.7 million ($29 million) of Italian support for Alitalia, aimed at compensating the airline for COVID-19 losses on certain routes in November and December 2020.

Dr. Alex Lee to Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer of WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION, Boston.

Doug Leo to Chief Commercial Officer of WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION, Boston.

Ajay Singh to Chief Technology Officer of WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION, Boston.

Ryan Gilman to Chief Financial Officer of WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION, Boston.

Dave Marcontell to Chief Operating Officer of WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION, Boston.

John Thomas to Chief Executive Officer of WALTZING MATILDA AVIATION, Boston.

ASL AIRLINES UK secured AOC and operating license to launch all-cargo operations at East Midlands with ATR 72-200F (265).

Adrian Dunne to Executive Vice President-Operations of Norwegian.

UNITED AIRLINES took delivery of GEnx-powered 787-9 (66144) from BOEING, its first 787 delivery in 2021; deliveries were suspended in October 2020

NORWEGIAN received Irish High Court approval for its reconstruction process (Examinership) in Ireland and says it will now send same proposal to

ALITALIA received EC approval for €24.7m state aid to compensate for damages in November/December due to COVID-19.

France is close to a deal with Brussels for the planned recapitalization of Air France-KLM, with an announcement expected in a matter of days, according to economy minister Bruno Le Maire.

SAS sold new A350-900 (484) to CDB Aviation Lease Finance for leaseback. It also agreed to sell three LEAP-powered A320neos (for delivery in 1H22) to

CARLYLE AVIATION PARTNERS agreed to acquire FLY LEASING for $17.05 per share in deal representing equity valuation of approximately $520m and

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ordered 100 LEAP-powered 737-7s (to accelerate 737-700 retirements; 17 in 2021), and optioned another 155 MAXs; as part of deal

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has finalized the financing for all its Airbus deliveries through the 2022 second quarter.

Southwest Airlines committed to purchase at least 100 additional Boeing 737-7s over the next decade, the largest firm order for the 737 MAX family since it was recertified by the FAA late in 2020 following a 20-month global grounding.

The new U.S.-UK bilateral open skies agreement has been officially ratified, forming the basis for all air transport services between the two sides following the UK’s exit and transition from the EU (Brexit).

AirAsia reports promising signs in some of its key domestic markets despite posting massive losses for 2020, attributable to the coronavirus pandemic.

WestJet is launching 11 new routes across Western Canada and is encouraging Canadians to support the domestic tourism industry this summer.

Ryanair is planning further base openings this summer as the Irish carrier eyes a rapid resurgence of short-haul leisure traffic in Europe.

Delta Air Lines is to offer flights from three U.S. destinations to Iceland this summer after the country became the first in Europe to allow entry for fully vaccinated Americans.