Air Transport

MONOCOQUE DIVERSIFIED INTERESTS, TX says it has successfully managed the transfer of ex-Raya Airways 757-200PCF (24472) with PW2037s from Malaysia to

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS plans to raise another £160m in new financing comprising £100m from Virgin Group and £60m in deferrals.

ALTA members flew 38.8b RPKs in January, down 54.4% vs Jan 2020; capacity fell 46.8% to 55.4b ASKs. PLF was 70.1%.

AIRBALTIC is resuming service to cities outside of the EU, including Kyiv from March 17 and Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Minsk from

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES announced it has returned to service all of its aircraft that had been grounded in Shanghai.

FRONTERA FLIGHT HOLDINGS purchased 737-400 (24904) from GetJet Airlines in deal arranged by ACC Aviation (formerly Aerotask); aircraft will be leased

JAZZ (Chorus Aviation) finalized previously announced revisions to capacity purchase agreement with Air Canada and will assume operation (from Sky

US DOT reports US airlines carried 25.8m pax in January, down 63% from 79m in January 2020; international pax fell 68%.

A cruel irony of the downturn in commercial aerospace is that there may not be enough workers to staff the recovery.

UK leisure carrier Jet2 and Irish LCC Ryanair are both planning to draw down funds under the Bank of England’s COVID Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF), which is set to close March 22.

The House of Commons transport committee has urged the UK government to release its travel restart plan on April 12 and to allow international travel to resume from May 17.

Emirates and TAP Air Portugal have signed a MOU to increase the scope of their current codeshare partnership.

China’s civil aviation regulator has suspended Donghai Airlines from applying for new routes, flights and capacity as punishment for an inflight scuffle between a pilot and a crewmember.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council’s approval of the latest recommendations from its Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART).

Australia and Singapore are holding discussions on an air travel bubble that would allow quarantine-free travel for residents between the countries from July.

Hill wants to maintain its supply chain and not be “held to ransom” by suppliers, in a bid to keep maintenance costs low for customers.

As offshore operators adapt to the energy transition to renewables, demand is growing for helicopters to serve offshore wind farms.

International travel is expected to build in the third quarter, and bilateral corridors will still be important.

Airlines and airports are welcoming new recommendations by ICAO urging the harmonization of coronavirus testing and vaccine certificates, and the consideration of giving high priority for air crews to receive vaccinations.

Boeing scored another new order for the 737 MAX family after investment firm 777 Partners agreed to purchase 24 737-8s.

To electrify future large commercial aircraft will require new wiring systems that can distribute tens of megawatts of power at thousands of volts safely and reliably at high altitudes.

FIJI AIRWAYS secured US$65m liquidity support facility with Asian Development Bank (ADB).

VIVA AIR, Colombia leased fifth LEAP-powered A320neo (10409) from ACG as part of a multi-aircraft transaction.

777 PARTNERS, FL ordered 24 737-8s, and took purchase rights for another 60, for lease to its LCC customer base.

The upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent ongoing logistics effort to distribute vaccines has seen the air cargo sector turned upside down.