Air Transport

Luis Gallego, formerly the head of Iberia, has taken over as CEO of parent company International Airlines Group (IAG), after the retirement of Willie Walsh, who had led the group and been instrumental in its development since its creation in 2011.

Jessica Tyler to President of American Airlines Cargo and Vice President of Airport Excellence of American Airlines.

DELTA TECHOPS completed heavy maintenance on its first PW1100 as part of 2019 deal with Pratt & Whitney.

The number of air passengers processed at U.S. airport security checkpoints hit a post-pandemic high over Labor Day weekend, with daily throughput approaching one million passengers for the first time since mid-March.

International and domestic commercial routes to and from Argentina could restart in October, according to the country’s transport minister.

EMIRATES says it has returned >US$1.4b in COVID-19-related travel refunds, representing 90% of the airline’s backlog.

US DOT reports 18 US airlines carried 21.4m pax in July, down 73% vs July 2019, but up 30% from 16.5m in June 2020.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS sold 13 V2500-powered A320-200s to TrueAero, TX, and leased them back.

ALTA added Neste (sustainable aviation fuel) as a new affiliate member.

PORTER AIRLINES further pushed back its return-to-service date to November 12, from previously announced target of Oct 7.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Sept. 7 authorized the setting-up of OTT Airlines, a subsidiary that China Eastern Airlines intends will operate only COMAC aircraft.

While many airlines around the world are waiting anxiously for international borders to reopen, the immediate concern for Australian carriers is closer to home.

Mike Hanna to Senior Vice President-Airport Operations of United Airlines.

Oltion Carkaxhija to Executive Vice President-Transformation of Air France-KLM Group.

UNITED AIRLINES says it plans to fly 34% of its full schedule in September 2020 (vs September 2019) and 40% in October.

ALITALIA received EC approval for €199.45m in State aid (as direct grant) for damages suffered due to COVID-19 outbreak.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC completed previously announced £1.2b private-only solvent recapitalization, including £600m from Virgin Group and Delta, £450m of

Jasmine Chan to Operations Manager of Aergo Capital, Ireland.

Martin Browne to Chief Operating Officer of Aergo Capital, Ireland.

Paul Naylor to Chief Commercial Officer (Structured Products) of Aergo Capital, Ireland.

David Power to Executive Chairman (Structured Products) of Aergo Capital, Ireland.

Joe Viveiros to a Sales Director of Aero Asset, Toronto.

Porter Airlines has once again pushed back its planned operational restart, this time to Nov. 12, as travel restrictions continue to cripple Canada-U.S. travel demand as well as Canadian domestic services.

Sebastien Delmaire to a Sales Director of Aero Asset, Toronto.

AIR EUROPA took delivery of new Trent-powered 787-9 (65090) on lease from AerCap.