Air Transport

WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES purchased ex-Atlas Air 747-400F (29258) in deal arranged by SkyWorks.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Inmarsat is developing a “smart pipe” satellite communications (satcom) infrastructure for the Boeing 777X that independently allocates bandwidth for multiple, disparate applications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

BLUE AIR, Romania leased ex-Hainan Airlines 737-800 (35101) from Air Lease Corporation.
Air Transport

WAMOS AIR, Spain leased ex-China Southern A330-300 (935) with Trent 700s from CDB Aviation.
Air Transport

AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP announced it has to date agreed to defer about $61m in lease payments (about 6% 2019 revenues). It also expects to defer
Air Transport

AMAZON PRIME AIR leased 767-300F (25448; ex-American) from CAM (ATSG) for operation by AIR TRANSPORT INTL.
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
JetBlue Airways and its pilots struck an agreement that will remove the possibility of involuntary furloughs through May 1, 2021, the first deal of its kind at any U.S. airline during the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Flights between Sydney (SYD) and Melbourne (MEL), the world’s second busiest route in 2019 by number of departures, are to be scaled back following a spike in the number of novel coronavirus cases.
Airlines & Lessors

ACI

ACI reports year-over-year pax traffic dropped 94.4% in April; cargo fell 22.6%.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
With the COVID-19 crisis putting massive financial pressure on airlines, several major Asia-Pacific carriers are deferring aircraft orders as one of
Airlines & Lessors

AZUL expects to operate 303 peak daily departures by the end of August, representing about 35% of its pre-crisis total.
Air Transport

UNITED completed 3.8b MileagePlus senior secured notes offering. MileagePlus subsidiaries also secured $3b term loan.
Air Transport

AZUL sold its indirect 6% stake in TAP AIR PORTUGAL to Portuguese Govt for R$65m; it is also withdrawing conversion rights of its €90m secured 2026
Air Transport

FASTJET, South Africa says without additional funding it will be forced to shut down at end of August; it has suspended operations through end of July
Air Transport

US TREASURY announced that American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Sky West Airlines, and Spirit Airlines have signed LOI setting out
Air Transport

AIR FRANCE plans to reduce its workforce by 16% by end of 2022 as it is predicting it will not see the same level of activity as in 2019 before 2024
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The UK government has published a list of countries from which international arrivals to England will not have to self-isolate, including France, Greece, Italy, Spain and other popular tourist destinations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has been cleared to seek additional financing from a new government assistance fund that should help the carrier stay afloat through the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France plans to cut 6,560 jobs by the end of 2022, with a further 1,020 to go from its regional subsidiary HOP! through fleet simplification and restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
Expansion of international freight facilities at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) in eastern China will begin this year, following approval from provincial authorities.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Portugal has become the latest European government to back its largest airline after increasing its existing stake in TAP Air Portugal from 50% to 72.5%.
Airlines & Lessors

Flydubai – the budget carrier that works alongside Emirates – is set to announce job cuts this week.
Air Transport

Aircraft, spares and even an entire South African regional airline are up for grabs on the online auction site Go-Dove.
Air Transport

Weekly profile of a major airport’s operations, carriers and destinations.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
On July 2, 60 passengers representing different demographics arrived at Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA) for a flight that never departed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation