Air Transport

METITZ SECURITIES purchased portfolio of 24 narrowbodies from ACG, according to unconfirmed media report.

SKY AIRLINE was identified in unconfirmed media reports as undisclosed customer that last month ordered 10 A321neos (SPNWS; Oct 11); neither the

AERCAP signed lease agreements for 72 aircraft (13 widebodies and 59 narrowbodies) in 3Q19 vs 62 in 3Q18. It also purchased 16 aircraft and sold 20

BOC AVIATION signed 11 lease commitments in 3Q19 vs 35 in 3Q18, and now has owned/managed/committed fleet of 509 aircraft (vs 499 a year ago)

EMBRAER rolled first of two E190-E2s for AIR KIRIBATI out of paint shop; deal includes purchase rights for third/fourth.

AIR ARABIA ABU DHABI is being established as joint venture between Etihad Aviation Group and Air Arabia to provide LCC services out of Abu Dhabi with

UNITED AIRLINES extended cancellations for the 737 MAX through January 6; it has 14 737 MAXs on ground. AIR CANADA has extended cancellations for the

ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES launched 777-300ER pax-to-freighter conversion program with commitment for 15 aircraft and 15 options from GECAS, which

STS AVIATION GROUP purchased 200,000 sq ft widebody MRO facility at Birmingham, UK, formerly operated by Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL); facility

DEAN BALDWING PAINTING plans to build 4-bay, 127,000 sq ft aircraft paint facility at Macon, GA for 2020; three bays will be large enough to

TECT AEROSPACE agreed to acquire Nashville-based assembly operations of TRIUMPH GROUP, which was exclusively advised by Seal & Associates; the 2m sq

FL ARI AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING (CALC) was accredited by CAAC for aircraft disassembly at Harbin.

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SPRING AIRLINES took delivery of LEAP-powered A320neo (9239) on lease from BOC Aviation.

AUSTRIAN took delivery of ex-Avianca Brasil A320-200s (5841) on lease from Aviation Capital Group (SPNWS; July 26).

The National Security Council (NSC) will soon release a strategy for preventing drone disruptions at major U.S. metropolitan airports, according to the FAA.

The U.S. Travel Association warned federal lawmakers on Oct. 17 that “Americans are not ready” for the October 2020 deadline for REAL ID enforcement.

Norwegian and New York-based JetBlue Airways have signed a letter of intent to form an interline agreement, enabling passengers to fly between Europe and the Americas at low cost and with a single booking.

In a move that significantly challenges Boeing’s new-build large freighter dominance, aircraft lessor and financier GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) is teaming with Israel Aerospace Industries Group (IAI) to launch a freighter conversion of the 777-300ER.

Britain’s aerospace industry is carefully examining the details of a revised withdrawal agreement for the country’s exit from the European Union (EU).

Air New Zealand plans to add a new cabin class that will essentially fill a niche between standard economy and premium economy products.

The world is supposed to notice when a major public corporation suddenly demotes its chairman—the head of the board of directors—particularly if that person has amassed as much power as Boeing CEO and President Dennis Muilenburg.

Alitalia’s future remains uncertain after an already much-delayed Oct. 15 deadline passed without an industrial plan for its relaunch being presented by the carrier’s rescue consortium.

Airlines from Australasia are gaining an increasing share of the world’s longest-range routes, thanks to the capabilities of new-generation aircraft types.

If battery power can be kept to a minimum, parallel hybrid-electric propulsion could provide significant fuel savings over short airline flights.