China Southern Airlines and Vietnam Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement, marking the first such partnership between a Chinese and Vietnamese carrier.
AMERICAN debuted its new 244-seat 787-9P (premium) that features 51 Flagship Suite seats, 32-pax reimagined premium economy cabin and 161-pax redesigned main cabin. It ordered 30 787-9Ps and expects to receive eight in 2025.
WIZZ AIR had €213.9m net profit on €5.3b revenues for year ended March 31 vs €365.9m on €5.1b a year ago, citing GTF groundings. It ended year with 231 aircraft (263 planned for next year) and says, as of May 9, it had 37 aircraft on ground as result of GTF-related matters, with roughly another 34 aircraft expected to be grounded by end of September.
AVIANCA, Colombia agreed to lease nine LEAP-powered A320neos from BOC Aviation for delivery in 2027 (aircraft were originally ordered by Avianca and positions are being acquired by BOC Aviation via agreement with Airbus).
The CEO of Russia’s largest airline company Aeroflot Group has shared plans to construct a new engine repair shop at its Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport base.
