Air Transport

Southwest Airlines investor Eilliott says it intends to give shareholders the opportunity to elect new board members.

Airlines are preparing for further disruption to their Middle East schedules amid growing fears of an attack by Iran on Israel.

Royal Jordanian is juggling fleet numbers as it copes with new aircraft delays.

Investors remain bullish about the aerospace and defense giant RTX despite ongoing travails with Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engine.

With the addition of two more Embraer E190-E2s, Singapore-based LCC Scoot is expanding its regional network with two new destinations in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Air China has unveiled the seat map for its impending Comac C919 delivery, offering eight business class and 150 economy class seats.

Qatar Airways is supporting IndiGo with Boeing 737-8 capacity as the Indian ULCC has grounded over 70 Airbus A320neos due to the Pratt GTF engine inspections.

Turkish Airlines posted a 26% drop in Q2 operating profit, citing competitive pressure on passenger unit revenues and the effect of global inflation on costs.

Airlines have canceled flights into Dhaka, Bangladesh, after the capital's airport was forced to close after civil unrest that toppled the country's government.

Go First has remained in limbo since it halted operations in May 2023.

The multinational airline group cited regulatory challenges as it announced it was abandoning its plan to acquire Air Europa.

MagniX is preparing to begin modifying a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 into a hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.

ASIANA AIRLINES purchased second 747-400F (30768) with CF6s from China Airlines in deal arranged by AMS.

CEBU PACIFIC, The Philippines leased ex-Go First A320neo (9530) with GTFs from AerCap.

TOTAL LINHAS AEREAS, Brazil leased ex-DHL 737-400SF (26606) from World Star Aviation.

ALTA added Total Linhas Aereas, Brazil as new member airline.

Jurgen Lebacs to Director of Sales & Business Development of TrueAero, Arlington, TX.

TAILWIND AIR has ceased seaplane operations in eastern US (Boston-New York) and is looking for investors.

AIR ASTANA GROUP earned US$138.7m in 1H24, up 9.8% vs 1H23; revenues rose 13% to US$586.2m. It has 54 aircraft.

AZUL secured financing from BNDES for 10 E195-E2s on order in transaction valued at R$1.9b.

AIRBUS booked order in July from an undisclosed customer for 15 A320neos and has now booked 386 orders in '24.

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES took delivery of its seventh C919 (013); four more are due in 2024. COMAC is planning to double production in 2024 and is expected to reach an annual production capacity of 150 C919s by the end of decade.

The NTSB’s planned two-day hearing on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 will provide a rare and extensive look into Boeing’s commercial aircraft manufacturing process

In July, Airbus delivered 77 aircraft to 40 customers, including 57 A320neo family aircraft, up four from June.

CrowdStrike is pushing back against what it has termed a “misleading narrative” from Delta Air Lines.