Air Transport

ANA HOLDINGS had ¥24.7b net income on record ¥517b revenues for first quarter ended June 30 vs ¥30.6b on ¥461m a year ago; international pax revenue reached record ¥189.5b with plans to increase y-o-y capacity to Europe by 130%.

ATLAS AIR leased ex-AirBridge Cargo 747-8F (60119) with GEnx-2Bs from BOC Aviation.

GE AEROSPACE has 5-year agreement with Riyadh Air to provide suite of flight operations software: Safety Insight, Fuel Insight, and FlightPulse.

ASL AIRLINES IRELAND is expected to acquire ex-Air Belgium A330-200F (1688) with Trents for operation for DHL.

Raymond G. Bohn, President and Chief Executive Officer of NAV CANADA, announced retirement (effective October 31); successor is TBA.

AIR ASTANA agreed to lease seven new A321neo LRs from Air Lease Corporation for delivery starting in 2026.

CHORUS AVIATION agreed to sell its regional aircraft leasing business, including FALKO REGIONAL AIRCRAFT, to HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS for C$1.9b (net proceeds of C$814m); deal is supported by Brookfield and Air Canada.

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES and ALASKA reached agreement with US DOJ to extend Review Period for merger to August 15.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS had $25m net income on $2.4b revenues in 2Q24 vs $138m on $2.6b in 2Q23, exceeding guidance.

American Airlines intends to capture lost corporate share after the company attempted to rewrite the distribution narrative in 2023.

Air Astana Group has taken another step in its continuing expansion by signing an operating lease for seven Airbus A321LRs from Air Lease Corporation.

Chorus plans to sell its regional aviation leasing unit for C$1.9 billion ($1.37 billion) to affiliates of investment funds managed by HPS Investment Partners.

Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian plans to lease its first twin-aisle aircraft—an Airbus A330-200—from TrueNoord.

Croatia Airlines has outlined the first routes planned to receive Airbus A220 service.

Australian airline Rex has entered voluntary administration, and the carrier’s narrowbody jet unit appears likely to be a casualty of its restructuring.

Aeromexico will launch four new U.S. routes this winter, increasing its network to 35 nonstop transborder sectors and boosting capacity to 133,000 two-way weekly seats.

Metafuels and the Paul Scherrer Institute have been awarded $5 million by the Swiss government to demonstrate the production of e-fuel for aviation.

Bombardier’s CEO says it would be open to buying back the plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, it sold to Spirit AeroSystems in 2020.

Air New Zealand is pulling back from a 2030 emissions reduction target, citing aircraft delivery delays and SAF supply as obstacles to achieving the goal.

American Airlines hub Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) says its $600 million terminal lobby expansion program will be completed in 2025.

Long considered an industry change-driver, the carrier is reworking the model that has set it apart for more than 50 years.

TRANSAVIA FRANCE took delivery of new LEAP-powered A320neo (12197) on lease from AerCap.

LOT POLISH AIRLINES plans February 24 to begin five-times-weekly Warsaw-Lisbon (737-8).

HISKY plans October 14 to begin thrice-weekly Bucharest-Paris CDG (A320).

EASYJET plans in November to begin seasonal Geneva-Cairo/-Marsa Alam, Egypt (A320).