Air Transport

JETBLUE plans in January to launch services at Manchester-Boston (to Florida), its 10th airport in New England.

FLYYO, Romania leased ex-flynas A320-200 (3256) with CFM56s from Air Lease Corporation for ACMI operations.

GE AEROSPACE was selected by Avolon to implement Asset Transfer System (ATS) to provide real-time visibility and access to maintenance records via user-friendly digital interface, an enhanced OCR search, and third-party collaboration.

ABRA agreed to order five A350s and option three; it is majority owner of GOL and AVIANCA (and soon WAMOS AIR).

AIR FRANCE took delivery of new A350-900 (671) on lease from Air Lease Corporation (SPNWS; March 10, 2023).

EASTAR JET, Korea leased ex-Air Vanuatu 737-800 (42052) from Air Lease Corporation.

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS leased new 737-8 (66359) from Air Lease Corporation.

AIR FRANCE-KLM GROUP had €165m net profit on €7.9b revenues in 2Q24 vs €612m on €7.6b in 2Q23; both traffic and capacity were up 4.1% for 88% PLF. AIR FRANCE GROUP earned €195m vs €481m; KLM GROUP earned €260m vs €263m.

BOEING resumed 737 MAX deliveries to China -- to XIAMEN AIRLINES (43842) -- after delay for CVR component review.

Ryan Green to Executive Vice President-Commercial Transformation of Southwest Airlines.

JCAS AIRWAYS, Japan signed LOI to lease one new ATR 72-600 from Avation for delivery in late 2025.

ReGEN (Genesis) purchased A319-100 (2429; leased to BRITISH AIRWAYS) with V2500s from Aviator Capital.

SOUTHWEST had $367m net profit on record $7.4b revenues in 2Q24 vs $683m on $7.1b in 2Q23 and announced it is switching to assigned seats and will offer premium seating options. It expects to receive 20 737s in '24 vs 85 scheduled.

FLYNAS, Saudi Arabia agreed to order 75 A320neo Family aircraft (now 192; 53 delivered) and 15 A330-900s.

AMERICAN had $717m net profit on record $14.3b revenues in 2Q24 vs $1.3b on $14.1b in 2Q23. It has $11.7b liquidity.

The company is confident it is on pace to meet demand for new aircraft and improve turnaround times on engines undergoing mandatory service.

American Airlines is rushing to reverse course on an unpopular distribution strategy that could result in over $1 billion in lost revenue in 2024.

Work on a follow-on program to further mature the technologies in Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow research project is gathering momentum.

Abra Group, the main shareholder of Colombian airline Avianca and Brazilian LCC Gol, has signed a memorandum of understanding for five Airbus A350-900s.

Deutsche Aircraft has begun production of the first D328eco prototype by cutting one of the existing legacy Dornier 328 fuselages into three pieces.

The 2025 Paris Air Show will feature an increased emphasis on the space sector and advanced air mobility, with the Careers Plane and Paris Air Lab also set to reappear.

Air France-KLM has reduced its capacity growth outlook for the full year and says the Olympic Games have had a €40 million impact on its Q2 operating margin.

Facing expenses, constraints, and pressure from an activist investor, Southwest Airlines has announced changes to its open seating model.

Airbus and Flynas announced an MOU during Farnborough Airshow for 75 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and 15 A330-900s.

Delays in receiving aircraft and engines feed US airline problems.