EVIA AERO, Germany signed LOI to order 15 new Britten-Norman Islanders, with redesigned cabins, for delivery starting in 2027 for subsequent conversion to zero-emissions platforms with hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion systems.
AVOLON delivered/leased 17 aircraft in 4Q24 vs 22 in 4Q23 (it also signed LOIs for 17 SLBs) and ended year with owned/managed/committed fleet of 1,129 aircraft. It says 100% of scheduled deliveries in 2025 and 2026 are placed.
AIR NEW ZEALAND agreed to sell a BETA Alia CX300 electric cargo aircraft to Avolon for leaseback as part of partnership to support commercialization of electric-, battery hybrid- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.
ALC delivered 18 new aircraft (eight A220s; three A321neos; two A330-900s; two 737-8s; three 737-10s) on lease in 4Q24 vs 22 in 4Q23; and ended year with owned/managed/committed fleet of 818 aircraft vs 875 a year ago.
Pilots at Canada's Air Transat have formally launched contract negotiations, aiming to broker a deal on par with their counterparts at Air Canada and WestJet.
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES began daily Shanghai-Hong Kong with a C919, then plans to begin C919 service to Beijing Capital on January 21. It plans by early February to offer 260 flights/42,400 seats per week (1.4% of schedule) with C919.
