Air Transport

MALAYSIA AIRLINES says it now expects delivery of its first of 20 A330neos in late November 2024 due to production delays. It is working closely with Airbus and Avolon on new timeline and expects to have five by 1Q25.

STARLUX, Taiwan completed its IPO bidding auction, which was oversubscribed by 115% with capital of US$1b.

MESA AIR GROUP had $19.9m net loss on $111m revenues for third quarter ended June 30 vs $47.6m loss on $115m a year ago; it extended increased block-hour rate on E175 flying with United through August 2025 while negotiating new deal.

NAVBLUE launched Mission+ DOC Manager to manage and customize Airbus/company flight operations manuals, now in use by seven airlines.

CENTRAL AIRLINES, China leased two 777Fs (66079/66080) from DHL Express and wet-leased it back.

CALC secured US$400m warehouse facility, led by BNP Paribas, CACIB, MUFG and Natixis CIB, to finance aircraft purchases, refinance assets and bolster growth initiatives. It has owned/managed/committed fleet of 319 aircraft.

EASYJET extended lease of an A320-200 from October 2026 to March 2029 from Avation, Singapore.

AIR SIERRA LEONE is being launched by Sierra Leone Govt for December 2024 startup to Abidjan, Accra, Monrovia, Banjul, Dakar, Conakry, and London Gatwick using a 737-8 and three ERJs operated by Nigeria's XEJET AVIATION.

SKYWEST has agreement with United to begin operating (initially 11) CRJ550s as United Express from December 2024.

Nate Riggs to Chief Commercial Officer, based in New York, of Deucalion Aviation.

LIFE FLIGHT NETWORK added a second Pilatus PC-12 to its fixed-wing air medical fleet in Boise, ID.

UNITED AIRLINES had $965m net income on $14.8b revenues in 3Q24 vs $1.1b on $14.5b in 3Q23. It ended quarter with $17.1b of total liquidity and announced $1.5b stock repurchase program, capped at $500m through end of 2024.

INTERCARIBBEAN AIRWAYS plans December 1 to begin twice-weekly Grenada-Georgetown, Guyana (ERJ 145).