Air Transport

SKYWEST (Delta) rolled out its first 50-seat CRJ550 (reconfigured CRJ700) from paint shop. It plans to operate 19.

AIR TRANSAT plans mid-December to begin Montreal-/Quebec City-Tulum, Mexico (A321).

AIRBUS reports that since 2019 160 new airlines have been formed and 7,250 new routes have been opened; 2,200 aircraft have changed hands.

SWISS says it currently has six A320neos grounded due to GTF inspection issues and expects issue to continue into 2026 vs 2025 as previously disclosed. HELVETIC has four E2s grounded for same issue and number could go to six.

The days of LCCs and ULCCs disrupting legacy models continue to fade fast.

Traffic for the leading three Chinese carriers during Q2 2024 reveal record-high performances, with year-on-year increases and growth against Q2 2019.

With no commercial aircraft on show from Boeing at Farnborough Airshow’s static or flying displays, the Airbus A321XLR is expected to garner significant interest.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR is planning some announcements during the Farnborough Airshow, where two ATR 72-600s will be on display.

This year’s Farnborough Airshow static park will feature several new commercial airliners, though Boeing aircraft is expected to not play much of a role.

Embraer’s E190F cargo conversion will make its first public appearance at the Farnborough Airshow, on July 22-26, after performing its maiden flight earlier this year.

Collins Aerospace Ireland is leading an industry consortium to advance the concept of a conforming liquid hydrogen tank.

In updated guidance, Spirit Airlines has dropped its Q2 revenue estimate by $40 million-$60 million, due primarily to lower-than-expected non-ticket earnings.

Subang Airport is expecting to start jet operations soon, with Indonesian carrier TransNusa being the first to introduce international service from Jakarta.

In a milestone for electric aircraft, Electric Power Systems (EPS) has submitted the first application for FAA approval of a lithium propulsion battery system.

China Eastern Airlines has withdrawn its Vienna plans for the time being.

Air France Industries / KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a pair of contracts with European carriers to support their Airbus A220 fleets.

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are seeking exceptions to operate under common ownership and the transfer of international route authority.

The vertically integrated cargo center will boost cargo capacity at Miami International Airport by “at least 50%,” according to Miami-Dade County.

As the leasing landscape changes, lessors are employing lower-risk strategies.

Having crucial information such as runway closures mixed in with less important updates has been flagged as a concern by NTSB for years.

Airbus UpNext has begun to heavily modify a Cessna Citation VII business jet as the demonstrator for a high-aspect ratio, morphing wing.

FLYBONDI, Argentina plans August 2 to begin five-times-weekly Ushuaia-El Calafate (737-800).

ALTA members carried 38.1m pax in May, up 5.3% vs April 2023; capacity increased 5.8% to 95b ASKs.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC plans October 25 to suspend daily Heathrow-Shanghai (787-9) due to inability to fly over Russia.

ATLAS AIR completed acquisition of ex-China Airlines 747-400F (30766) (SPNWS; May 17).