Air Transport

AMERICAN applied to US DOT to begin daily Reagan National-San Antonio (A321); startup date is TBA.

THY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT was formed by Turkish Airlines to manage various outside investment projects.

AIRBUS booked orders in June for 38 A321neos from UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS (2) and an undisclosed customer (36). It booked orders for 327 aircraft in 1H24 (197 narrowbodies/130 widebodies) vs 1,080 (971 narrowbodies/109 widebodies).

QATAR AIRWAYS acheived record net profit of QAR6.1b for FY23/24; revenues rose 6% to QAR81b.

Rakesh Gangwal, co-Founder of IndiGo, was elected to the Board of Directors of Southwest Airlines.

AERCAP completed 246 transactions (162 lease agreements/47 purchases/37 sales) in 2Q24 vs 215 deals (124 lease agreements/32 purchases/59 sales) in 2Q23; it had 1,717 aircraft, >1,000 engines and >300 helicopters at end of March.

AZUL agreed to lease two A321P2Fs (2741/2759; ex-China Southern) from AerCap for delivery in 4Q24.

JAZEERA AIRWAYS leased ex-Alaska A320-200 (4991) with CFM56s from DAE Capital.

TUIFLY, The Netherlands wet-leased A320-200 (3101) with CFM56s from Global Crossing Airlines.

AIR FRANCE took delivery of new A350-900 (666) on lease from Avolon.

This week, the Carbon Analysis focuses on engine manufacturers, namely CFM International, International Aero Engines, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.

In an upcoming airworthiness directive, the FAA will order inspections of all U.S.-registered 737 Next Generation and 737 MAX models in service.

Compensation for boarding time is something flight attendants in the U.S. have been increasingly vocal about as air passenger levels continue to grow.

The plea deal offers little to anyone looking for regulatory or court-ordered consequences forcing fundamental changes at Boeing.

Former US Airways Group CEO and IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal has joined the Southwest Airlines Board of Directors.

The EC will go ahead with the launch of a long-delayed border control system by mid-November 2024 at the very latest.

China’s AVIC AG600 Kunlong seaplane has entered initial production, ahead of its type certification planned for the end of 2024.

Russia’s S7 Airlines plans to withdraw some of its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft from service due to issues with their Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.

Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalize on.

During Routes Europe 2024 Budapest Airport shared its recent successes, key targets, and what it meant to be named the Overall Winner at the Routes Awards.

Routes 360 members share their latest insights and notable developments this week.

Lufthansa is confident it will reach the necessary agreements with competitor airlines to win EC final clearance for an ITA Airways deal by Q4 2024.

At the 2024 IATA Annual General Meeting in Dubai, IATA leadership focused on sustainability and partnership, while questions of supply chain issues lingered.

Leased from an unidentified lessor, the three aircraft will all be delivered to the flag-carrier in 2024.

Ethiopian Airlines Group said June was an ‘outstanding’ month of growth and expansion.