Air Transport

DAOL and VOLOFIN closed financing of one 777-300ER (leased to AIR FRANCE) for a South Korean asset manager.

MAGNETIC LEASING closed a secured term loan with volofin to finance mid-life narrowbody aircraft, engines, and LG.

EASYJET has extended leases of 10 CFM56-powered A319-100s from Aergo Capital; it has 47 A319s in fleet.

AIR TAHITI ordered four ATR 72-600s for delivery in 2025-2028 with 8-year global maintenance agreement with ATR.

AIR INDIA plans to deploy A350-900 on daily New Delhi-JFK from Nov 1 and on -Newark from Jan 1, replacing 777.

AIRBALTIC took delivery of its 48th A220-300 (55286). It has 32 remaining on order, plus purchase rights for 20 more.

FAA and NATCA have agreed on new duty time provisions aimed at addressing air traffic controllers' fatigue-related concerns raised in an agency-sponsored report.

A preliminary root-cause investigation into the CrowdStrike IT meltdown lays the blame on a bug in the company’s test software.

One Air is expecting its third Boeing 747-400F to enter service by the end of August as the company plans to double its fleet by the end of 2025.

Climate protest groups disrupted flights at several European airports July 24, with some activists glueing themselves to the Koln/Bonn airport tarmac.

P&WC is working with Maeve on a propulsion system for the European startup's planned hybrid-electric regional turboprop for the 80-seat-class market.

Jens Flottau speaks with Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe to learn more about the jet's production, delays in the planned first flight, and the 100-aircraft Saudia order.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has agreed to perform a flight demonstration of ZeroAvia’s ZA2000 hydrogen-electric engines in 2026.

Cebu Pacific has confirmed it is in discussions regarding the acquisition of small Philippine airline Airswift.

VietJet Air has firmed an MOU first announced at the Singapore Airshow, officially signing a deal for 20 Airbus A330neos here at Farnborough.

Uganda Airlines is launching services to Abuja, Harare, and Lusaka from September 12, 2024.

Qatar Airways will announce an equity investment in a southern African carrier within weeks, Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, told journalists at a media round table held at the Farnborough Air Show on 23 July.

Libya’s Berniq Airways has ordered six A320s to add to its existing fleet of six of the aircraft type.

Magma Aviation, an air cargo solutions company, has expanded its global footprint with a new office in Dubai and additional Airbus and Boeing aircraft added to its fleet.

A legal stand-off between the US government and Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad beckons, as the company denies US charges of aiding the Iranian government.

A closer look at the new interior of Air India's recently delivered A350-900 with EMEA MRO editor James Pozzi at Farnborough Airshow.

A Saurya Airlines CRJ200 crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 24, resulting in 18 fatalities.

The Pakistani government had previously expected final bids for PIA in early August—but the deadline has now been shifted to the end of September, according to reports.

Air Tahiti exemplifies the market ATR has been pursuing against otherwise slow demand in the 50-70-seat class of turboprops.

EasyJet's fiscal Q3 profit rose on strong travel demand, as the UK budget carrier upped its easyJet holidays profit forecast for the full year.