Air Transport

Utair has appealed to the government for help in importing used Western-made airliners like Iran does until new locally made jets can enter service.

AIR NIUGINI leased ex-Oman Air 737-800 (40067) from Pembroke.

EASYJET leased ex-Peach A320-200 (6824) with CFM56s from SMBC Aviation Capital.

ITA AIRWAYS, Italy took delivery of new A321neo (11833) with GTFs on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

GOL had R$130.2m net loss on R$4.7b revenues in 1Q24 vs R$136.4m profit on R$4.9b in 1Q23; it has 142 737s.

AEROMEXICO filed for IPO on NYSE with backing from APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT and DELTA AIR LINES.

FRAPORT GROUP had €12.7m net income in 1Q24 vs €32.6m loss in 1Q23; revenues increased 16.3%.

A4A is projecting US airlines will carry record 271m pax this summer (June 1-August 31) vs 255m in summer 2023.

LONDON HEATHROW handled 6.7m pax in April, up 4.8% vs April 2023.

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS agreed to lease three A320-200s from CALC; first (7213; ex-Pacific Airlines) was delivered.

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS plans September 13 to begin Cordoba-Punta Cana (737-8).

GARUDA wet-leased 777-200ER (28530) with Trent 800s from Eastern Airlines.

Low-cost long-haul specialist Norse Atlantic aims to achieve full-year profitability in 2024, as it splits operations into summer and winter portfolios.

Changi has signed a deal with Aurrigo International to acquire three more autonomous baggage handling vehicles, known as Auto-DollyTugs, as trials continue.

Azorra is working closely with Pratt & Whitney to support the engine-maker's customers affected by accelerated PW1000G geared turbofan inspections.

Etihad Airways has published its preliminary traffic statistics for April 2024.

Liebherr-Aerospace has won Best Supplier Award 2023 in the Program Development category at the Embraer Suppliers Conference.

EVA Air has placed an order for four Boeing 787-10 widebodies, raising the Taiwanese carrier's 787 backlog to 19 aircraft.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is advancing plans for a new terminal to meet surging demand.

Liaoning Fangda Group—Hainan Airlines’ new shareholder—plans to use Chongqing airport as a hub to increase international routes out of the western China city.

Comac is reportedly working on preliminary designs of a new twin-aisle airliner dubbed the C939.

Qantas has suspended its route to Shanghai as part of numerous changes to its Asia network—another sign of the slow rebound in the China international market.

Canada’s WestJet will make its summer seasonal route between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) into a year-round service.

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