Air Transport

EMIRATES GROUP had record AED18.7b net profit for year ended March 31 (vs AED10.9b a year ago) on 15% higher revenues. EMIRATES AIRLINE earned AED17.2b vs AED10.6b on 13% higher revenues; capacity increased 20%.

Air Transport

WESTJET plans October 27 to begin daily Calgary-Tokyo Narita (787).

Air Transport

Shane Jones to Senior Vice President of Fleet, Revenue Products and Real Estate of Alaska Airlines, Seattle.

Air Transport

AIR TRANSAT leased ex-Heston A330-200 (1014) with Trent 700s from Avolon.

Air Transport

US DOT says US airlines operated 549,439 flights in February, up 4.4% vs Feb 2023; on-time arrival rate was 83.7%.

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES plans June 4 to begin daily Orlando-Nassau, Bahamas (737).

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AEROMEXICO took delivery of new 787-9 (62147) on lease from ALC.

Air Transport

AEROITALIA leased ex-Air Austral 737-800 (40911) from Blackbird Capital.

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ICELANDAIR took delivery of new 737-8 (64948) on lease from BOC Aviation.

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AUTOMATIC purchased 737-300BDSF (23486) from Qantas.

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SUNEXPRESS leased ex-Norwegian 737-800 (39165) from FPG Amentum.

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HONG KONG AIRLINES leased ex-Vietnam Airlines A321-200 (4315) with V2500s from AerCap.

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AV AIRFINANCE arranged $240m loan facility for GOAL, secured by four A320neos and two A321neos.

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IAG

IAG had €4m net loss on €6.4b revenues in 1Q24 vs €87m loss on €5.9b in 1Q23; it ended quarter with €13.3b in liquidity.

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WESTJET reached tentative agreement with IAM-represented load controllers on first CBA between organizations.

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ABRA GROUP, UK agreed to make strategic investment into Spain's WAMOS AIR (air charters/wet-leases).

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TRANSAT downgraded forecast for EBITDA margin for 2024, citing persistent operational challenges related to GTF engines, market dynamics leading to downward pressure on airline unit revenues, and consequences of strike threats.

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EVA AIR, Taiwan says it has ordered four more 787-10s for delivery from 2029, joining two, plus nine 787-9s, on order.

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AVION EXPRESS BRASIL secured ANAC approval for Phase 2 of its AOC certification process and launched Phase 3, which includes review of manuals and other documentation, in preparation for startup of ACMI operations in 4Q24.

Air Transport

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES wet-leased (ACMI) two 737-800s from KlasJet (Avia Solutions Group).

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AZUL had R$1.1b net loss on R$4.7b revenues in 1Q24 vs R$322m loss on R$4.2b in 1Q23; it has R$2.7b in liquidity.

Air Transport

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