Air Transport

THAI AIRWAYS confirmed previous undisclosed order for 45 787-9s, plus 35 options; order was placed in Dec 2023.

ALTA members flew record 451.6m pax in 2023, up 5.4% vs 13.3% vs 2022 and up 3.9% vs pre-pandemic 2019.

FRONTIER AIRLINES plans May 21 to begin three-times-weekly Cleveland-Myrtle Beach, SC (A320).

MEMENTO GROUP assumed AEGEAN's share in ANIMAWINGS, Romania, and now owns 100%; one of the two A320 aircraft leased to Animawings has already been redelivered to AEGEAN, with second due in the next few months.

CAE Inc. recorded a 30% annual decrease in profit in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 due to a lackluster performance by its defense business.

While cargo carrying activity was 4% lower in 2023 than in the previous year, in 2024 global CTKs are forecast to return to 2022 levels.

Monday turned out to be quite an unusual day for JetBlue Airways.

UNITED added Aircastle, Air New Zealand, Embraer, Google, HIS, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Safran Corporate Ventures, and Technip Energies to its Sustainable Flight Fund, which now exceeds $200m from 22 partners.

FLYONE, Romania leased ex-Avianca A321-200 (6190) with V2500s from ICBC Leasing.

INDIGO closed finance lease transaction with BOC Aviation for four LEAP-powered A320neos to be delivered in 2024.

GETJET AIRLINES, Lithuania leased ex-TUIfly 737-800 (33974) from World Star Aviation.

AFRAA is estimating African airlines will carry 98m pax in 2024; traffic has exceeded pre-pandemic levels since Nov '23.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS received regulatory approval to qualify its pilots for both the A350 and A380 to enhance its flexibility.

EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) acquired 5% of AIR ASTANA, Kazakhstan for $42m via IPO.

BRITISH AIRWAYS has begun using new E-Logs platform to provide live performance information for its entire fleet to immediately spot/fix potential problems.

Boeing says it is progressing on its 737-7 and 737-10 certification efforts.

After a challenging 2022, ATR last year saw improving demand and production rates, the company reported on Feb 15.

CAG said the combined system can generate sufficient solar energy equal to reduce 20,000 tons of carbon emissions, approximately 10% of its consumption in 2019.

The minister said that the issue is caused by the shortage of qualified staff and equipment.

Lufthansa plans to take a 41% stake in ITA initially, with the opportunity later on to acquire the remaining shares.

The Thai order—for which the flag-carrier says deliveries will begin in 2027—has been listed by Boeing as an undisclosed customer since December.

Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR released its 2023 annual results highlighting a robust growth through increased deliveries and sales.

Etihad Cargo has launched SecureTech, the ninth addition to the carrier's suite of premium products which is dedicated to the safe and secure transportation of consumer electronics.

AJW Group has entered into the Airbus 350 support market with the acquisition of a significant package of spare parts.

Etihad has achieved the qualification for its pilots to seamlessly operate both Airbus A350 and A380 aircraft interchangeably.