Air Transport

SKYWORKS says in 4Q23 it arranged sales of two A319s (leased to American) for Sierra Echo Aircraft Leasing, two A320-200s (leased to Avion Express) for Global Knafaim Leasing and five GE90-115s to Aercap for Sanad Capital.

BINTER agreed to lease ex-TAP Express ATR 72-600 (1305) from Nordic Aviation Group (SPNWS; January 19).

JetBlue and Spirit said the notice of appeal, filed jointly, was “consistent with the requirements of the merger agreement.”

Mesa has taken steps to pay down debt and shore up revenue through aircraft sales and an increase in the amount United pays its regional partner per block hour.

Investigators are examining an engine fire on an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F that had to return to Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff on Jan. 18.

Contrail avoidance gains traction, but questions remain.

Flight attendants at American Airlines are again seeking a release from federal mediation.

Two fatal 737-8 accidents, deficient quality on multiple programs, and recent 737-9 issues mean FAA would be justified in scrutinizing anything Boeing proposes.

Bangkok becomes IndiGo's 14th international destination served from Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

Turkish Airlines will make its long-awaited debut in Australia in March, operating via Singapore.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Stratos, an independent aircraft asset manager, has arranged the sale of two Airbus A330- 200 aircraft for Etihad Airways.

This week’s top air transport stories include a U.S. federal judge ruling that blocked the merger between JetBlue Airwaysand Spirit Airlines, and the ongoing U.S. investigation review following a Jan. 5 inflight loss of a door plug from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9.

This week's Flight Friday looks under the hood at Indian operator utilization.

Boeing’s newest 737-7 exemption request faces opposition from inside and outside the FAA.

The country's government is reportedly assessing an aquisition of Mexicana MRO Services.

After a week of precautionary checks after the Alaska Airlines accident, the Indonesian Transport Ministry has allowed Lion Air's Boeing 737-9s to resume service.

SKY EXPRESS, Greece agreed to lease two new ATR 72-600s from Abelo; first (1684) delivered with second in March.

JAPAN AIRLINES took redelivery of its first B767-300BCF (40365) for service entry in February; two more are expected.

MY FREIGHTER, Uzbekistan agreed to lease two more 767-300Fs (25404; ex-Air Canada/25170; ex-Condor) from CAM.

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES suffered runway incursion of Dash 8-400 (459) at Mekele when landing gear collapsed on landing.

FRONTIER AIRLINES plans in June 2024 to open crew base (90 pilots/200 flight attendants) in San Juan, PR.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA signed new codeshare partnership with LINK AIRWAYS to increase its regional network by half.

AIR CANADA agreed to lease four ex-Alaska A320-200s from BBAM (4948)/DAE (3155)/Macquarie (5034)/TBA (3465).

GRIFFIN has secured a $50m commitment from Truist Bank into its unsecured revolving credit facility, now at $575m.