Air Transport

GENESIS purchased six 737-800s from WestJet for leaseback. It has owned/managed/committed fleet of 55 aircraft.

FLY2SKY leased ex-Air China A320-200 (3461) with CFM56s from ICBC Leasing.

AIR CANADA leased ex-China Southern A320-200 (2708) with CFM56s from Aviator Capital.

CEBU PACIFIC, The Philippines leased A320-200 (7345) with CFM56s from Bulgaria Air.

THAI AIRWAYS agreed to lease two ex-Virgin A330-300s (1315/1329) from CDB Aviation for delivery in Sept./Oct. 2024.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS began daily Abu Dhabi-Kozhikode/-Thiruvananthapuram (A320/A321).

FLY CORALWAY, Tahiti has abandoned plans to launch operations in the Caribbean due to lack of financing.

ALASKA AIRLINES took delivery of its first 737-8 (67802), which is due to enter service in mid-February 2024.

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES took delivery of its fifth new A320neo (11808); aircraft will initially operate in white without livery.

LUBECK AIR, Germany postponed restart of operations until at least mid-2024 as it is still looking for financial partners.

FLY2SKY leased ex-Air China A320-200 (3461) from ICBC Leasing for wet-lease to HUMO AIR, Uzbekistan.

DRAGONFLY AVIATION, Kenya leased ex-Horizon Air Dash 8-400 (4059) from Viking Air.

Ali Türk to Chief Cargo Officer of Turkish Airlines.

JAPAN AIRLINES is writing off A350-900 (538) after collision with Japan Coast Guard Dash 8-300 (656) while landing at Tokyo Haneda on Jan. 2; all pax and crew evacuated aircraft whilst five of six crewmembers on Dash 8 were killed.

SAS is adding nine new European destinations in Summer 2024 and will then fly to >130 destinations in >40 countries. It plans to begin Copenhagen-Ibiza/-Salzburg/-Genoa/-Tromso/-Dalaman; Bergen-London; Oslo/-Geneva/-Milan/-Tivat.

Mehmet Akif Konar to Chief Operational Officer of Turkish Airlines.

BOC AVIATION agreed to purchase four new A321neos/two new A320neos from Airbus in 2027-28 for lease to CONDOR.

AIRFAST INDONESIA agreed to lease ex-Norwegian 737-8 (63970) from Mitsui Bussan Aerospace.