Air Transport

ARCOSJET, Dubai ordered 10 Lilium (eVTOL) Jets for expected delivery in 2026-2027.

SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES and RIYADH AIR signed cooperation agreement in anticipation of Riyadh Air's startup in '25.

JAPAN AIRLINES removed its final 777-200ER (32891) from service following final flight (Okinawa-Tokyo Haneda).

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES expects FAA will certify the 737-7 by April 2024 and plans to place first into service in 4Q23.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA took delivery of new 737-8 (65047) on lease from CALC under deal for four (SPNWS; July 22, '22).

FLY PRO, Moldova has acquired ex-EgyptAir A300B4-600F (561). It also operates 747-200F (22545).

Edmund Makona to Chief Executive Officer of Air Zimbabwe.

AMELIA INTERNATIONAL, France agreed to lease three A320-200s from AerCap for delivery in mid-2024.

Daniel Cunningham to Senior Vice President of Sales of DAE Capital, UAE.

BOC AVIATION received US$208m cash payment under insurance settlement with Russian insurance company, NSK, for eight aircraft (formerly leased to POBEDA) detained in Russia. It plans to continue to pursue recovery of full value.

GALLOPAIR plans 3Q24 startup in Brunei with ARJ21s and C919s; it plans to be operating 30 aircraft in seven years.

A4A projects US airlines will carry record 29.9m pax over 11-day Thanksgiving travel period (Nov 17-27) vs 27.5m in '22.

AZUL, Brazil took delivery of new E195-E2 (107) on lease from Azorra, which has ordered 35 E2s from Embraer.

MALAYSIA AIRLINES leased ex-SAS A350-900 (378) from JP Lease (JLPS).

AERO-K, South Korea leased ex-Vueling A320-200 (2620) with CFM56s from FTAI Aviation.

TURKISH AIRLINES reached agreement in principle with Airbus to order/option 355 A321neos/A350s for 2026-2036.

Pauline Dhillon and Jamie Porteous to Co-CEOs of Cargojet, Canada; Dr. Ajay Virmani will be appointed Executive Chairman.

EGYPTAIR agreed to lease 18 new 737-8s from Air Lease Corporation for delivery in 2025-2026.

ROYAL JORDANIAN ordered four more 787-9s, increasing it orderbook to six; it currently operates seven 787-8s.

SUNEXPRESS ordered 28 737-8s and 17 737-10s and optioned 45 MAXs. It has now ordered 87 MAXs (nine delivered)

ROYAL AIR MAROC ordered two more 787-9s to join fleet of nine 787s; Boeing previously listed order as unidentified.

AIRBALTIC ordered 30 more A220-300s and took purchase rights on another 20. It plans to have 100 A220s by 2030.

EMIRATES ordered 55 777-9s and 35 777-8s, and has now ordered 205 GE9X-powered 777Xs. It is ordered another five 787-10s, growing its 787 backlog to 35: 20 787-8s and 10 787-10s. It plans to receive its first 777-8 in 2030.

FLYDUBAI ordered 30 787-9s (engines TBD), it first widebody order. It also has >130 737 MAXs on order.

Bolstered by fresh orders from Emirates, flydubai and Royal Jordanian, the Middle East market continues to lead global demand for widebodies, according to Boeing's latest forecast.