Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
CDB Leasing says it will deliver Airbus A320neos and Boeing 737-8s to Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines in the second half of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Finnair plans to refurbish its fleet of Embraer E190 crossover jets, as it aims to bring them into line with its earlier refit of its widebody fleet.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern entered a purchase agreement with GE Aerospace for 25 GEnx-1B turbofans for its Boeing 787 fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
The clock is ticking on the new chief executive of Spirit AeroSystems. His task list is bold, but the veteran Boeing executive sounds undaunted.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

EASTAR JET, Korea leased ex-SpiceJet 737-800 (41345) from Air Lease Corporation.

Air Transport

JET2, UK leased ex-Flyr 737-800 (40866) from Banc of America Leasing.

Air Transport

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORPORATION had $13.8m net income on $106m revenues in 3Q23 vs $5.5m on $77m in 3Q22. It ended quarter with 351 engines (vs 337 in 3Q22), 12 aircraft (vs 12), and other leased parts/equipment worth $2.2b.

Air Transport

BREEZE AIRWAYS took delivery of new A220-300 (55231) on lease from AerCap.

Air Transport

GARUDA INDONESIA leased ex-China Airlines 737-800 (61424) from Air Lease Corporation.

Air Transport

AWESOME CARGO, Mexico leased ex-Alitalia A330-200 (1225) with CF6s from Air Lease Corporation.

Air Transport

AIR LEASE CORPORATION had $122m net income on $659m revenues in 3Q23 vs $100m on $561m in 3Q22. It ended the quarter with owned/managed/committed fleet of 878 aircraft (448 owned) vs 904 a year ago; it has placed 100% of its contracted orderbook positions for aircraft delivering through end of 2025 and 67% of total orderbook (351 aircraft).

Air Transport

JAZEERA AIRWAYS, Kuwait posted KD13.27m profit for the first nine months of 2023 on 12.8% higher y-o-y revenues.

Air Transport

RYANAIR had €2.2b net profit on €8.6b revenues for six months ended Sept 30 vs €1.4b on €6.6b a year ago. It says it is currently suffering 737 delivery delays and that 10 of its 57 deliveries pre summer 2024 may be delayed to winter 2024.

Air Transport

LEASEWORKS, Singapore was selected by BBAM to provide its recently launched Utilization Tracker module with Aeris MATCH software ecosystem.

Air Transport

FLYDOCS was selected by Cebu Pacific to digitize records to provide a seamless interface of its platforms' enhanced integration with AMOS M&E software.

Air Transport

GOL

GOL lost R$1.3b on record R$4.7b revenues in 3Q23 vs R$1.5b loss on R$4b in 3Q22; EBITDA margin was 26.8%.

Air Transport

Recently released 2023 third quarter (Q3) figures reveal that half of the six major European carriers have now surpassed passenger levels from Q3 2019.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue’s CEO continually stressed the growth of the Big Four airlines throughout the day’s proceedings, describing their scale as unreachable.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator GOL has received a single Boeing 737-8 in 2023 instead of the 15 slated to be delivered to the airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
While Ryanair Group and particularly Wizz Air Group are lowering emissions significantly, easyJet and Vueling are not keeping up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Aviation safety investigators are facing a changing environment and must embrace new approaches to communicating results.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
Our Air Transport editors select the best quotes they’ve heard from industry leaders, including Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas and Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
Commercial aircraft are currently only certified to operate with a 50% SAF blend.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
AOG’s scheme underscores a larger, all-too-familiar challenge for aircraft operators, lessors, and maintainers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The design of the Extra Performance Wing combines the reduced drag of a high-aspect-ratio wing with the greater efficiency of an adaptive profile.
Emerging Technologies