Air Transport

As of the end of March, Wizz Air had 45 Airbus A320neo family aircraft grounded due to issues related to the geared turbofan (GTF) engine recall.

India's low-cost giant IndiGo is to get its own widebody fleet after signing a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900s.

Three decades ago, KLM offered some aviation safety support to the Tanzanian government.

CEO Richard Sell also laid out HAECO's multiple technology initiatives that are driving operational efficiencies.

Turkish Airlines and CDB Aviation have signed a new lease agreement for an additional six Boeing 737-8s and one Airbus A330-343.

Breeze is launching four routes to vacation destination Myrtle Beach as part of a series of new services set to be added or resumed for the summer season.

AJW GROUP acquired ex-Kalair 787-9 (37109) with GEnx-1Bs; aircraft is now stored in Cotswold undergoing CAMO.

PATTAYA AIRWAYS, Thailand leased converted ATR 72-500F (745; ex-Air Corsica) from ACIA Aero Leasing for startup.

SOUTHWEST finalized new 4-year contract with its TWU-represented flight attendants; deal includes 22.3% raise, plus an additional $364m in retroactive wages based on service time, making its flight attendants highest paid in industry.

SAS plans to complete restructuring in mid-2024 and start developing future fleet plans (beyond two A350s and seven A320neos on order) to build on four A350-900s, eight A330-300s, 88 A320ceos/neos, and 10 E195s now in service.

FRONTIER plans to begin San Juan, PR-Santiago de los Caballeros, DR on June 14 and -Barbados on July 5 (A320).

KENYA AIRWAYS took delivery of second 737-800SF (28235; ex-Caribbean) on lease from GA Telesis (SPNWS; Feb 23).

AIR INDIA agreed to sell seven 737-8s to SMBC Aviation Capital for leaseback; first (60916) was delivered.

CONDOR took delivery of its first new GTF-powered A320neo (12031) under plan to renew short- and medium-haul fleet that includes the addition of 41 aircraft, including 13 A320neos and 28 A321neos (first (12006) in June), through 2029.

BBN AIRLINES, Türkiye leased ex-Vueling A320-200 (2747) with V2500s from AerCap.

NAV CANADA reports y-o-y traffic increase of 4.1% in March 2024.

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES had $137.6m net loss on $646m revenues in 1Q24 vs $98.3m loss on $613m in 1Q23; it has $1.15b liquidity and says year is off to positive start after rolling out Starlink WIFI and taking delivery of its first 787.

KOREAN AIR completed first comprehensive urban air mobility (UAM) operations demonstration (at Goheung Aviation Test Center in South Jeolla Province) using 5G aviation network to link Supernal (Hyundai) eVTOL with operating system.

It is the first flight attendant group at a major U.S. carrier to reach an agreement during the latest round of negotiations.

Boeing ended the first quarter of 2024 owing consolidated net debt worth $40.4 billion, up from the $36.3 billion it owed at the end of 2023.

Hawaiian Airlines has announced an imminent return-to-service of its full Airbus A321neo fleet.

Nearly flawless fuselages and a sufficient supply of heat exchangers are the two key pacing items determining Boeing’s monthly output of 737s and 787s.

ZeroAvia opened a manufacturing plant on April 24 in Everett, Washington, where it plans to produce fuel cells and electric aircraft components.

Saudi Arabian LCC flynas has issued a request for proposals for 30 widebody aircraft and expects to announce a winner for the contract later in 2024.

Airlines will be closely watching the social dialogue with ATC unions for any further upsets in the run-up to the peak summer period—and the Olympics.