Air Transport

SILVER AIRWAYS plans June 23 to begin Greensboro, NC-Orlando/-Nashville (ATR 72-600).
Air Transport

SPIRIT AIRLINES plans June 7 to begin daily Los Angeles-Memphis (A320).
Air Transport

AIR LEASE CORPORATION had $118.3m net profit on $636m revenues in 1Q23 vs $479.4m loss on $597m in 1Q22.
Air Transport

AIRBALTIC began Riga-Bucharest/-Porto/-Burgas/-Bilbao/-Tivat (A220-300).
Air Transport

Roy Linkner to Vice President Cargo-ACMI Leasing of Chapman Freeborn, London.
Air Transport

SAS

SAS plans October 30 to begin three-times-weekly Copenhagen-Bangkok (A350).
Air Transport

LYNX AIR, Canada agreed to lease 11 new 737-8s from BOC Aviation; first (66474) was delivered.
Air Transport

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION opened strike authorization vote against the airline, to close May 31.
Air Transport

Vanessa Hudson, CFO of Qantas Group, was named its next CEO and Managing Director, succeeding retiring Alan Joyce (effective Nov 2023).
Air Transport

ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION authorized strike action against AMERICAN AIRLINES; 99% of voters said yes.
Air Transport

AERCAP had $432m net income on $1.9b revenues in 1Q23 vs $2b loss on $1.8b in 1Q22.
Air Transport

JAL GROUP had ¥34.4b net income on ¥1,375.5b revenues for year ended March 31 vs ¥177.5b loss on ¥682.7b a year ago.
Air Transport

BLUORBIT, Singapore wet-leased 737-800BCF (33551; ex-Ryanair) from Budget Lines, Thailand (SPNWS; April 21).
Air Transport

AVIANCA leased second ex-Batik Air A320-200 (8082) with CFM56s from Aviation Capital Group.
Air Transport

GETJET AIRLINES, Lithuania leased ex-IKAR 737-800 (28247) from AerCap.
Air Transport

US DOT reports US scheduled pax airlines recorded $1.6b cumulative net profit in 2022 (vs $2.8b loss in 2021) on $211.2b operating revenues ($155.1b in fares/
Air Transport

GLOBAL REACH AVIATION, Billund, Denmark secured its own AOC for on-demand charters with CRJ200/CRJ900.
Air Transport

WESTJET GROUP completed acquisition of SUNWING VACATIONS and SUNWING AIRLINES (18 737s)
Air Transport

Jill Saverine to Chief People Officer of Aircastle, Stamford, CT.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce sees the widebody cargo sector as an increasingly important part of its future portfolio.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
It has become ubiquitous: “When compared to 2019 levels ...”
Airlines & Lessors

CARGOJET had C$30.5m net income on C$231.9m revenues in 1Q23 vs C$56.4m loss on C$233.6m in 1Q22.
Air Transport

WESTJET reached tentative agreement with Unifor-represented airport employees at Toronto Pearson on first CBA.
Air Transport

WESTJET began three-times-weekly Calgary-Tokyo Narita (787), its initial service to Japan.
Air Transport

US TDA announced grant funding for feasibility study (by ALTON AVIATION) to develop a new airline in TIMOR-LESTE.
Air Transport