Air Transport

ASIA SKY LINES, Tajikistan has acquired ex-Uzbekistan Airways A310-300 (576) with PW4152s.

EMBRAER confirmed BINTER as customer that ordered five E195-E2s announced last week (SPNWS; December 2).

Sabirin Hj Abd Hamid to Chief Executive Officer of Royal Brunei Airlines.

David Morgan to Chief Operating Officer of easyJet, UK.

JETSMART sold second A321neo (11044) with GTFs to Aviation Capital Group for leaseback; a third is expected.

PROFLIGHT ZAMBIA leased second CRJ200 (7796; ex-Aruba Airlines) from Avmax Aircraft Leasing.

RIMBUN AIR, Indonesia leased 737-800SF (30281; ex-Air Europa) from Aero Capital Solutions.

AIR CAIRO leased new A320neo (10803) with LEAPs from AerCap; aircraft was originally slated for Smartavia.

AIRCASTLE purchased an A320neo (leased to AVIANCA) and A321neo (leased to WIZZ AIR) from FPG Amentum.

QANTAS began three-times-weekly Melbourne-DFW (787). It plans to begin Sydney-Seoul on December 10.

AMAZON acquired 737-800BCF (30643; ex-Jet Time) for operation by QUIKJET AIRLINES, India.

QANTAS plans in mid-December to bring back its sixth (014) of 10 A380s out of storage in Victorville, CA.

Embraer has focused its studies of sustainable aircraft on hybrid-electric and hydrogen fuel cell 19- and 30-seat regional airliners.

Brazilian operator Azul has been angling for more slots at one of the country’s most strategic airports—Sao Paulo Congonhas—for some time.

EASA has commissioned a three-year study into the impact of security measures on aviation safety.

WestJet has picked Tokyo as it first Asia-Pacific destination, the carrier said Dec. 5.

JetBlue has signed an MOU to purchase at least 92 million gal. of blended SAF over five years from Fildelis New Energy.

ALAFCO is seeking shareholder approval to sell 53 aircraft, plus 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s on order, to Macquarie Airfinance Group for $2.2 billion.

Emirates’ flagship A380 has made a landmark touchdown at Auckland Airport.

IndiGo has announced 32 new connecting flights to Europe through its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines.

In April, Güliz Öztürk became a member of a very select group of female airline CEOs. As she steers Turkish low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, through the bumpy exit from the pandemic.

Air India is ramping up its ambitious fleet expansion plans for 2023 by reaching deals to lease another 12 aircraft.

Ghana has announced it will launch its new national airline, GhanaAirlines, in 2023.

Air India has resumed direct services from Bengaluru to San Francisco.

The formula for a net-zero aviation fuel that would pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere when burned has been developed by researchers.