Air Transport

LUFTHANSA GROUP estimates it had €1.1b adjusted EBIT on €10.1b revenues in 3Q22 vs €251m on €5.2b in 3Q21. It gave its first 787-9 the name Berlin

NORSE ATLANTIC UK was granted foreign air carrier permit by US DOT to operate between London Gatwick and US.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA leased ex-KLM 737-700 (38128) from Tokyo Century.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA leased ex-KLM 737-700 (38128) from Tokyo Century.

SIDERAL, Brazil leased AEI-converted 737-800SF (28628; ex-SunExpress) from AerCap; COMMERCIAL JET modified.

CENTRAL AIRLINES, China leased 737-800BCF (35224; ex-SpiceJet) from ICBC; STAECO modified aircraft.

ITA AIRWAYS took delivery of A220-300 (55180) on lease from ALC; aircraft was originally going to Azimuth Airlines.

BAHAMASAIR leased ex-Smartavia 737-700 (30038) from AerCap.

CANADA JETLINES agreed to lease ex-Pegasus A320-200 (5995) from CCB Leasing for delivery in November 2022.

Dean Osborne to Director of Sales and Marketing of Skytech-AIC, UK.

Adrian Neuhauser, CEO of Avianca, was elected Chairman of the Executive Committee of ALTA.

SKY HIGH, Dominican Republic took delivery of second (604) ex-Air Astana E190 on lease from TrueNoord.

AIR ASTANA took delivery of A321LR (10916) on lease from ALC and now has nine with a tenth coming by end 2022.

VIRGIN ATLANTIC took delivery of its first A330-900 (2018); it has ordered seven and agreed to lease six from ALC.

US DOT reports US airlines carried 69.9m pax in July 2022, down 7.6% vs pre-pandemic July 2019.

Jeffrey Winter to Vice President-Flight Operations of JetBlue.

FRONTIER AIRLINES sold two new A320neos (11032/11077) to ORIX Aviation for leaseback; first was delivered.

Deven Judd to Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), Greer, SC.

IATA has set up a sustainable finance task force to come up with metrics guidance specific to the airline sector by the end of 2022.

Exec says business aviation can benefit from synergy with Boeing's other competencies.

LATAM Airlines Group is projecting domestic capacity in the Spanish-speaking countries it serves—Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru—will reach 81% of its pre-pandemic capacity in October.

Aftermarket providers know they have staffing challenges ahead.

The privatization of ITA, the successor to Alitalia, has been dogged by delays and complications.

Airport developments and investment are under a sharp focus with renewed vigour and vitality in Saudi Arabia, which is projected to have the fastest passenger traffic growth until 2040.

The Bahrain airshow kicks off the show season for the MENA region with its mix of civil and defence aircraft on display, a series of forums and a lot of space for exhibition and networking opportunities.