Air Transport

GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES GROUP (GlobalX), FL signed LOI to order 50 9-pax Alice all-electric aircraft from Eviation.

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA lost A$386.7m for year ended June 30 vs A$76.8m loss a year ago; it expects profit for this year.

Industry experts fear the long-expected consolidation of the supplier base is about to begin in earnest.

Scott McArthur to Vice President-Technical of Azorra, FL.

UMZAEXPRESS, Nigeria has acquired two ex-Jazz Dash 8-400s (4165/4174) for startup in partnership with AERO CONTRACTORS.

DFW INTL AIRPORT has ordered 42 Safedock FleX systems from ADB SAFEGATE to replace older visual docking guidance systems at Terminal B.

Margareta Vrablova to Sales and Marketing Manager of AerAdvise, Dublin.

HEART AEROSPACE, Sweden confirmed AIR CANADA and SAAB each invested $5m in company for development of its 30-seat ES-30 all-electric regional aircraft

WIZZ AIR exercised options on 75 GTF-powered A321neos (deliveries TBA) on top of previously announced order in 4Q21 for 75 A321neos and 27 A321XLRs

APOLLO signed MOU with Embraer provide US$1.5b customer financing program through its investment funds, PK AirFinance and Merx Aviation; its first

PORTER AIRLINES, Canada agreed to sell six E195-E2s to TrueNoord for leaseback for delivery in 2023.

ATALYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT and GOAL formed aircraft leasing joint venture and announced first transaction with Chile's JETSMART for purchase/leaseback

Colin Copp to President and Chief Executive Officer of Chorus Aviation (effective early 2023); Joseph (Joe) Randell is retiring.

VOEPASS, Brazil agreed to lease two ex-GOL 737-700s (34757/34758) from AerCap.

TEXEL AIR (Chisholm Enterprises), Bahrain took delivery of its second 737-800BCF (30672; ex-S7) for operation for DHL.

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES says some Pratt & Whitney large commercial engine deliveries could slip into 1Q23 over struggles with parts and labor.

VERITAS CAPITAL agreed to acquire SEQUA (parent company of CHROMALLOY), FL from funds managed by Carlyle.

BELCAN has acquired RTM CONSULTING (resource/workforce management).

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has announced a flurry of aircraft placements, following a volatile four-year period for the regional aircraft lessor.

Flights over central London were disrupted for almost two hours Sept. 14 to avoid disrupting ceremonial events surrounding the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The entry-level Embraer Phenom 100 light jet has been improved over three iterations since it entered the market with a bang in late 2008. Based on

Vienna-based oil, gas and chemicals company OMV has signed agreements with two of Europe’s major airlines for the supply of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

Lufthansa Group’s two leisure airlines, Edelweiss Air and Eurowings Discover, have announced Bernd Bauer as their joint CEO.

While Virgin Australia is focused on returning to profitability in the current fiscal year, the airline is also just as determined to maintain its market share goals.

A team led by Hanwha Systems plans to launch South Korea’s first commercial urban air mobility service in 2025 linking tourist destinations on Jeju Island using Joby Aviation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis.