Air Transport

BONZA AIRLINE, Australia took delivery of its first new 737-8 (62533) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital for startup.

SALAMAIR, Oman leased ex-Avianca A321neo (7770) with LEAP-1As from SMBC Aviation Capital.

BLUEBIRD CARGO leased 737-800BCF (29782; ex-Turkish Airlines) from AviaAM Leasing.

FLYSAFAIR leased ex-Ryanair 737-800 (35042) from Aero Capital Solutions.

SCAT AIRLINES, Kazakhstan leased new 737-8 (43332) from Air Lease Corporation.

COBHAM AVIATION SERVICES, Australia leased ex-Mandarin Airlines E190 (099) from TrueNoord for six years.

DAE earned $140.1m on $583m revenues in 1H22 vs $49m on $613m in 1H21. It says DAE Engineering recorded its highest half year revenues in history and

AIR PREMIA, South Korea agreed to lease two ex-Norwegian 787-9s (63315/63315) from UKEF; Aergo Capital arranged.

COPA had $124.4m net income on record $693m revenues in 2Q22 vs $50.9m on $645m in 2Q19; it has $1.1b in cash.

ALLEGIANT TRAVEL had $4.4m net income on record $630m revenues in 2Q22 vs $70.5m on $492m in 2Q19.

CANADA JETLINES pushed back startup of (domestic) flights out of Toronto from August 15 to August 29.

IATA reports year-over-year global pax traffic was up 76.2% in June on 48.5% higher capacity; cargo fell 6.4%. It says globally, traffic is now at 70

ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE entered into agreement to be acquired by investor group led by funds managed by affiliates of APOLLO together with investment

A consortium led by Apollo Global Management has forged an agreement to purchase air freight specialist Atlas Air Worldwide.

Canada Jetlines has delayed its planned start date until Aug. 29 as it works to obtain final regulatory approvals.

Kuwait’s National Aviation Services (NAS) and UK-based John Menzies PLC will be combined and operated as Menzies Aviation.

The engine-maker reported a net loss for the first half of 2022.

Korean Air’s continuing recovery in passenger demand and capacity helped the carrier achieve a healthy profit for the second quarter.

The airlines most affected by the latest ban are Russia’s two largest private carriers—S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines.

Better numbers—at long last—for European legacy carriers should be cause for cheer, but with scenes of airport chaos still dominating the headlines, celebration seems premature.

Lufthansa had hoped to operate 85% of its equivalent pre-pandemic capacity this summer.

Ras Al Khaimah is set to become the fourth emirate to be served by the Indian LCC.

Saudia operated a full weekend schedule of flights which had 100% of unavoidable scope 1 carbon emissions offset in support of the 2022 Sabic London E-Prix.

Air Seychelles has become the first airline to receive permission from the Saudi Arabian authorities to overfly their territory on flights to Israel.

Eighteen designated airways are currently affected by the war games, which have seen multiple ballistic missiles fired across the Taiwan Strait.