Air Transport

SVPGLOBAL acquired remaining 50% of DEUCALION AVIATION, which this week announced sale of one A320-200 (TBA) to ST ENGINEERING and long-term lease

REX secured ACCC approval to purchase of NATIONAL JET EXPRESS from Cobham; it is now awaiting FIRB approval.

FREEBIRD AIRLINES, Türkiye leased ex-Juneyao A320-200 (4102) with CFM56s from Dragon Aviation Leasing.

AUSTRAL AVIATION, Kenya leased ex-Air Transport Intl. 757-200PCF (23687) with PW2037s from Aquila Air Capital.

BOEING was selected by IndiGo to provide Jeppesen Ops Control solution.

CARGOJET had C$160.9m net income on C$246.6m revenues in 2Q22 vs C$11.1m loss on C$182.1m in 2Q21.

SOUTHWIND, Türkiye leased ex-Etihad A321-200 (5836) with V2500s from Air Lease Corporation.

LION AIR sold third/fourth (43017/43018) of eight 737-8s to Aergo Capital and leased them back for BATIK AIR.

LAX handled 6.1m pax in June, down 23.9% from 8m in June 2019.

LCI agreed to order two H175 super-medium helicopters for 2023, and optioned four.

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES posted $36.8m net loss on $692m revenues in 2Q22 vs $57.8m net profit on $712m in 2Q19, and says it expects 3Q22 capacity to be down

AKASA AIR, India sold second 737-8 (62875) to Bain Capital Griffin, and leased it back as part of deal for five.

AIR CAIRO leased two ex-IndiGo A320-200s (4294/4433) with CFM56s from DAE Capital.

Across Europe and North America, as pandemic-related travel restrictions lifted, there has been a surge of demand for summer flights.

Eight of the top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2021 were in the U.S., with Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson retaking the top spot.

Flyr CEO Tonje Wikstrøm Frislid talks about her experience of launching an airline mid-pandemic and her growth plans for the airline.

The flight suspension came just a day after a Dana Boeing 737-300 performed an emergency landing.

Akasa, the new Indian low-cost airline which launches on August 7, has announced an additional 28 direct flights a week between Bengaluru and Mumbai from August 19 with two departures a day from each station, writes Ashwini Phadnis.

Nathalie Tarnaud Laude will succeed Stefano Bortoli as the CEO of ATR effective Sept. 17.

Hawaiian Airlines is still only operating “a fraction” of its pre-pandemic capacity to Japan.

The number of international passengers carried by airlines in the region increased to 9 million in June.

The Hungarian group’s application for U.S. approval for transatlantic cargo operations has been rejected.

Industrywide constraints have led carriers to pull back flying, with a recovery to pre-pandemic levels delayed to at least 2023.

LIFT ACADEMY (Republic Airways) plans in 4Q22 to open flight training center Myrtle Beach, SC; it also plans to expand its fleet of Diamond DA40-NG

ACI says Hartsfield Atlanta, DFW, Denver, Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles, Charlotte, Orlando, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Las Vegas were the top 10 busiest