Air Transport

EASYJET ordered 56 more A320neo Family aircraft; deal includes upsizing 18 A320neo orders to the larger A321neo.

AFRIJET, Gabon ordered an ATR 72-600 for delivery by end of 2022 to increase its fleet to six.

UNIFOR-represented workers at WESTJET voted to strike as early as July 27 if agreement on wage increases is not completed.

ROYAL JORDANIAN leased ex-Aeroflot A320-200 (4133) with CFM56s from BOC Aviation.

AEROITALIA leased ex-Belavia 737-800 (30286) from Air Lease Corporation.

AERO CONTRACTORS, Nigeria has indefinitely suspended pax operations due to instability over aircraft maintenance.

FWCAS, Ireland was established as new Airbus/Boeing aircraft investment and leasing platform; management team comprises Jonty Nel (CEO), Liam Creaven

FLYNAS agreed to sell 12 A320neos to AviLease (owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF) for leaseback for delivery in 2022-2023.

AEROMEXICO earned MP2.9b in 2Q22 (vs MP1.9b in 2Q21) on 91.5% higher revenues; it now has 140 aircraft.

United Airlines is dialing back its growth targets through the end of 2023, part of an effort to buttress its operation against a series of “looming risks” identified by CEO Scott Kirby, ranging from infrastructure constraints and high fuel prices to a potential economic slowdown.

Maybe it’s a coincidence that two different regulators released two similar messages on the same day reminding operators to keep their priorities straight.

Alaska Air Group is being forced to cut its capacity further for 2022 as staffing challenges at its regional partners show no signs of improving.

At the moment, the carrier expects Boeing to deliver two of the long-delayed widebodies in August.

Russian authorities have lifted the ban on operating Boeing 737-8 and 737-9 MAX narrowbody aircraft in its airspace.

LATAM AIRLINES GROUP ordered another 17 A321neos, increasing it orderbook to 100 (includes the A321XLR).

ASTRAL AVIATION, Kenya agreed to lease two converted E190Fs from Nordic Aviation Capital for delivery from 2024.

The Luxembourg-based carrier has announced orders for 11 777-8Fs as part of a broader commitment which could see the airline acquire around 20 additional aircraft.

UNITED AIRLINES had $329m net income on $12.1b revenues in 2Q22 vs $1.05b on $11.4b in 2Q19; it had operating margin of 7.2%, marking its first

In a show that was relatively low on new commercial aircraft orders, you’d think Airbus and Boeing might be eager to play up the value of those deals that were announced.

Travel demand in Europe is forecast to recover to 70% of 2019 levels despite headwinds caused by high inflation and staff shortages and strikes.

Qatar Airways' Boeing order firms an MOU it signed in January after Airbus canceled the airline’s A321neo order.

LATAM ordered 17 additional A321neos at Farnborough and indicated it was considering the extended-range A321XLR as well.

Aircraft leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has agreed an MoU to place the first two E190F passenger-to-freight conversions with Astral Aviation, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will launch two new routes from Abu Dhabi to the idyllic island of the Maldives, and the airline’s fifth key destination in the Gulf, Kuwait.

On Wednesday, The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) indefinitely.