Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace has named NetJets Aviation (EJA, Columbus John Glenn, OH) as the buyer behind a December 2023 order for twelve Challenger 3500s plus options for a further 232. Bombardier said the order "reaffirms the strong ties between the companies and underscores the continued supremacy" of the Challenger 3500 in the super [...]
Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) has announced that its long-time backer and investor 777 Partners has cut its stake in the business, saying that an unnamed "affiliate of Flair's largest senior lender" had acquired part of 777's shareholding in the carrier while also "providing new non-binding debt funding". It did not disclose the size of the [...]
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American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) now expects to take delivery of 22 new mainline aircraft down from its previous estimate of 29, Devon E May, the company’s chief financial officer, revealed during a first-quarter investors call. Anticipated deliveries for the year now include sixteen B737-8s, three B787-9s, and three A321-200NX whereas previous guidance had also [...]
LATAM Airlines Group has determined that the likelihood of entering into transactions with GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) to acquire any outstanding B737 leases is remote, following the Brazilian carrier’s “lack of meaningful engagement in entering into commercial discussions,” the group said in a filing to the United States Bankruptcy Court of [...]
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AirAsia Cambodia (CAM, Phnom Penh) has commenced operations after securing its air operator's certificate from Cambodia's State Secretariat of Civil Aviation. The LCC's first day of operation was May 2, 2024, operating eight sectors on the day. “We are honoured to jointly celebrate the birth of our seventh AirAsia-branded airline with our guests," said AirAsia [...]
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JetHouse (JTH, Malta International) obtained its Maltese Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) #MT-82 on February 27, 2024, and has launched operations with its first aircraft, Falcon 7X 9H-NEAH (msn 17). The 15.9-year-old aircraft seating up to 15 passengers, formerly operated by Cat Aviation (CAZ, Zurich), will be based out of Brussels National. JetHouse said it would [...]
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