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GA TELESIS has disassembly consignment agreement with European-based lessor for a 737-800 with two CFM56-7Bs.

IAI plans 2H24 to begin converting its first A330-300 (1574; ex-Air Europa) to freighter; certification is planned for mid-'25.

AMERICAN AIRLINES plans December 5 to begin daily Miami-La Romana, DR (A319).

ATLAS AIR is expected to acquire four 747-400Fs: (28434/29902; ex-Silk Way West) and (30766/30767; ex-China Airlines).

TEXTRON AVIATION has FAA STC for its FANS and PM-CPDLC program for Hawker 4000 with PRIMUS EPIC cockpit.

PORTUGAL plans to build new €9b international airport at Alcochete (near Lisbon) for 2034.

GETJET AIRLINES, Lithuania earned (EBITDA) €28.1m in 2023, up 316% vs 2022; revenues rose 70% to €176m. It currently operates flights to >170 airports; clients include Wizz Air, Finnair, Transavia, Iceland Air, TUI and Vueling.

WIZZ AIR plans June 18 to begin three-times-weekly London Gatwick-Varna, Bulgaria (A320).

David Hinderland to Chief Executive Officer of Kamaka Air, HI; Ken Gile will serve as Chief Operating Officer.

WINDROSE, Ukraine is expected to acquire two ex-Ukraine International 737-800s (38121/41536) and E190 (589).

AIR FRANCE plans October 28 to begin Paris CDG-Salvador, Brazil (A350).

TRADE AIR, Croatia leased ex-Air China A320-200 (3337) with CFM56s from ICBC Leasing.

LOT POLISH AIRLINES took delivery of new 737-8 (66355) on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

PEGASUS AIRLINES plans July 3 to begin three-times-weekly Ankara-Dublin, Ireland (A320).

BREEZE AIRWAYS leased new A220-300 (55277) from Azorra; aircraft was assembled in Mirabel, Canada.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS leased ex-Bamboo A321neo (10284) with LEAPs from AerCap.

AIR NEW ZEALAND leased ex-Cathay Pacific 777-300ER (39237) from BBAM.

Leslie Thng to Executive Vice President of SIA Group, Singapore (effective July 1).

EASYJET had £350m pretax loss on £3.3b revenues for six months ended March 31 vs £411m loss on £2.7b a year ago. It ended period with 343 A320 Family aircraft, including 88 A319s (now being replaced) with another 306 on order.

Kenton Jarvis to Chief Executive Officer of easyJet (effective early 2025); Johan Lundgren is stepping down.

FLYHT and MBS ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, Germany formed partnership to develop a secure wireless avionics software and onboard data loading solution.

SIA GROUP had record S$2.7b net income on S$19b revenues for year ended March 31 vs S$2.2b on S$17.8b a year ago; cargo revenue fell 29.7% in second half. It ended year with 200 aircraft: 193 pax aircraft and seven freighters.

ACUMEN AVIATION was selected by Halcyon Aviation Capital to provide its SPARTA asset management platform.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN signed agreement with NVIDIA to use its AI software to accelerate development of certain advanced systems.