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February 19, 2020

Southwest Airlines Announces Leadership Changes

Three To Take New Roles In Air Operations

Southwest Airlines has announced three leadership changes in Air Operations. Late last year, Senior vice president of Air Operations Craig Drew announced his intention to retire after a long and storied career to spend more time with his family, but he agreed to transition to a Consultant role. Drew joined Southwest as a First Officer in 1990 and subsequently served as a Captain, Check Airman, Chief Pilot for the LAS Flight Ops Base, and vice president Flight Operations.

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Airbus And Green Africa Announce Strategic Partnership With MoU For 50 A220s

Largest Order Ever From The African Continent

Green Africa Airways, Nigeria’s Lagos-based airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 50 A220-300 aircraft, one of the major orders to be placed globally for the A220 program and the largest ever from the African continent.

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Boeing Gets LOI For 30 747-8 Passenger Jets

Avatar Airlines Deal Could Be Worth Over $10 Billion To The Planemaker

On February 7, 2020, Boeing received a Letter of Intent from Avatar Airlines for the purchase of 30 new 747-8 passenger version aircraft. Although Boeing is fulfilling a number of sales of its 747-8F freighter, it had no new orders in 2019 for its passenger version. Avatar promises this order could save the legendary “Queen of the Skies” from extinction which otherwise appears to be inevitable.

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AD: General Electric Company Turbofan Engines

AD NUMBER: 2020-01-55

PRODUCT: Certain General Electric Company (GE) GE90-110B1 and GE90-115B model turbofan engines.

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AD: The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD NUMBER: 2020-03-20

PRODUCT: Certain Boeing Model MD-11, MD-11F, and 717-200 airplanes, all Model 737-8 and 737-9 airplanes, all Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, -900, and -900ER series airplanes, certain Model 747-400 and 747-400F series airplanes, certain Model 757 and 767 airplanes, and all Model 777 airplanes.

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JetBlue Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Three Directors To Retire; Peter Boneparth To Succeed Joel Peterson As Board Chair; New Independent Director Nominated

JetBlue has announced changes to its board of directors aligned with the company’s new governance guidelines, which the company recently revised to enhance the independence of the board.

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