China Southern orders ten more A330-300s

American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has reportedly threatened Boeing with the cancellation of 17 built but not delivered B737-8s as the airline has been struggling to secure financing for the aircraft, the Wall Street Journal and CNBC reported citing their respective sources.

The aircraft were completed during 2019, after the B737 MAX family was grounded. American Airlines initially hoped to take them this year, considering the widespread hope that the type would be recertified in a matter of months. However, according to sources, the financing on the aircraft has expired and American Airlines is having troubles securing new funds for the transaction.

Neither the manufacturer nor the airline commented on the report.

According to sources, one way of salvaging the deliveries would be to enter a sales/lease-back agreement with Boeing Capital.

The threatened cancellation does not affect the remainder of American Airlines' outstanding order for fifty-nine B737 MAX 8s. According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, the airline took delivery of 26 of the type before the March 2019 grounding,...

China's three main state-owned carriers - Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines - have each taken delivery of their first ARJ21-700s following a handover ceremony on June 27. The trio each have thirty-five ARJ21s on order from COMAC.

According to the Chinese manufacturer, Air China accepted B-605U (msn 138) for operation through its Beijing Airlines (BJN, Beijing Capital) subsidiary, China Eastern took B-123A (msn 140) for operation through its OTT Airlines (OTT, Shanghai Hongqiao) subsidiary, and China Southern accepted B-605W (msn 139) for use by its Xiongan Airlines (CXN, Beijing Daxing Int'l) subsidiary. Another China Southern Air Holding subsidiary, Jiangxi Airlines (RY, Nanchang), already has two ARJ21s in service.

Schedule data shows China Southern expects its branded ARJ21s to enter service on July 15 with daily return flights between Guangzhou and Shantou.

COMAC said all three airlines are due to take delivery of three ARJ21s this year, all of which will feature 90-seat configurations.

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