Israel’s El Al inks cooperation MOU with Gulf Air
Following on from the normalisation of ties between Israel and Bahrain, El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion)… Read More »
Bomb Threat Reportedly Closes Runway at New York’s JFK Airport
A runway at a major New York City airport was shut down on Sunday as police allegedly investigated reports of… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways looks to regain slots, traffic rights
The new owners of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) have started talks with Indian regulators about regaining access to airport… Read More »
FedEx Express wet-leases 777 freighter for peak season ops
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) has wet-leased a B777-200F from Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) to bolster capacity in… Read More »
easyJet enlists restructuring firm to cut $1.9bn debt pile
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has enlisted American consulting and restructuring firm AlixPartners in an attempt to refinance its GBP1.4 billion… Read More »
Court clears hurdle for Korean Air-Asiana merger; LCCs fret
An attempt to derail the planned merger of Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) lost… Read More »
PAL downplays reports it is seeking court protection
No definite decision has been made on the future of privately-owned flag carrier, Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l),… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways authorised for US charters
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has authorised Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) to operate 12 charter flights to any point… Read More »