ASL Airlines UK certifies, launches domestic operations
ASL Airlines UK (ABV, East Midlands) became the first new fixed-wing airline to receive an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Air resumes charter operations
Cinnamon Air (C7, Colombo Int’l) resumes domestic charter flights on April 1 in accordance with safety guidelines of the Civil… Read More »
Hong Kong Air Cargo, Cainiao launch joint logistics hub
Hong Kong Air Cargo (RH, Hong Kong Int’l) and Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, an affiliate of China’s Alibaba Group, have… Read More »
Lauda Europe to launch Zagreb base in mid-3Q21
Ryanair Holdings has announced it will open a new base at Zagreb airport, starting on September 1, 2021, and operated… Read More »
Norway’s Norse Atlantic Airways to lease nine AerCap B787s
Low-cost long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic Airways has signed up to lease six B787-9s and three B787-8s from Dublin-based lessor AerCap,… Read More »
Panta Holdings acquires Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek
Panta Holdings, a Dutch investment company, expands its Aerospace footprint by acquiring aviation aftermarket businesses Fokker Services and Fokker Techniek… Read More »
Paris, Brussels set to announce new Air France bailout
Paris and the European Commission have agreed on the conditions and the amount of a second tranche of financial aid… Read More »
Brussels backs €25mn aid to Alitalia, blocks ITA over slots
Even as the European Commission found on March 26 that EUR24.7 million euros (USD29.1 million) in Italian support in favour… Read More »
JetBlue scoops Heathrow slots for 3Q21
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) has secured slots for services to London Heathrow from Boston and New York JFK… Read More »
Kenya suspends domestic flights to curb spread of COVID-19
Kenyan airlines, including Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), its low-cost subsidiary Jambojet (JM, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), and Skyward Express… Read More »
Rex touches down on Gold Coast as flight numbers take off
The first Rex passengers to touch down at Gold Coast Airport today were given a warm welcome – with a… Read More »
Air Austral will launch new service between Marseille and Mayotte
French carrier Air Austral will launch a direct service to Dzaoudzi. Air Austral announced today the launch of a new… Read More »
COVID-19 new requirements and restrictions for passengers crossing the Polish border
Today, March 30, 2021, come into force new rules when crossing Poland’s border. The changes are valid until April 9,… Read More »
8663 traveled out of the country during the palm weekend from Avinor airports
Of the 8663 who left the country, almost 2,000 flew to Poland, just over 1,000 to Germany and around 1,000… Read More »
Swedavia reaches milestone in its climate work – Swedavia’s own airport operations now fossil-free
Just before the end of last year, Swedavia became one of the first airport operators in the world to have… Read More »
IATA Backs Rapid Testing as Impetus To Boost Air Travel
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), citing new research that the organization itself commissioned, is urging governments around the world… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Announces Bucket List Sale
Alaska Airlines announced the launch of a new Bucket List Sale on flights from Anchorage to several key domestic markets…. Read More »
US Airlines, TSA Reporting Spike in Passenger Numbers
Pent-up travel demand caused by the restrictions put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in a… Read More »
Air Namibia liquidated, gov’t negotiates debt with lessors
The Namibian government has confirmed it is negotiating settlement terms of NAD2.3 billion Namibian dollars (USD154 million) owed to Castlelake… Read More »
Spain’s Wamos Air ends B747 operations
Wamos Air (EB, Madrid Barajas) has retired its last B747-400, EC-KXN (msn 25703), joining the ranks of airlines phasing out… Read More »
Korean Air, Asiana Airlines to fully merge by YE24
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) aim to fully unite later than previously planned, in… Read More »
Kenya Airways nationalisation plan encounters more hurdles
Kenya’s National Assembly Transport Committee has rejected the proposed composition of a powerful body, to be headed by President Uhuru… Read More »
Boutique Air clinches Jackson, TN EAS contract
Boutique Air (4B, San Francisco, CA) has clinched a two-year Essential Air Service (EAS) contract at Jackson, TN despite objections… Read More »
Norwegian restructuring approved in Dublin, moves to Norway
Justice Michael Quinn at Ireland’s High Court has confirmed that he will approve the rescue plan for Norwegian (DY, Oslo… Read More »
Kalitta Charters II, IBC, IFL object to TUM Aerocarga FACP
Kalitta Charters II, IBC Airways, and IFL Group have jointly objected to the granting of a Foreign Air Carrier Permit… Read More »
Thailand’s K-Mile Air takes first B737-800(BCF)
K-Mile Asia (8K, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) took delivery of its first B737-800(BCF) on March 24, 2021, ch-aviation research has revealed. EI-DLR… Read More »