Alaska Airlines told to pay $3.2mn after escalator fall
A jury at King County Superior Court in Seattle has ordered Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) to pay USD3.2… Read More »
China Eastern firms five C919 orders
China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) has signed a firm order agreement with COMAC (Shanghai Pudong) for its first five… Read More »
Air Express Algeria grows Beech 1900D, Let fleet
Oil and gas industry air service provider Air Express Algeria (Hassi Messaoud) has secured three aircraft on lease from ACIA… Read More »
Air Seychelles initiates voluntary layoffs to ease finances
Air Seychelles (HM, Mahé) has begun a voluntary redundancy scheme, primarily targetting employees aged 55 and over, as it reevaluates… Read More »
France’s CMA CGM Air Cargo to launch in late 1Q21
CMA CGM Air Cargo (Paris Orly) is set to begin its scheduled cargo operations on March 8 with a route… Read More »
AAPA still waiting for signs of a wider recovery
Preliminary January 2021 traffic figures released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that airline operations are still depressed, as the… Read More »
Rolls-Royce’s all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ powers to a milestone
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the taxiing of its ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft, the latest milestone on its journey to becoming… Read More »
Pegasus announces new international destination from SAW
Pleased to announce that Pegasus have received approval and will operate 2x weekly (Thursday, Sunday) flights to Odessa, Ukraine starting… Read More »
Google Hotel Insights, preview launch in Italy
Google has chosen Italy for the launch of the new platform dedicated to accommodation facilities. The goal is to help… Read More »
Munich Airport working towards climate neutrality
Munich Airport welcomes aviation initiative on climate action CO2 emissions per passenger reduced by nearly half since 2005 Electric mobility… Read More »
Easing of domestic restrictions takes effect in Iceland
Significant easing of domestic restrictions took effect in Iceland this week. The limit on gatherings and attendance at cultural events… Read More »
New York’s Tailwind Air eyes seasonal seaplane commutes
New York-based seaplane air taxi operator, Tailwind Air Service (Farmingdale), has re-applied to the US Department of Transportation for commuter… Read More »
Arizona’s Mesa Airlines ends CRJ700 operations
Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) has concluded CRJ700 Srs 701ER operations on behalf of United Airlines and will proceed… Read More »
Israel’s El Al starts to fire a third of its workforce
As it continues talks to obtain a USD300 million loan from Bank Leumi, Israel Discount Bank, and other financial bodies,… Read More »
Transair Hawaii to add first B737-400(F)
Transair Hawaii (R9, Honolulu) has ordered a single converted B737-400(SF) from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI), its first unit of the… Read More »
Lithuania’s Heston Airlines reveals alliance with lessor
Heston Airlines (Vilnius) parent Heston Aviation has officially joined forces with Irish lessor Genesis Aircraft Services to build and launch… Read More »
Surf Air to acquire electric aviation tech firm Ampaire
Surf Air Mobility – a US-based membership-based air travel booking platform – is acquiring hybrid electric aviation technology pioneer Ampaire… Read More »
IBA sees sustained growth in freighter aircraft
Demand for freighter aircraft continues to grow strongly because of COVID-19, but values and lease rates remain suppressed by an… Read More »
Norwegian’s fourth quarter results are impacted by COVID-19 and travel restrictions
Norwegian has revealed its fourth quarter results. As expected, the results were heavily impacted by COVID-19 and travel restrictions in… Read More »
Istanbul Airport rolls out PCR, Antigen and Antibody Tests for Covid-19
Istanbul Airport once again stands out for its provision of outstanding passenger services. Following the opening of its PCR test… Read More »
Volotea opens a new line from Lyon to Nantes
From April 1, 2021, Volotea will offer a new connection from Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport to Nantes . This new line… Read More »
Milan Airports continues to invest in high-tech projects
YAPE, the small self-driving droid arrives at Milan Malpensa Milan Airports continue to invest in innovative projects with high technological… Read More »
Passenger Numbers Down 78% In 2020 Due To COVID-19
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport declined by 78% to almost 7.4 million last year due to the impact of the… Read More »
Idaho’s Stout Flying Service bows out after 30 years
Stout Flying Service (Lewiston) has announced via its Facebook page that it has closed its doors after the business was… Read More »
KLM takes first E195-E2, Air France to add A220 in 3Q21
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) took delivery of its first E195-E2 on February 23 kicking off the Air… Read More »
DOT tentatively grants scheduled authority to Breeze Airways
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to award a certificate of public convenience and scheduled authority to Breeze… Read More »