Rolls-Royce annouces Totalcare® agreement with Uganda Airlines
Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare® agreement with new customer Uganda Airlines for their two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered exclusively… Read More »
Air Canada recognises its heritage with retro scheme
Air Canada has introduced a new retro livery adorning one of its Airbus A220. The aircraft will now wear the… Read More »
Sochi Airport is one of the most customer-focused airports in the world in the context of the pandemic
Sochi International Airport named after V. I. Sevastyanov announces the award of the International Airports Council (ACI) in the “Voice… Read More »
Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air: Europe’s LCCs eye recovery after tough 4Q
Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air’s results for calendar 4Q2020 were not pleasant. The three LCCs have performed better than Europe’s… Read More »
Only a few airlines collapsed in 2020
What is surprising about 2020 is not how many airlines collapsed or entered bankruptcy of one kind or another. Only… Read More »
CAPA Live Outlook: The airline industry never the same again
CAPA’s Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Peter Harbison, has issued a stark assessment of the global airline industry – that it… Read More »
CAPA Live: Hawaiian Air successfully restructures its US govt loan
Airlines worldwide have built up unprecedented levels of liquidity during the COVID-19 crisis, and it is not yet clear how… Read More »
World aviation: back to the last century
It is no longer news to report that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive and devastating impact on the… Read More »
CAPA Live: Ethiopian Airlines cash positive. 50 flights/week to China
African airlines were grounded for the period from Mar- to Sep-2020, and with no aid forthcoming it has been difficult… Read More »
CAPA Live: easyJet CEO has positive outlook for summer
EasyJet’s CEO, Johan Lundgren, doesn’t estimate operating more than 10% of 2019 levels in the first quarter of 2021. Mr… Read More »
Lisbon Airport keeps on working, training resilience. Ready for the upturn
LIS_IAOP Project Within the scope of the Single European Sky – an initiative aimed to strengthen safety standards and the… Read More »
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines delivers first COVID-19 vaccines to Aruba
ORANJESTAD – On February 16, 2021 flight KL779 departed from Amsterdam Schiphol to Aruba transporting 11.700 COVID-19 vaccines for the… Read More »
BVI gov’t sues US lawyer over failed BVI Airways
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has filed a lawsuit against its former long-time US-based attorney seeking up to USD11… Read More »
Amid delays, Lusaka still keen to launch Zambia Airways
Zambia still intends to launch Zambia Airways (ZN, Lusaka) despite delays in commencing operations, according to Transport and Communications Minister… Read More »
Cambodia looking to sign up to Cape Town Convention
Cambodia is looking to sign up to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. The country’s State… Read More »
Delta Air Lines defers A321neo deliveries to 2022
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has revealed in its annual report that it deferred the deliveries of its… Read More »
De Havilland Canada charts future for the Dash 8
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“De Havilland Canada”) today reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the global Dash 8 operator… Read More »
AerFin strengthens commercial team with new appointments
AerFin has today announced the strengthening of its Commercial arm with the appointment of Máximo Gainza as Head of Commercial… Read More »
Ryanair to appeal EU court rulings on Air France and SAS state aid
Ryanair has responded to the EU Court’s rulings on French and Swedish State aid schemes favouring Air France and SAS… Read More »
Web Manuals makes compliance linking simple with Liftair
Web Manuals is announcing a partnership with flight operations engineering consultant, Lift Airline Support Ltd, (“Liftair”), providing time savings for European customers transitioning to digital compliance monitoring. Available through the Web… Read More »
Recaro Aircraft Seating signs extension contract with Airbus for delivery of SWIFT SFE seats
Recaro Aircraft Seating has signed an extension contract with Airbus for the delivery of SWIFT economy class seats. Since 2016,… Read More »
Canada’s Pivot Airlines eyes US charters
Canadian start-up Pivot Airlines (GGN, Toronto Pearson) has set its sight on providing on-demand transborder charters to the United States… Read More »
Fidelity once more cuts Air Canada stake amid bailout talks
Air Canada’s largest shareholder has once again reduced its shareholding in the carrier to less than 10%. In a stock… Read More »
Costa Rica returns to FAA Category 1 status
Costa Rica’s international aviation safety ranking has been upgraded to Category 1 status, the highest possible ranking, by the US… Read More »
Emirates targets 1Q24 for B777X deliveries, mulls B787 swap
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) does not expect to take delivery of its first B777-9 earlier than the first quarter of… Read More »
Bahrain Defense Force doubles its ARJ-100 fleet
The Bahrain Defence Force (BFW, Bahrain Int’l) has bought a second ARJ-100 via a transaction facilitated by Skyworld Aviation. SE-DSZ… Read More »