Almost 5,000 arriving passengers tested this weekend at Brussels Airport
Now also drive-in Test Centre at the airport Since 31 December, all Belgian residents who return from a stay of… Read More »
“The Guardian” recommends Lodz!
Lodz is indicated as a one of 21 best holiday destinations in 2021 The prestigious British website ranked Lodz among… Read More »
Lisbon is at the top of European destinations with the highest bookings for 2021
The study concludes that European travellers are optimistic, and although cautious, perspectives are encouraging: It is expected that 2021 will… Read More »
IATA suspends Kenya’s Fly540 from BSP
Fly540 (5H, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) intends to take legal action against the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after it suspended… Read More »
Nepal’s Buddha Air forges ahead with STOL ops
Buddha Air (U4, Kathmandu) is forging ahead with plans to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary operating STOL-enabled aircraft beginning September 2021… Read More »
Court grants Thai more time to file restructuring plan
The Central Bankruptcy Court has granted Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) one more month to file a rehabilitation plan,… Read More »
Spain’s CanaryFly suspends flights through late 1Q21
CanaryFly (PM, Las Palmas) has suspended all scheduled flights between January 11 and March 21, 2021, in response to a… Read More »
Korean Air shareholders back articles of association changes
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) revealed on January 6 that its shareholders had approved an alteration to the company’s articles… Read More »
Ryanair blames CAA ACMI policy for UK route cancellations
Ryanair UK (RK, London Stansted) says it has cancelled 12 routes in and from the United Kingdom after what it… Read More »
GE Aviation congratulates SkyWest on reaching 25 million hours with CF34s
SkyWest Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc., is the first operator of GE Aviation’s CF34 aircraft engine to… Read More »
CAPA Live: airBaltic plans strong environmental focus post-COVID
Talking at the CAPALive on 9-Dec-2020, airBaltic’s CEO Martin Gauss spoke with CAPA’s chairman emeritus Peter Harbison. Some of the… Read More »
CAPA Live: IndiGo to recover 100% of int’l capacity by end-2021
Talking at the CAPALive on 9-Dec-2020, IndiGo’s CEO and Whole Time Director Ronojoy Dutta spoke with CAPA’s chairman emeritus Peter… Read More »
CAPA Live: LCC Viva Air expands aggressively in LATAM
Viva Air has ramped up capacity in Colombia aggressively and is looking forward to regional expansion The Viva effect helps… Read More »
CAPA Live. Cargo flights vital in distributing covid vaccinations
The question of air cargo – how it has been affected by the pandemic, in what way(s) it has actually… Read More »
CAPA’s 2020 Year in Review – Celebrating Milestones
In a year where all our lives were turned upside down, our industry suffered desperately, and the health of travellers… Read More »
Sweden’s debt office gives $24.5mn loan guarantee to BRA
On the very last day it was able to do so, the Swedish National Debt Office provided a state guarantee… Read More »
Israir to lay off more staff, may stop flying on Saturdays
Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) expects that in 2021 it will have to cut its workforce by a further… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X tries to invalidate case it lost to BOC
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has moved to invalidate lessor BOC Aviation’s efforts to enforce a lawsuit it lost… Read More »
Canada’s OWG launches international operations
OWG (Montréal Trudeau) commenced international operations to the Caribbean, its core business, on December 18, 2020. The virtual carrier, a… Read More »
UK’s JOTA Aviation launches post-Brexit cargo airbridge
JOTA Aviation (ENZ, London Southend) has partnered Priority Freight in launching a scheduled airbridge between Birmingham Int’l and Ostend in… Read More »
EC approves more aid to Alitalia, continues other probes
The European Commission has approved a further EUR73.02 million euros (USD90.5 million) in Italian state support for Alitalia (AZ, Rome… Read More »
Florida’s GLOBALX takes first A320
GLOBALX (Miami Int’l) took delivery of its first A320-200 on January 1, 2021, as it progresses towards completing its certification… Read More »
Aircalin takes delivery of first aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines
Pratt & Whitney and Aircalin, the flag carrier airline of New Caledonia, a French territory comprised of islands in the… Read More »
MRO China Aircraft Services Limited welcomes new client JSC Royal Flight Airlines
China Aircraft Services Limited (CASL) has welcomed a new client, JSC Royal Flight Airlines with flights from Moscow’s Vnukovo International… Read More »
Schiphol saw 20.9 million passengers in 2020
A total of 20.9 million passengers travelled from, to or via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last year, a decrease of 71% compared… Read More »
Ryanair’s Maltese subsidiary lays off 40 cabin crew
Malta Air (AL, Malta Int’l) and the Mediterranean island nation’s General Workers’ Union have failed to reach a cabin crew… Read More »