CAE deployed first CAE ATR 72-600 full-flight simulator to its network in Asia
CAE announced that Cebu Pacific Air (Cebu) added pilot training for ATR 72-600 to an exclusive 15-year training agreement with… Read More »
APOC Aviation acquires young A319 for teardown from Aircastle
APOC Aviation have concluded their sixth deal allowing access to younger components that will align with commercial operators’ fleet requirements… Read More »
Air New Zealand grounds 777 fleet
Routes looks at the impact of Air New Zealand’s decision to ground its Boeing 777 fleet for a year. Air… Read More »
JetBlue to add more routes, fly some parked jets
JetBlue Airways Corp JBLU.O said on Thursday it will add 24 routes later this year as the airline looks to generate cash… Read More »
US judge approves JetSuite parent’s restructuring plan
A little over four months after Superior Air Charter (SAC) LLC, parent firm of JetSuite (Santa Ana, CA), declared bankruptcy… Read More »
Virgin Australia to cull a third of its Boeing 737 fleet under Bain ownership
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd VAH.AX said on Wednesday it is returning a third of its fleet of Boeing Co BA.N 737 planes to lessors… Read More »
Virgin Australia creditors approve sale to Bain Capital
Virgin Australia Holdings’ creditors have agreed at an online meeting to sell the indebted carrier to Boston-based private equity group… Read More »
Lessor files $23mn claim against Malaysia’s AirAsia X
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has revealed that Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has filed a claim against it at… Read More »
Alitalia newco imminent as EU approves €200mn bailout
A new Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) could be launched in “a matter of a few days” now that EU regulators… Read More »
Creditors set to call off Asiana sale as talks founder
Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) is set to fall under creditor control amid reports the proposed sale of the cash-strapped… Read More »
Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines details E190 retirement plans
Mandarin Airlines (AE, Taichung Ching Chuan Kang) is planning to retire its Embraer fleet within the next three years, an… Read More »
Qatar Airways seals Airbus deferral, warns Boeing to do same
Qatar Airways Group has agreed with Airbus to defer the delivery of aircraft amid the ongoing air travel slump, but… Read More »
Kenya Airways in talks to return surplus aircraft
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is in talks with lessors over the early return of an unspecified number of… Read More »
More voluntary layoffs planned by Boeing
Boeing plans to institute a second round of voluntary layoffs in the company’s commercial aircraft division, services unit, and corporate… Read More »
EASA sets out plans for 737 MAX validation tests
According to ainonline.com EASA expects to perform its flight tests on the Boeing 737 Max from Vancouver, Canada, starting the… Read More »
Bahrain’s Texel Air takes first 737-700(FC)
Texel Air (XLR, Bahrain Int’l) has taken delivery of its first B737-700(FC), a combi passenger/freighter it can configure into seven… Read More »
Bahrain’s Gulf Air adds maiden A321neo
Gulf Air (GF, Bahrain Int’l) took delivery of its first A321-200NX on August 21, 2020, and is planning to debut… Read More »
Virgin Australia’s unsecured creditors to get 9%-13% return under Bain deal
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd’s (VAH.AX) unsecured creditors will receive an average return of 9%-13% of their funds as part of… Read More »
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus meet to exchange ideas
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus leadership met to collaborate on ideas to effectively manage the crisis. The meeting took place… Read More »
MTU Teams with DLR to develop hydrogen fuel cell propulsion
A report on ainonline.com reveals that MTU Aero Engines has joined forces with the DLR German Aerospace Center to jointly… Read More »
Global Crossing Airlines signs for first Airbus A321
Global Crossing Airlines Inc. has announced the signing of a letter of intent for its first A321-200, under an operating… Read More »
Boeing 737 MAX gains first order for 2020 from Enter Air
Boeing and Enter Air have announced the Polish airline is expanding its commitment to the 737 family with a new… Read More »
airBaltic adjusts deliveries of remaining Airbus A220s
Airbus and airBaltic have approved an agreement that will reschedule deliveries of the 28 remaining jets that the airline has… Read More »
Lessor BOC Aviation says airline clients repaying delayed rentals
Most of BOC Aviation’s (BOCA) (2588.HK) airline clients have resumed rental payments, a sign of cautious optimism, after deferring payments… Read More »
Transport Canada to conduct flight test for Boeing 737 MAX next week
Transport Canada plans to conduct flight test activities for the validation of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) grounded 737 MAX next week,… Read More »
Qantas says Australian state border closures hampering recovery, posts $1.4 billion loss
Australia’s Qantas Airways said state border closures were severely hampering a recovery in the domestic aviation market, which, alongside its… Read More »