Moldova partially reopens airspace to resume Chisinau ops
The Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova has partially reopened the country’s airspace on March 22 to permit regular operations at… Read More »
Congo Airways returns wet-leased Kenya Airways E190s
Congo Airways (8Z, Kinshasa N’Djili) has returned two ERJ 190-100ARs to Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) following the end… Read More »
Iceland’s Niceair contracts Hi Fly Malta for charter ops
Niceair (Akureyri) has enlisted Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int’l) to operate an A319-100 on its behalf when flights commence… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL is open to more mergers and acquisitions
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) is poised to take further advantage of a developing trend of… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet inks cargo partnership with GTA Group
WestJet (WS, Calgary) has signed a partnership with cargo specialist GTA Group to deploy four 737-800 freighters on overnight cargo… Read More »
Air Greenland, Avolon ink eVTOL deal
Air Greenland (GL, Nuuk) has committed to purchasing or leasing a fleet of Vertical Aviation (MDB, San Antonio Int’l) VX4… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair switches AMO amid SACAA review
In a precautionary move, Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has temporarily moved its line maintenance from Lufthansa Technik… Read More »
Pakistan’s Q Airways plans 3Q22 debut and eyes widebodies
Q Airways plans to commence flights operations in July or August once it has obtained its air operator’s certificate (AOC),… Read More »
The crashed China Eastern Boeing 737 NG was the subject of court cases filed by whistleblowers
News bulletins related to the crash of China Eastern Flight 5735 include the disclaimer that the Boeing 737 that plunged… Read More »
Aircraft insurers brace for a deluge of Russia-related claims
Aircraft-leasing firms working to retrieve planes from Russia are set to collide with an aviation-insurance industry bracing for an unprecedented… Read More »
No survivors found in China Eastern 737-800 crash
Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards. Official identity cards. Poignant reminders of 132 lives presumed lost were lined up by rescue workers… Read More »
Delta announces improved onboard Wi-Fi service
Delta is outfitting nearly all of its US domestic mainline aircraft with faster and more reliable Wi-Fi by the end… Read More »
OneWeb announces agreement with SpaceX to resume satellite launches
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company OneWeb announced today that it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX that… Read More »
China Boeing 737-800 crash report
No bodies or survivors have yet been found from the China Eastern Airlines crash as of Tuesday morning, Chinese state… Read More »
Etihad Cargo renews Cargo iQ certification
Etihad Cargo has successfully renewed its Cargo iQ certification in accordance with Cargo iQ Standards for quality management. Following… Read More »
Aurigny starts Dublin to Guernsey flights
Aurigny has commenced its service between Dublin and Guernsey with its’ flight departing from Dublin. Aurigny will operate flights between… Read More »
Further new operations to be established at Stockholm Arlanda – Nile Air to launch non-stop service to Cairo
Egypt’s second largest airline will establish operations at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and offer direct service to Cairo for the first… Read More »
DRCT to Add United Airlines NDC Content for Travel Sellers
Travel technology provider and International Air Transport Association-certified New Distribution Capability aggregator DRCT is launching United Airlines NDC content for… Read More »
Philippines lifts foreign ownership cap on airlines
The Philippines government has lifted foreign ownership restrictions on airlines and other key sectors to attract foreign investment and kickstart… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet exits restructuring, to resume ops
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) has emerged from its court-supervised restructuring process more than a year after it secured creditor… Read More »
Ukraine Int’l Airlines seeks ACMI placements for fleet
Ukraine International Airlines (PS, Kyiv Boryspil) has proffered its aircraft to the ACMI and charter market to secure some cash… Read More »
How airlines are flying polar “Cold War” routes to Asia again
The closure of Russian airspace to some international carriers, including many in Europe, has forced airlines to seek alternate routes…. Read More »
Cebu Pacific enhances cockpit communications with SITA solution
Cebu Pacific Air has selected aviation IT provider SITA’s AIRCOM Cockpit Services integrated with Inmarsat’s Swift Broadband Safety satellite network… Read More »
Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashes in China with 132 people on board
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board plunged midflight and crashed in a mountainous area of… Read More »
Shenzhen-Hong Kong freighter added as overland restrictions hit supply chains
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has launched a freighter service to Hong Kong to meet a lack of trucking… Read More »
VDG confirms suspension of AirBridgeCargo and Atran operations
The Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has confirmed that it has taken the decision to temporarily suspend operations at its AirBridgeCargo… Read More »