Air France-KLM redeems €500mn of debt, mulls new equity
Air France-KLM has redeemed EUR500 million euros (USD565 million) from a EUR4 billion (USD4.53 billion) French-government-guaranteed bank loan that the… Read More »
Ireland’s Emerald Airlines to begin Aer Lingus ops in 1Q22
Emerald Airlines (Ireland) (EAI, Dublin Int’l) has confirmed it will begin feeder franchise operations under the Aer Lingus Regional brand… Read More »
US’s Breeze Airways inducts first A220
Breeze Airways (MX, Salt Lake City) has taken delivery of its first A220-300 following the handover of N203BZ (msn 55128),… Read More »
Spain’s CanaryFly to sell ATR freighters
CanaryFly (PM, Las Palmas) has decided to end its short-lived dedicated freighter experiment and will sell both of its converted… Read More »
Madrid to study options to guarantee Air Europa continuity
The Spanish government will “analyse various options” that have opened up in the wake of the announcement from IAG International… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet settles $43mn De Havilland suit
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC, Toronto Downsview) have agreed to enter into a settlement… Read More »
New investors in Lodz’s Market
Despite many challenges posed by the pandemic for the office market, the passing year has turned out to be beneficial… Read More »
Delta Makes Plans to Lead Travel Industry Through Next Phase of Recovery
Delta Air Lines presented its plan on Thursday for leading the air travel industry through the next phase of recovery… Read More »
US Airlines Warn 5G Wireless Network Could Wreak Havoc on Air Travel
Major U.S. airlines have warned that plans by telecommunication giants AT&T and Verizon Communications to use spectrum for 5G wireless… Read More »
US Travelers Have a New Low-Cost Flight Option to Europe
PLAY, a new Icelandic, low-cost airline has announced it will begin operating flights connecting the U.S. and several European destinations… Read More »
JetBlue, American Airlines Announce Record-Setting Summer Schedule Out of Northeast
JetBlue’s and American Airlines’ newly-expanded Northeast Alliance (NEA) is poised for a record-breaking summer in 2022, the two carriers announced… Read More »
Southwest Airlines’ Full Summer Schedule Is Now Available for Booking
Southwest Airlines has made its full summer 2022 flight schedule available to book at Southwest.com. Travelers can now book travel… Read More »
KLM, Transavia order A320neo jets, Air France eyes A350Fs
Air France-KLM says it has selected Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for its narrowbody fleet renewal and expansion drive as well… Read More »
ALC agrees lease, delivery changes for Vietnam Airlines
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed an agreement to cut leasing costs and alter aircraft deliveries for Vietnam Airlines (VN,… Read More »
Romanian CAA grounds Rom Cargo Airlines
The Romanian civil aviation authority (Autoritatea Aeronautică Civilă Română – AACR) suspended the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) of Rom Cargo… Read More »
Latvia’s airBaltic to open Tampere, Finland base in 2Q22
airBaltic (BT, Riga) will open a base at Tampere in southern Finland on May 1, 2022, its first outside its… Read More »
Qantas selects A220, A320neo for narrowbody fleet renewal
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) has placed a tentative order for twenty A220-300s and twenty A321-200NX(XLR)s, with a further 94… Read More »
Canada’s Flair Airlines to lease 14 more 737 MAX
Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) has announced a significant fleet expansion that will see the Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier lease fourteen additional… Read More »
US DOJ pushes for American, Jetblue anti-trust suit
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has told a judge to reject a bid by American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort… Read More »
CNMI’s Star Marianas Air resumes shuttle flights
Star Marianas Air (Tinian) has reportedly resumed on-demand and air taxi operations between Saipan, Tinian, and Rota Int’l in the… Read More »
Airline CEOs explain flight cancellations to Congress after taking $54 billion in taxpayer aid
Top airline executives on Dec. 14 told a Senate panel that a tight labor market and difficulty convincing some workers… Read More »
Travelport, Aeromexico Agreement to Include NDC Content
Global distribution system operator Travelport and Aeromexico renewed their partnership with a multi-year distribution agreement that eventually will channel New… Read More »
Frontier Launches Holiday Buy One, Get One Free Offer
Frontier is offering a buy one Discount Den fare, get one free offer, called the Santas Fly Free sale, to… Read More »
Appeals Court Upholds United Airlines Vaccine Mandate
In a divided decision, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has upheld the employee vaccine mandate enacted… Read More »
Delta Names Chief Sustainability Officer
Delta Air Lines today named Pamela Fletcher as its new Chief Sustainability Officer in 2022, CEO Ed Bastian announced in… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines concedes 787 delays may impact recovery
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) has admitted that the suspension of B787 deliveries due to recently discovered manufacturing issues may impact… Read More »