Privatisation of South African Airways nudges forward, Mango amends plan
The partial privatisation of South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) is progressing with the news that the Takatso Consortium… Read More »
Zambia Airways adds first aircraft, a damp-leased Dash 8-400
Zambia Airways (ZN, Lusaka) has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Dash 8-400 on damp lease from equity partner… Read More »
Germany’s flyv eyes airline JVs for underserved city pairs
German start-up flyv aims to connect underserved markets globally using a joint venture model that will see airlines pool their… Read More »
Loftleidir takes Cabo Verde to court
The renationalisation of Cabo Verde Airlines (VR, Sal Amilcar Cabral Int’l) is being challenged in the ICC International Court of… Read More »
Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Air takes first A330neo
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has taken delivery of its first of sixteen A330-900s, configured in the… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet mulls Goshawk, De Havilland settlements
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is reportedly working towards settling a lawsuit filed by Irish lessor Goshawk and its trustee Wilmington… Read More »
Morocco, Israel impose two week travel bans over Omicron
Morocco has closed its airports for all incoming flights and Israel has closed its borders for all foreign nationals for… Read More »
Manila renews Philippine Airlines franchise for 25 years
The Philippines Parliament has endorsed a bill that renews for another 25 years a franchise granted to Philippine Airlines (PR,… Read More »
Shareholders approve $415mn Thai AirAsia recapitalisation
Shareholders nearly unanimously approved a three-part recapitalisation package for Asia Aviation Public Limited Company, the parent company of Thai AirAsia,… Read More »
Finnair crew may face weeks of quarantine in Hong Kong after pilot’s Covid diagnosis
According to Finnair, the incident did not affect passengers. The fate of Monday’s return flight remained unclear. The crew of… Read More »
FAA sends warning about holiday laser lights with $11,000 per violation
Laser holiday light projectors that people point at their homes contain concentrated beams that can disorient or temporarily blind pilots…. Read More »
Justice Department addresses rise in criminal conduct on commercial flights
The memorandum also highlights an information-sharing protocol between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Justice Department. As the holiday… Read More »
Swissport partners with Speedcargo in digital push to increase utilization of cargo space
Swissport will launch proof of concept trials of the Cargo Eye sizing system and the AI-powered Cargo Mind software solution… Read More »
Finnair reintroducing travel retail service
Finnair is set to restart its travel retail service on 1 December. The Nordic carrier will offer a renewed travel… Read More »
Viasat and China Satcom set to serve IFC needs in China airspace
Passengers on Viasat IFC equipped aircraft flying into and out of Chinese airspace could soon be offered in-flight connectivity services… Read More »
Wizz Air trials fflya
Wizz Air is conducting passenger trials of the Bluetooth passenger network, fflya, on an A321 aircraft. Pioneering the use of… Read More »
Airlines log busiest days since early 2020 over Thanksgiving
U.S. airlines over Thanksgiving week had some of their busiest days since before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic as… Read More »
Frontier Airlines expands their network with flights to Aruba
AUA Airport welcomed additional service out of Miami: ORANJESTAD – Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) in the presence of Aruba’s… Read More »
In just a week, on December 6th Santa Claus will arrive to Lodz again
This year Santa Claus will land at the Lodz Airport for the fifth time. He will come from Kyiv on… Read More »
Aviation Sustainability and the Environment, CAPA 25-Nov-2021
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Airbus signed (18-Nov-2021) a MoU to collaborate on sustainable aviation. The parties will… Read More »
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The path through—and past—the pandemic era is wrought with uncertainty and change. Airlines, in particular, have had to make difficult… Read More »
Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi: added 400 routes during the pandemic
Talking at the CAPA Live on 10-Nov-2021, Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi spoke with CAPA’s chairman emeritus Peter Harbison.
Aviation Sustainability and the Environment, CAPA 18-Nov-2021
GE and Etihad Airways signed (16-Nov-2021) a MoU outlining future opportunities for sustainability initiatives, targeting lowered CO2 emissions from the… Read More »
Top Air Travel Stories From November
An Eventful Month It was an eventful month of November for the airline industry. It started out great, as the… Read More »
Airlines Wrap Up Thanksgiving Travel Period With Record Numbers for Pandemic Era
The Transportation Security Administration predicted earlier this month that the Thanksgiving holiday travel season, which they defined as running from… Read More »
US-Bangla Airlines to add A330s in late 2Q22
US-Bangla Airlines (BS, Dhaka) is planning to induct at least one A330 in the middle of next year to launch… Read More »