Air Tanzania confirms Boeing 737 MAX, 787, 767 freighter plans
The Tanzanian government has reached an agreement with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) for the purchase of four aircraft including one… Read More »
Embraer, Widerøe to partner on electric urban mobility
Eve Urban Mobility Solutions owned by Embraer and Widerøe Zero, a unit of Widerøe, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to… Read More »
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways inks MOU for 33 A320neo Family jets
Jazeera Airways (J9, Kuwait) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for up to 33… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango to be mothballed until investor found
Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will be mothballed for a lengthy period while it seeks a new investor after… Read More »
Lufthansa repays all of German gov’t bailout funds
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has announced it repaid “much earlier than originally planned” the last of its EUR9 billion euro… Read More »
Aeromexico’s new plan includes Apollo debt-to-equity option
In what is described as a key milestone in its restructuring process, Grupo Aeroméxico has received a new proposal to… Read More »
Saudia eyes large widebody order in 2022
Saudia (SV, Jeddah) is planning to place a large widebody order in 2022 and is in advanced talks with both… Read More »
Toki Air set to become first Japanese airline to introduce ATR 42-600S
ATR has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with new regional Japanese commercial airline Toki Air. The Letter covers the… Read More »
Scoot launches first UK route
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced its first UK route – the only low-cost non-stop flight… Read More »
Overland Airways puts faith in Embraer
Overland Airways of Lagos, Nigeria, has placed orders for three new E175 E-Jets, plus three purchase right aircraft. The transaction… Read More »
ATR enjoys regional orders boost
Air Corsica has ordered five ATR 72-600 aircraft as it continues its ATR fleet upgrade. A long-term ATR partner Air… Read More »
Indigo Partners orders 255 A321neo Family aircraft
Indigo Partners has signed an order for an order for 255 additional A321neo Family aircraft for its airline portfolio. This… Read More »
FAA proposes $225K in fines against unruly passengers
Egregious examples of bad behavior described by the FAA concerned passengers yelling profanities, using obscene gestures, making threats to flight… Read More »
Frontier Airlines orders 91 additional A321neo jets, tripling its fleet size by 2029
Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) announced a major fleet expansion with an order for 91 additional A321neo aircraft from leading aircraft… Read More »
The rule for unruly passengers? One strike and you’re off the plane permanently
A passenger uses a racial slur to berate an African-American flight attendant over wearing a mask. Another on a separate… Read More »
Iraqi Airways opts for Panasonic IFEC services
Iraqi Airways has selected Panasonic to outfit its new fleet of 21 narrowbody and 10 widebody aircraft with in-flight entertainment… Read More »
Airlines are gearing up for a busier and costlier holiday season
Demand for air travel is on the rise ahead of the holidays. So are the costs. Jet fuel hasn’t been… Read More »
LCC PLAY emerges as Icelandair undergoes a resurgence
Before COVID-19, Iceland had been one of Europe’s most dynamic markets, characterised until 2018 by strong growth. The national airline… Read More »
IATA’s Willie Walsh: some APAC airlines financially “precarious”
Talking at the CAPA Live on 10-Nov-2021, IATA Director General spoke with CAPA’s chairman emeritus Peter Harbison. Some of the… Read More »
American Airlines Plans To Eliminate 27 Routes
American Airlines is trimming some of its service over the next several months. According to the airline industry blog The… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Expands International Connectivity
Spirit is expanding its international connectivity, launching two more nonstop routes to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) and Tampa International… Read More »
United Restarts Onboard Sales of Hard Liquor
Today’s the day. After announcing last month it would resume the sale of hard liquor, United Airlines today, Monday, November… Read More »
RIX Weekly Update
This week Riga Airport connects passengers to 77 destinations RIX Weekly Update! This week Riga Airport connects passengers to 77… Read More »
Flair, Porter, Air Transat to be a force for change in Canada?
As is the case in other areas of the world, there is no shortage of ambition among smaller airlines in… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s Fly Lankan Asia eyes regional cargo, pax ops
Fly Lankan Asia (Colombo Int’l) is planning to target the short-haul cargo and passenger services niche and has already secured… Read More »
Nigeria’s Overland Airways orders three E175s
Overland Airways (OF, Lagos) has ordered three E175s from Embraer (EMB, Sao Jose dos Campos) with options for three more…. Read More »