American Airlines accelerates A321 cabin refurbishment
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) expects to complete the refurbishment of all of its A321-200 cabins by “early 2022”, a… Read More »
US’s Current Aviation eyes underserved point-to-point routes
Current Aviation is to raise USD40 million to exploit a regional market gap in the United States by launching point-to-point… Read More »
Alaska Airlines cancels its order for 30 Airbus A320neo jets
Alaska Airlines no longer has an order for 30 Airbus A320neo aircraft on the books. Airbus released updated orders and… Read More »
Boeing and airlines say ‘significant time’ needed to resolve 5G spectrum issue
The aviation industry told the White House on Tuesday it will take “significant time” to ensure it is safe for… Read More »
LATAM Airlines posts Q3 loss as pandemic persists
Latin America’s largest airline, LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN), reported losses of some $692 million in the third quarter on Tuesday, as… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Announces 15-Year Sustainable Aviation Fuel Agreement
Southwest Airlines Co. announced a 15-year offtake agreement with Velocys Renewables LLC (“Velocys”) for 219 million gallons of sustainable aviation… Read More »
American Airlines Resumes International Travel with a Bang
American Airlines, and a bevy of carriers who fly globally, were more than prepared Monday for the resumption of fully… Read More »
JetBlue Says 99.98 Percent of Staff Will be Vaccinated
With more than seven weeks remaining for federal contractors to have their employees vaccinated against COVID-19, JetBlue Airways said virtually… Read More »
American Airlines pilots union rejects holiday bonus pay, seeks permanent changes
American Airlines pilots union has rejected the company’s offer of as much as double pay for working trips around the… Read More »
Jambojet introduces IFE onboard
Kenyan regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has partnered with Global Onboard Partners to introduce in-flight entertainment (IFE) services. “Passengers spend an… Read More »
AirAsia Group appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
AirAsia Group has announced that it has appointed former adidas executive Colin Currie, as its Chief Commercial Officer, who will… Read More »
Farsound breathes life into aerospace engine supply chain
Serving the aerospace engine supply chain with its aero engine parts and logistics solutions, Farsound offers innovative and novel MRO… Read More »
Menzies Aviation wins Aeromexico contract at 15 airports
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, has announced that it has secured a significant contract win with Mexico’s flagship… Read More »
Britten-Norman and CAeS work with Isles of Scilly Steamship Group towards zero emissions goal
Another critical step has been taken towards making zero-carbon flights to the Isles of Scilly commercially available. Three companies jointly… Read More »
FPT Software and Airbus extend partnership to accelerate digital transformation in aviation
Vietnam’s leading IT firm FPT Software and aerospace giant Airbus have recently inked an agreement called Skywise App Editor Partnership,… Read More »
Romania’s Tarom retires 737 Classics
Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) no longer operates any B737 Classic aircraft following the retirement of its remaining active B737-300s. The… Read More »
US’s Silver Airways launches ATR72-500(F)s for Amazon ops
Silver Airways (3M, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) took delivery of its first five dedicated freighters, all ATR72-500(F)s, and began operations on… Read More »
Kenya’s Astral Aviation secures 757 freighters
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has signed operating leases with US-based Aquila Air Capital for three B757-200(PCF)s, with delivery… Read More »
Tata Sons must take over Air India ops in mid-1Q22 latest
Indian conglomerate Tata Sons must take control and start operating Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) at the latest by January… Read More »
Lebanon’s MEA eyes A321neo(XLR) flights to Africa
MEA – Middle East Airlines (ME, Beirut) plans to use its forthcoming A321-200NX(XLR)s on existing and new routes to Africa,… Read More »
Lufthansa raises €1.5bn in third bond sale of 2021
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has raised EUR1.5 billion euros (USD1.74 billion) in its third bond sale this year, taking advantage… Read More »
LATAM looks to settle decade-long Colombian Q300 dispute
LATAM Airlines Group has asked the US Bankruptcy Court in New York to approve a USD9.55 million settlement agreement between… Read More »
Air Canada partially reverses A220 order cancellation
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has announced it has reversed its 2020 decision to cancel an order for two A220-300s… Read More »
PIA gets European air safety ratings
Pakistan’International Airlines on Friday said it had achieved safety ratings from European air safety watchdog SAFA. “With zero index, it… Read More »
Welcome to W21 at NUE – here comes our Lifeline 2.0 support
Now, as everybody has just switched to the winter schedule, NUE is happy to see some new routes: BLQ with… Read More »
Federal Judge Upholds United’s Vaccine Mandate
In a ruling that will likely reverberate around the aviation industry, a federal judge has upheld United Airlines’ mandate to… Read More »