Lufthansa Technik supports Smartwings’ Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft
Lufthansa Technik and Czech airline Smartwings have signed a five years comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS®) contract covering repair and… Read More »
Deutsche Aircraft’s D328ecoTM final assembly line construction progresses
Deutsche Aircraft GmbH today announced the achievement of a new milestone toward the construction of its final assembly line for… Read More »
Menzies Aviation provides the spark for Ryanair across Europe
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, today announces it is providing Ryanair with fully electric turnarounds at three airports… Read More »
Singapore Airlines: Travel without quarantine on Vaccinated Travel Lane flights
Singapore Airlines’ first Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flight took off from Milan Malpensa on 21 October. The flight, which operates… Read More »
Delta CEO Says Pilot Shortage Is Coming
More than four years ago, a report by airplane manufacturer Boeing Inc. projected a demand for more than 637,000 pilots… Read More »
Treasury Dept. Investigating Airlines Over Potential CARES Act Violations
In an exclusive report from Fox Business, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Inspector General will conduct an investigation into major domestic… Read More »
JetBlue Launches ‘Monster Sale’ With Fares From $31 One-Way
JetBlue is celebrating the culmination of the spooky season with the return of its annual “Monster Sale” featuring flights for… Read More »
Airlines Donate 20,000 Flights to Afghan Refugees
Major airlines and their executives announced plans on October 26 to donate 20,000 flights to help resettle Afghan refugees to… Read More »
Norse Atlantic Airways taps Fort Lauderdale for US HQ
Norwegian startup Norse Atlantic Airways (Oslo Gardermoen) has announced the establishment of its US head office at Fort Lauderdale Executive… Read More »
US court postpones decision on Avianca’s restructuring plan
A court decision on the bankruptcy exit plan of Avianca Holdings has been postponed pending the receipt of additional documentation,… Read More »
Air Tanzania told to repay illegal state bailout
Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam) will have to repay TZS896 billion shillings (USD388.8 million) illegally received from government coffers… Read More »
Italy’s Blue Panorama suspends flight operations
Blue Panorama Airlines (BV, Rome Fiumicino) suspended flight operations on October 26, a joint note from the Uiltrasporti, Filt Cgil,… Read More »
Flybe names CEO ahead of launch, may face cash claims
Flybe. (2021) has appointed Dave Pflieger as its new chief executive, to “lead our new airline as it gets ready… Read More »
Suva okays $51mn top-up loans, ups Fiji Airways ownership
Fiji’s Parliament has approved an FJD106.4 million Fiji dollar (USD51.3 million) increase of existing government guarantees on Fiji Airways (FJ,… Read More »
GLOBALX-affiliated vehicle files for $200mn IPO
Talon 1 Acquisition, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), or “blank check company,” created earlier this year by AVi8 Air… Read More »
United Airlines says its unvaccinated pilots are costing nearly $3 million a month
United Airlines said its unvaccinated pilots are costing the company $1.4 million every two weeks in paid leave. The carrier… Read More »
Southwest Airlines orders 16 Boeing 737-7 MAXs
Southwest Airlines has firmed a total of sixteen Boeing 737-7 MAX options in two batches of eight units, one in… Read More »
FAA proposes to increase rest periods for U.S. airline flight attendants
The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to require that flight attendants at large U.S. airlines receive… Read More »
United Airlines to Increase Frequency Of Direct Flights from Dublin to New York Newark EWR
Dublin Airport welcomes the news that United Airlines will increase its frequency from Dublin to its New York/Newark hub from… Read More »
Bahrain’s MENA Cargo Airlines completes certification
MENA Cargo Airlines (Bahrain Int’l) has been awarded an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) by the Bahraini Ministry of Transportation and… Read More »
US’s Avelo Airlines changes legal name
Avelo Airlines (XP, Burbank) says it is in the process of changing its legal name – TEM Enterprises, Inc. –… Read More »
Colombia’s Avianca Airlines chooses Boeing 787s over Airbus A330s
Avianca Holdings has selected B787-8s as its only widebody aircraft type going forward as it prepares to emerge from Chapter… Read More »
Air Calédonie flights suspended over COVID health pass
Air Calédonie (TY, Nouméa Magenta) has suspended all commercial scheduled flights until November 7, 2021, as ordered by a government… Read More »
Estonia to separate Nordica, Xfly under new holdco
Nordica (ND, Tallinn Lennart Meri) and two affiliates Transpordi Varahaldus, a lessor and maintenance company, and Regional Jet, an ACMI… Read More »
interCaribbean Airways adds maiden ATR42-500
interCaribbean Airways (JY, Providenciales) has taken delivery of its maiden ATR42-500 as it seeks to expand its regional network. VQ-THM… Read More »
Romania’s Carpatair to induct maiden A319 in 4Q21
Carpatair (V3, Timisoara) plans to induct its recently acquired A319-100 into service by the end of 2021, Romania’s BoardingPass.ro has… Read More »