Biden Administration Goes After Airlines With Executive Order
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a sweeping Executive Order aimed at reeling in corporate powers, including cracking down on… Read More »
Cash-rich Singapore Airlines positioned for regional dominance as rivals pull back
Singapore Airlines (SIA), flush with $16 billion raised since the start of the pandemic thanks to help from a state… Read More »
UK’s Oryx Jet ends B737-300 operations
Oryx Jet (London Luton), a British virtual passenger charter specialist, has retired its only B737-300, Skyliner Aviation has reported. 9H-ZAK… Read More »
South Africa’s Pambele Aviation lands Guernsey investor
Guernsey-based Pula Aviation Ltd, the majority shareholder of Pula Aviation Services Ltd, has acquired a shareholding in Pambele Aviation (PMX,… Read More »
Georgian Airways takes over B737-700 from subsidiary
Georgian Airways (A9, Tbilisi) resumed B737-700 operations on July 1, 2021, following a two-year hiatus. 4L-GTI (msn 35086) began its… Read More »
AirAsia mulls US IPO, inflates digital business
AirAsia Group is considering raising at least USD300 million by listing its digital business wing via a special-purpose acquisition company… Read More »
De Havilland turns to Delhi court to enforce SpiceJet award
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC, Toronto Downsview) has asked the Delhi High Court to force SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l)… Read More »
Romania’s Blue Air eyes London, Bucharest market listings
Oana Petrescu, chief executive of Blue Air (Romania) (0B, Bucharest Otopeni), has confirmed plans revealed this week to list on… Read More »
Lufthansa raises another €1bn in corporate bond sale
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has boosted its liquidity by raising a further EUR1 billion euros (USD1.19 billion) in a corporate… Read More »
COVID-19 Private Screening Facility Opens At KLIA In July To Provide Safe, Quick And Comfortable Arrival Experience
29th June update: SEPANG – Passengers travelling through KL International Airport (KLIA) will experience a new COVID-19 screening facility starting… Read More »
Korea’s Jeju Air proposes 5:1 capital cut
Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) has announced plans to cut the par value of its common stock, to KRW1,000 won (USD0.87)… Read More »
AEGEAN Airlines and Volotea sign code-share agreement to offer more direct route options as travel restarts
AEGEAN and Volotea have signed a bilateral agreement to offer increased travel options to their customers. Following their agreement, a… Read More »
Qantas A380 long-haul pilots are speaking up about the pressures of not flying
Long-haul Qantas A380 pilots are speaking up about the pressures of being out of the cockpit. According to media… Read More »
American Airlines joins White House to distribute COVID-19 vaccine globally
As part of the White House initiative to share at least 80 million U.S. vaccine doses globally this summer, American… Read More »
Sarasota woman allegedly spits on passengers, dragged off flight for refusing to wear mask
A Sarasota woman was forcibly removed from a plane by police after refusing to wear a mask on Wednesday morning,… Read More »
Man who refused to wear mask on flight fined $10,500
A man who refused to wear a mask on an Allegiant flight departing from Utah has been fined $10,500. The… Read More »
United Airlines to add more flights in anticipation of higher holiday travel
United Airlines said on Friday it would add nearly 150 flights to cities in the United States, Central America and… Read More »
The new Boeing 737-8 Max 200 “Gamechanger” lands at Milan Bergamo
TRyanair announced July 8th a further growth on its base at Milan Bergamo – the largest in Italy – with… Read More »
Air Corsica contributes to Brussels South Charleroi Airport’s recovery:
The airline will be offering 72,840 seats in 2021 This year, the Corsican airline, Air Corsica, will be offering 72,840… Read More »
Salam Air launched from Muscat Airport seasonal direct flights to Istanbul, Trabzon, and Sarajevo during July
5th July update: On its efforts to support direct air traffic between Oman and all around the world, Oman Airports… Read More »
Air France will start direct flights to Muscat
1st July update: Oman Airports are pleased to announce further new services to be operated from Muscat Airport. In October… Read More »
Aer Lingus (UK) adds first A330-300
Aer Lingus (United Kingdom) (Belfast City) added its first A330-300 transferred from parent company Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) on… Read More »
UK’s TUI Airways to close Edinburgh base after Summer 2021
TUI Airways (BY, London Luton) has confirmed to local news website Edinburgh Live that it will close its base at… Read More »
Chathams Island, New Zealand upgrades for jet operations
The New Zealand government has approved funding for the lengthening and strengthening of the runway at Chatham Island Tuuta Airport… Read More »
Canada’s Porter Airlines revises financial plans
Canada’s Porter Airlines (PD, Toronto City Centre) is officially returning to the skies on September 8, 2021, nearly 18 months… Read More »
British Airways settles with victims of cyber hack
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has paid an undisclosed sum to settle a claim brought by passengers and staff who… Read More »