Major investment in Autonomous Runway Sweepers – signs contract worth up to EUR 40 million
Avinor is stepping into the future of winter operations and committing itself fully to autonomous runway sweepers. Following a rigorous… Read More »
Our Thesis: NUE remains Blue Ocean after the pandemic
What will happen to the Blue Ocean at NUE? The last year with its continuous changes has left us room… Read More »
Korean Air, Asiana LCCs to be merged, HQ to be decided
Air Busan (BX, Busan), Air Seoul (RS, Seoul Incheon), and Jin Air (LJ, Jeju) will be integrated into a single… Read More »
Allegiant to open Austin, TX base in 4Q21
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas McCarran) will invest USD75 million to open a new base at the South Terminal of… Read More »
Cabo Verde Airlines to be privatised – IMF
The Cabo Verde government remains committed to completing the privatisation of Cabo Verde Airlines (VR, Sal Amilcar Cabral Int’l) by… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet ready to open bids for stake sale – CEO
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) plans to open bidding for the sale of a majority stake in the airline by… Read More »
All but Virgin Australia gear up for Trans-Tasman bubble
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith), Jetstar Airways, and Air New Zealand are gearing up to resume flights between Australia and… Read More »
Podgorica rebrands ToMontenegro as Air Montenegro
The Montenegrin government has confirmed the official name for its ToMontenegro (Podgorica) project will be Air Montenegro (Podgorica). The Ministry… Read More »
Eritrea reopens to limited int’l pax traffic
Eritrea will allow the limited resumption of commercial international flights from Asmara in mid-April, according to an announcement by the… Read More »
American marks AAdvantage anniversary with a month of prizes
American Airlines is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its AAdvantage program with a month of daily games that allow frequent… Read More »
Atlas Air joins China-South America e-commerce partnership
Atlas Air is partnering with the Chilean airline Latam and Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, to… Read More »
FedEx, UPS reinstate on-time guarantee for some deliveries
FedEx and UPS have reinstated money-back guarantees for on-time delivery in some categories of US shipments. The guarantee was previously… Read More »
American manager’s hard work led to operations career
Christine James-Villanueva left her native Jamaica to follow the example of a cousin who was a pilot, but the path… Read More »
Alaska Airlines salutes former CEO with Husky-themed livery
Alaska Airlines subsidiary Horizon Air has honored Brad Tilden by painting a Q400 aircraft with a Huskies theme in a… Read More »
Airlines adjust service to accommodate national park demand
As the pandemic boosts interest in outdoor destinations such as national parks, airlines are increasing service to gateway cities, including… Read More »
More warehousing coming to Central Poland
The Łódź area is one of the fastest-growing warehouse markets in Poland according to Cushman & Wakefield. More about warehouse… Read More »
Discover the UNESCO site of Crespi d’Adda
Discover the only example of industrial archeology in Lombardy region. Crespi d’Adda is part of the Municipality of Capriate San… Read More »
Qantas to start Auckland-Gold Coast flights
A new daily Qantas Gold Coast-Auckland service will start later this month and deliver 63,000 seats into the region annually,… Read More »
Norwegian returning to Sweden and Stockholm Arlanda with three direct routes
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) is back at Stockholm Arlanda after nearly a five-month pause during the pandemic. Over the Easter… Read More »
Japan Airlines retires all PW4000-powered 777s
JAL – Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) has joined ANA – All Nippon Airways in retiring its fleet of PW4000-powered… Read More »
Nigeria’s Ibom Air to add A220s for int’l growth
Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) will shortly add its first A220-300s ahead of plans to expand into the regional West African… Read More »
EC backs Air France-KLM aid, Paris to hold biggest stake
As anticipated, the European Commission has approved a second bailout of Air France-KLM, involving EUR4 billion euros (USD4.75 billion) in… Read More »
Chilean carriers nix int’l flights as borders close
LATAM Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Int’l) has suspended most of its international commercial flights to and from Chile in… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet lays off another 415 pilots
The Airline Pilots Association of Canada has strongly criticised Ottawa for procrastinating in responding to the COVID-19 crisis in Canadian… Read More »
Australia’s Alliance Air launches E190 commercial ops
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane Int’l) on April 10 launches commercial service with its recently acquired ERJ 190-100AR fleet based out… Read More »
AMCON plans to operate Arik, NG Eagle side-by-side
The state-owned Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) intends to retain Arik Air (W3, Lagos) alongside its new start-up NG… Read More »