Romania’s Tarom to downsize but renew fleet – minister
As part of its restructuring plan for Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni), Romania’s government aims to reduce the size and diversity… Read More »
Qantas to pursue defecting executive case in Singapore
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) has vowed to pursue its case in Singapore against former executive Nick Rohrlach for defecting… Read More »
Cebu Pacific looks to raise another $6.6mn in cash
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has listed 328,947,368 convertible preferred shares with a par value of PHP1.00… Read More »
Tehran cancels IranAir privatisation process
IranAir (IR, Tehran Mehrabad) has been removed from Iran’s list of state-owned assets earmarked to be sold into private ownership… Read More »
Romania’s Blue Air takes first B737 MAX 8
Blue Air (Romania) (0B, Bucharest Otopeni) took delivery of the first of ten B737-8s on dry-lease from Air Lease Corporation… Read More »
SpiceJet plans to increase fleet by 50 aircraft
Indian LCC SpiceJet has announced plans to increase its fleet. The airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with… Read More »
West Star Aviation Announces Revamped Interior Design Centre at GJT
West Star Aviation is pleased to announce they are completing a remodel and expansion of their Aircraft Interior Design Centre… Read More »
Ryanair achieves FAA certification for its high-density 737 MAX 8200
The FAA has certified the high-density Boeing 737 MAX 8200, which is based on the 737 MAX 8, that can… Read More »
Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance form joint venture
Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have announced they’ve signed a definitive agreement… Read More »
GA Telesis announces the disassembly of three ANA Boeing 777-200s
GA Telesis, LLC (GAT) has announced it has completed the disassembly of three All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 777-200 airframes… Read More »
Alaska Air orders more 737 Max aircraft
Alaska Air Group has confirmed plans to acquire 23 more Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Alaska Air has orders, options and… Read More »
Leisure travel demand benefits Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine, has seen an increase in air travel bringing leisure travelers to the city, part of a broader shift… Read More »
American resumes DFW capital projects
American Airlines’ Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport projects to create a $100 million flight kitchen and add a parts warehouse are… Read More »
Aerion: Supersonic jetliner to fly in 2027
Aerion is touting plans for a 50-passenger supersonic jet capable of carrying travelers from Los Angeles to Tokyo in three… Read More »
Southwest connects Wis., Fla.
As airlines are seeing an uptick in demand for leisure travel, Southwest Airlines is increasing the frequency of nonstop connections… Read More »
San Francisco airport director predicts travelers’ return
Activity at San Francisco International Airport remains exceedingly low due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Airport Director Ivar Satero is… Read More »
US airlines commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Airlines for America announced the commitment of its member carriers to work with the aviation industry and government leaders to achieve… Read More »
A4A CEO: US airlines recovery will take “a very long time”
While the increase in vaccinations and uptick in passenger throughput are encouraging signs, “we see [recovery] as taking a very… Read More »
New sunshine destinations lining-up in AAR additions
Ryanair expands at Aarhus in Summer ’21 Irish low-cost leader Ryanair this week announced that it will open two new… Read More »
Swedavia reaches milestone in its climate work – Swedavia’s own airport operations now fossil-free
Just before the end of last year, Swedavia became one of the first airport operators in the world to have… Read More »
The new terminal opens at Batumi Airport
TAV Airports doubled the capacity of Batumi Airport invested with an investment of USD17 M and the new terminal is… Read More »
Alaska Airlines firms order for 23+15 B737 MAX 9s
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) has announced in a stock market filing that it firmed an order for twenty-three… Read More »
ASL Airlines UK certifies, launches domestic operations
ASL Airlines UK (ABV, East Midlands) became the first new fixed-wing airline to receive an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Air resumes charter operations
Cinnamon Air (C7, Colombo Int’l) resumes domestic charter flights on April 1 in accordance with safety guidelines of the Civil… Read More »
Hong Kong Air Cargo, Cainiao launch joint logistics hub
Hong Kong Air Cargo (RH, Hong Kong Int’l) and Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, an affiliate of China’s Alibaba Group, have… Read More »
Lauda Europe to launch Zagreb base in mid-3Q21
Ryanair Holdings has announced it will open a new base at Zagreb airport, starting on September 1, 2021, and operated… Read More »