Russia’s Aurora inks LOI for eight SuperJets
Aurora (HZ, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) signed a letter of intent with Irkut for the acquisition of eight SSJ 100/95s during the ongoing… Read More »
Russia’s Vologda Air Enterprise to lease three Il-114s
Vologda Air Enterprise (VGV, Vologda) signed a letter of intent with GTLK – State Transport Leasing for the lease of… Read More »
Russia’s Azimuth confirms A220, SuperJet growth plans
Azimuth (A4, Rostov Platov) has formalised longstanding plans to expand its fleet following the signing of commitments for the A220… Read More »
Indonesia’s Super Air Jet outlines initial network plans
Super Air Jet (IU) President Director Ari Azhari has outlined the nascent budget carrier’s initial network plans which will target… Read More »
easyJet to open Berlin Brandenburg MRO base
easyJet Europe (EC, Vienna) and airport operator Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB) have signed a lease agreement to construct a… Read More »
Switzerland’s Chair Airlines adds wet-leased B737
Chair Airlines (GM, Zurich) began wet-leasing a B737-800 from its Polish parent Enter Air (E4, Warsaw Chopin) on July 21,… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet drops talks with Ottawa over COVID relief
WestJet (WS, Calgary) has confirmed it is no longer pursuing Canadian government financial support to help weather the COVID-19 crisis… Read More »
Russia’s Red Wings inks LOI for 25 SuperJets
Red Wings Airlines (WZ, Moscow Domodedovo) has signed a letter of intent for twenty-five more SuperJets from Irkut to add… Read More »
Rossiya to lease 15 high-density SuperJets
Rossiya (FV, St. Petersburg) has secured fifteen SSJ 100/95s for delivery by the end of the year after it signed… Read More »
EU antitrust regulators extend deadline for IAG-Air Europa deal to Dec. 2021
EU antitrust enforcers have extended their deadline for a decision on British Airways and Iberia owner International Airlines Group’s 500-million-euro… Read More »
American, Southwest posts Q2 profit, boosted by travel surge and federal aid
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines posted second-quarter profits Thursday, getting a lift from federal aid and a surge in travel demand. Fort Worth,… Read More »
American Airlines gets aggressive with outlook and pushes for international travel
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) posts mixed results for Q2 while issuing an aggressive outlook for the near term. The airline company says it has… Read More »
AerCap to win unconditional EU okay for $30 billion GE deal
Irish aircraft leasing company AerCap is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for General… Read More »
Mexico says international tourist numbers will rebound this summer
Mexico’s federal Tourism Ministry predicts international tourist numbers will rebound this summer as COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available worldwide. According… Read More »
U.S. Travel Association announced CEO transition plan
The U.S. Travel Association announced that president and CEO Roger Dow would remain in his position with the group through July 2022… Read More »
Air Dolomiti enhances IFE system
Air Dolomiti has updated and enhanced its in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. The service, provided by Lufthansa Systems, has been free… Read More »
Virgin reopens on-board services
Virgin Atlantic has reopened its on-board bars the first time in 15 months. The airline’s social spaces, which are open… Read More »
Air traffic to reach new heights at AUA Airport as summer traffic nears normal levels!
Air traffic to reach new heights at AUA Airport as summer traffic nears normal levels! As we see the number… Read More »
IATA Data Shows Tourists Confident in Air Travel Again
A new study found that most airline passengers are confident about the safety of air travel and support mask-wearing in… Read More »
Aer Lingus transfers its remaining A350 orders
Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) has transferred its five remaining orders for A350-900s from Airbus to another undisclosed customer and… Read More »
Airbus delivers first A350 jet from Chinese completion plant
Airbus delivered the first A350 widebody jet from its Tianjin final assembly line to China Eastern Airlines, further bolstering its… Read More »
Ireland. Open For Business
As the world re-opens, we’re looking forward to welcoming back all of our airline partners and offering global connectivity and… Read More »