Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways raises charter capital to $455mn
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) has conducted its fifth charter capital increase so far, raising it by about one third to… Read More »
Jet Airways’ new owners eye 2H21 restart
The new owners of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) hope to resume scheduled domestic operations within four to six months… Read More »
South Africa’s Kulula resumes Lanseria ops in early 2Q21
South African low-cost airline Kulula Air (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) restarts its operations at Johannesburg’s Lanseria airport from April 1,… Read More »
Indian gov’t garners multiple bids for Pawan Hans
The Indian government has received “multiple” Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the privatisation of state-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters (Delhi Int’l)… Read More »
KLM takes delivery of their first Embraer E2
KLM Cityhopper, the regional subsidiary of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, received their first Embraer E195-E2 in a ceremony today at… Read More »
ACIA Aero Leasing delivers two aircraft to Air Express Algeria
ACIA Aero Leasing (ACIA) has completed the transition of two aircraft to Air Express Algeria. The deliveries include one Beechcraft… Read More »
Latitude Technologies announces TBO Extension STC for Citation jets
Latitude Technologies, a global supplier of avionics hardware and Satcom connectivity solutions, today announced a TBO Extension STC for both… Read More »
Qatar Airways Cargo joins Validaide as a premium member
Qatar Airways Cargo has joined Validaide Capabilities Platform as a premium member. Through the membership, the cargo carrier can digitally… Read More »
Sikorsky helps FedEx develop single-pilot system
Sikorsky and FedEx are jointly developing a system to enable large commercial airplanes to be operated by a single pilot… Read More »
Vt. airport gets $14.5M construction grant
Vermont’s Burlington International Airport has been awarded $14.5 million in federal funds that will cover most of the cost of… Read More »
Major US airports implement infrastructure upgrades
The coming replacement of a widely derided gate at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., is just one vivid example… Read More »
NYC extends JFK airport lease, paving way for modernization
New York City extended the lease on John F. Kennedy International Airport to 2060, adding 10 years that will ease… Read More »
N.C. airport continues with multi-billion expansion project
North Carolina’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport continued with its $2.5 billion construction plans throughout the pandemic, which included the expansion… Read More »
American Airlines customizes its advisor relations
American Airlines’ new vice president of global sales, Kyle Mabry, said the pandemic has changed everything about the travel industry,… Read More »
FedEx execs participate in volunteer event to sort packages
With FedEx’s Tennessee hub drastically short staffed due to the recent storms, FedEx Express Executive Vice President Richard Smith and… Read More »
Southwest leaders discuss importance of Black History Month
Ellen Torbert and Raquel Daniels, vice president and director, respectively, of diversity and inclusion discussed the challenges of 2020 and… Read More »
Réunion Island from Lyon starting from summer 2021
(Re)Discover Réunion from Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport The Lyonnais will be able to explore Reunion Island (and Mayotte) starting from next… Read More »
Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate: virtuous examples in reducing CO2 emissions
The airports of Milan Malpensa and Milan Linate are confirmed once again this year among the most virtuous in Europe,… Read More »
IATA says Digital Airline Pass Will Be Ready ‘Within Weeks’
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it will have its digital Covid Travel Pass ready “within weeks,” a breakthrough… Read More »
Air Seychelles halts Etihad payments, to be 100% Seychellois
Following a visit to the United Arab Emirates by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan, Air Seychelles (HM, Mahé) will not have… Read More »
Judge extends Norwegian protection, two more units bankrupt
Norwegian’s Norway-based subsidiaries for pilots and cabin crew have asked a court for bankruptcy protection, the carrier revealed in a… Read More »
UAE ungrounds the B737 MAX
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates issued a safety decision on February 17, 2021, permitting… Read More »
Kenya’s Silverstone Air Services set to rebrand
Silverstone Air Services (SLR, Nairobi Wilson) has announced plans to rebrand as Jetlite Air (Nairobi Wilson), just over a year… Read More »
Canada’s Celtic Air Services eyes fixed-wing expansion
Nova Scotia-based helicopter operator Celtic Air Services intends to expand its fixed-wing fleet of Cessna Aircraft Company aircraft, after acquiring… Read More »
Lufthansa considers downgauging order book to smaller types
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) is in talks with both Airbus and Boeing about switching some its outstanding widebody orders to… Read More »
Trans Maldivian Airways to add ATR turboprops
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMW, Malé) is set to resume Avions de Transport Régional operations with plans to use the incoming… Read More »