MAAS Aviation opens new world-class aircraft paint shop in Kaunas, Lithuania
MAAS Aviation, recognised experts in aircraft painting and exterior coatings, has opened a new purpose-built paint shop at Kaunas Airport… Read More »
Krasnodar International Airport presented a project of the new terminal at the exhibition NAIS-2021
Krasnodar International Airport announces that it has received the National Award “Best Airport: Meeting the Challenges 2020”. The concept of… Read More »
Sochi International Airport in January showed an increase in passenger traffic by 30%
Sochi Airport has started confidently in the new year, significantly exceeding the indicators of 2020. Therefore, in January 2021, Sochi… Read More »
China Springs Back and American Airlines are Back at Number One
It was only ever likely to be for a week, but China has snatched back the title of the world’s… Read More »
Air Senegal plans US debut in late 3Q21
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) plans to launch services from Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l to the United States… Read More »
Wizz Air to open seasonal Burgas, Bulgaria base in 2Q21
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will open a new seasonal summer base in Burgas, Bulgaria and will start seven new routes… Read More »
France’s CMA CGM formally axes Groupe Dubreuil equity plans
French global shipping specialist CMA CGM has formally abandoned plans to acquire a 30% stake in Groupe Dubreuil following the… Read More »
Ottawa okays Air Canada/Air Transat merger
The Canadian government has approved Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Air Transat from Montreal-based tour operator Transat despite objections that… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 raises $584mn via share issuance
UK leisure specialist Jet2 plc says it has raised GBP422 million pounds (USD584.2 million) via a new share issuance to… Read More »
US House Committee approves third airline bailout package
The US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee has approved a third payroll support package to the aviation industry, which… Read More »
Former executives of India’s Jet Airways plan new start-up
Former executives of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) are planning to launch a new Indian low-cost carrier before the end… Read More »
IndiGo parent InterGlobe settles case with SEBI
InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of low-cost airline IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l), has paid INR21 million rupees (USD289,701) to the… Read More »
Florida’s Spirit Airlines accelerates A320neo deliveries
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) announced in its annual results for 2020 that it has accelerated deliveries of six… Read More »
Ethiopian in MAX volte-face ahead of “amicable” settlement
In a major volte-face that signals an image-shifting re-endorsement of Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines this week said it would resume B737-8… Read More »
Kenya Airways receives $91mn in COVID state aid
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is to receive KES10 billion Kenyan shillings (USD91.3 million) in COVID-19 state aid less… Read More »
United Nigeria Airlines secures AOC, launches
United Nigeria Airlines (NUA, Enugu) commenced operations from Lagos on February 12 after completing its certification drive at the beginning… Read More »
French gov’t, Ryanair quarrel over Air France’s slots
After Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) reiterated its opposition to any further state aid to Air France (AF, Paris CDG), French… Read More »
Government and industry working together to help colleagues find new work
The British Business Aviation Association (BBGA) is proud to be the first aviation industry association actively supporting the new UK… Read More »
Boeing delivered 21 737 Max aircraft in January
According to Boeing, January was one of its best months in recent times as it delivered 26 aircraft, including 21… Read More »
Aero Capital Solutions acquires 20 A320s from easyJet through sale-and-leaseback
Aero Capital Solutions, Inc. (ACS), a leading mid-life aircraft leasing platform, has announced the acquisition of 20 A320 family aircraft… Read More »
Aerologic implements SITA eWAS Pilot to improve procedures
AeroLogic has become the first European cargo airline to implement the SITA eWAS Pilot weather monitoring solution, minimising the associated… Read More »
Royal Flying Doctor Service selects upgraded Special Missions Beechcraft King Air 360 aircraft
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has agreed to purchase four Beechcraft King Air 360CHW turboprop aircraft, with… Read More »
Flights with COVID-19 vaccines from Brussels Airport to more than 40 destinations worldwide
Since the end of November, flights to more than 40 destinations have been carried out to distribute Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine… Read More »
Avinor lost 6 out of 10 passengers in 2020
A total of 20 million passengers travelled through Avinor’s airports in 2020. This is a decrease of 63 per cent… Read More »
CPH traffic: Aviation was at a standstill in January
Like the rest of Denmark, aviation is at a standstill. January was the quietest start to a new calendar year… Read More »
283,000 passengers passed through Brussels Airport in January, a decrease by 84%. Cargo volumes up by 21%
283,164 passengers passed through Brussels Airport in January, which is a mere 16% of the number of passengers recorded in… Read More »