Plan at India’s SpiceJet to hive off cargo arm criticised
Banks that have extended loans to cash-strapped SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) have warned the carrier against any moves to separate… Read More »
Thai Airways’ restructuring plan up for further review
The Thai government has ordered the board of Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) to conduct “a further review” of… Read More »
FedEx to give $5M to Black colleges
FedEx will give $5 million to four Historically Black Colleges and Universities, building on its existing partnerships with LeMoyne-Owen College,… Read More »
Pakistan to clear cargo carrier AHS Air International
The Pakistani government is reportedly set to dismiss serious allegations against grounded cargo carrier AHS Air International (AHS, Karachi Int’l)… Read More »
Texas’s Envoy Air to retire E140s in mid-2Q21
Envoy Air (MQ, Dallas/Fort Worth) is set to retire its ten EMB-140LRs by early May 2021 after its parent, American… Read More »
Airlines work to expand use of alternative fuels
Airlines are working toward expanded use of alternative fuels through investments and partnerships and are hoping for federal support from… Read More »
N. Atlantic flight path flexibility could save on fuel
With improved satellite technology offering better real-time data on aircraft, air traffic officials will allow carriers to dictate their own… Read More »
Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 will have to wait until 2023
Boeing reported that Boeing 737 MAX 10 would reach its first customers no earlier than in 2023, which is a… Read More »
Airlines, labor leaders continue to oppose domestic testing mandate
Mandating a negative COVID-19 test for domestic flights would devastate the US airline industry, which has already been decimated by… Read More »
United Airlines resumes flying 737 Max
United Airlines resumed flying the Boeing 737 Max today, with two dozen flights scheduled from its hubs in Denver and… Read More »
Milan: Football City
The first day of the long-awaited 26th World Route Development Forum in Milan, postponed because of the world pandemic, will… Read More »
Air Namibia ceases operations, gov’t to announce liquidation
Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) has announced the cancellation of all its operations, effective February 11, as the country’s government… Read More »
Air Mauritius to slash widebody fleet
Starting March 1, 2021, Air Mauritius (MK, Mauritius) will slash its widebody fleet to four Airbus aircraft and retain its… Read More »
India’s GoAir revives IPO plans – report
GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int’l) has revived plans to raise cash, reportedly INR30 billion rupees (USD411.8 million), by launching an Initial… Read More »
UK’s Eastern Airways unveils first E190 routes
Eastern Airways (T3, Humberside) has announced it will launch two new routes to Gibraltar in May 2021, which are also… Read More »
Wick, United Kingdom secures PSO funding
The Scottish Government has announced it will make GBP4 million pounds (USD5.5 million) in Public Service Obligation (PSO) grants available… Read More »
Canadian North to add first B737NG
Canadian North (5T, Yellowknife) is set to add its first B737-700 in the form of C-FHBO (msn 32768), director (flight… Read More »
Frontier Airlines to open Tampa base, plans for Atlanta
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver Int’l) will establish a crew base at Tampa Int’l in May 2021, and plans… Read More »
Wizz Air to open Sarajevo base in 2Q21
Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) is to station an A320 in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, from May 20, 2021, representing the… Read More »
Aeroméxico seeks four more months to file restructuring plan
Grupo Aeroméxico has asked the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to extend the deadline… Read More »
Air Canada temporarily cuts US flights, lays off 1,500
Air Canada is temporarily laying off more than 1,500 additional employees and suspending service on 17 international routes, including flights… Read More »
Delta’s “Watch Tower” closely monitors vaccine shipments
Delta Air Lines’ “Vaccine Watch Tower” gives special attention to vaccine shipments, following each shipment from booking to delivery. “We… Read More »
Pandemic shrank US airline workforce by about 60K
The number of people employed by US airlines has rebounded slightly from its low in the fall of 2020 but… Read More »
Lawmakers propose extending airline payroll support
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package proposal includes $14 billion for extended airline payroll support, $8 billion for airports and… Read More »
100 days BER: a successful start / The airport is fully operational
Due to coronavirus pandemic, only 700,000 passengers could be handled The airport company is satisfied with the launch of Berlin… Read More »
Another Super Bowl in the Books for TPA
A year of planning and preparation. Thousands of volunteers and excited fans. Hundreds of private planes. Countless VIPs. The Super… Read More »