OAG’s Megahubs – Where are they now?
Our annual review of the Most Connected Airports in the World – Megahubs has taken a different steer this year… Read More »
Israel’s El Al inks cooperation MOU with Gulf Air
Following on from the normalisation of ties between Israel and Bahrain, El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion)… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr start-up reveals credo and chief executive
The new Norwegian start-up carrier spearheaded by businessman Erik Gunnar Braathen has been given the name Flyr (Oslo Gardermoen) and… Read More »
Norwegian seeks creditor protection in Norway
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) has filed for bankruptcy protection in Norway after applications for examinership in Ireland by its Norwegian… Read More »
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines to raise $320mn in debt issuance
Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) is set to issue debt securities worth up to TRY2.5 billion lira (USD320.6 million)… Read More »
Ryanair to open Treviso base in 2Q21, closes Vienna at YE20
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) will deploy two B737-800s to Venice Treviso Sant Angelo Airport to cover an anticipated surge in… Read More »
Greece’s Aegean Airlines to open three new bases in 2Q21
Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens Int’l) will open bases in Mykonos, Kerkyra, and Santorini during the Summer 2021 season. In a… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Vietravel Airlines adds first aircraft, an A321
Vietravel Airlines (Hue Phu Bai Int’l) took delivery of its first aircraft, an A321-200, following the arrival of VN-A278 (msn… Read More »
Steady At 55 – Aviation Breaks Through 2.5 Billion “Lost” Seats This Week
Coronavirus Capacity Update Week Forty-Seven: Whilst seasonal decorations appear to be going up at a faster rate than any other… Read More »
A recovery of 32% of departing passengers in November 2020 but stays 35% behind forecast
In November 31,431 Revenue Generating Passengers (RGPs) travelled out of the Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA Airport) to the various… Read More »
Passenger Numbers Drop by 73% at Riga Airport; Cargo and Business Sectors are Growing
Operational data on the Airport performance show that in the 11 months of this year, the number of passengers at… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways looks to regain slots, traffic rights
The new owners of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) have started talks with Indian regulators about regaining access to airport… Read More »
209 employees to bid for Air India
A group of 209 employees is preparing a bid for Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) in a partnership with an… Read More »
South Africa seeking equity partner for Mango
The South African government is not just seeking strategic equity partners for South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) but… Read More »
Delta signs union deal while Southwest warns of furloughs
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has announced that it reached an agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association… Read More »
Israir ponders last-minute Swiss-Australian bid
Just as a final decision was about to be made on the sale of Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion),… Read More »
Belarus’s Belavia resumes Baku, extends other suspensions
Belavia (B2, Minsk National) has extended the suspensions of a number of its operations due to ongoing travel restrictions across… Read More »
Airbus finds buyers for AirAsia’s cancelled A320neo
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has reportedly placed all six A320neo Family aircraft not taken up by AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur… Read More »
Air Sénégal inducts first A321
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) took delivery of its first A321-200 following the arrival of 6V-AMC (msn 1881)… Read More »
FedEx Express wet-leases 777 freighter for peak season ops
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) has wet-leased a B777-200F from Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) to bolster capacity in… Read More »
Britten-Norman delivers new Islander to the Falklands
Britten-Norman delivered the first of two-brand new BN2B-26 Islander aircraft to the Falkland Islands Government Aviation Service (FIGAS). The Islander’s… Read More »
Cebu Pacific to convert two A330s into makeshift freighters
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has converted two of its eight A330-300s into makeshift freighters, conversion specialist… Read More »
Athens International Airport : InfluencAIRs
Athens Airport Invites Passengers to Help Define Profile of ‘Today’s Traveler’ Athens International Airport (ATH) is inviting air travelers to… Read More »
Lodz Airport: Farawell to Routes Reconnected
First online #RoutesReconnected is almost completed! It was a challenging experience, but we were very happy to attend. It was… Read More »
VietJetAir, Bamboo Airways appeal for state aid
VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi) has asked the government to encourage commercial banks to offer it soft loans of VND4 trillion dong… Read More »
SAS ends A340 operations
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) retired the last of its eight A340-300s on December 1, 2020. OY-KBM (msn 450),… Read More »