US Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales in October Uphold Upward Trend
Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released its numbers on October 2020’s net air-travel sales, compiled from transactions settled by ARC for… Read More »
SriLankan Airlines to launch Maldives-London flights
SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo Int’l) will launch 2x weekly services from Malé in the Maldives to London Heathrow to support… Read More »
Cabo Verde Connect Services eyes late 4Q20 launch
Cabo Verde Connect Services is planning to commence operations on December 2, 2020, connecting Praia with Lisbon using Airbus narrowbody… Read More »
Wizzair will start Oslo-Haugesund from 4 December
The Hungarian company Wizzair, well known in Haugalandet after several years with frequent and popular routes to Gdansk, announces today… Read More »
El Al, Etihad sign MOU to explore cooperation
Following the recognition of Israel by the United Arab Emirates and the upcoming establishment of scheduled flights between the countries,… Read More »
Atlas Air refuses to repay $406mn in US bailout funds
Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) has refused to return USD406 million in United States government CARES Act aid –… Read More »
Ravn Alaska launches public charters ahead of scheduled ops
Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) launched scheduled charter flights on November 13, 2020, as it continues with efforts to… Read More »
Air France-KLM in talks to raise another €6bn – report
Air France-KLM is seeking an additional EUR6 billion euros (USD7.1 billion) to secure its future and is discussing the issue… Read More »
Asiana creditor bank calls for help in Korean Air takeover
Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) state-run creditor Korea Development Bank (KDB) called on November 19 for more support for Korean… Read More »
Ink Aviation and Tento Health launch global Digital Health Platform
Ink Aviation, together with Tento Health, is launching the Ink Digital Health Platform, delivering the world’s first global framework that… Read More »
UNICEF in talks with airlines about COVID vaccine deployment
UNICEF, the United Nations agency providing humanitarian and medical relief to children, has held talks with around 40 airlines about… Read More »
Southwest Airlines cautious over MAX return
Southwest Airlines executives have stated that they are anxious regarding the return of the 737 MAX 8 return to regular… Read More »
Embraer and EDP announce joint efforts in electric aircraft research
Embraer and EDP have signed a partnership for electric aircraft research. Through its EDP Smart division, the Portuguese-based multinational announced… Read More »
Airlines React to Boeing 737 MAX Recertification
Almost two years after grounding the Boeing 737 MAX fleet, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) re-certified the planes to resume flying in… Read More »
Virgin Australia exits restructuring as mid-market airline
Virgin Australia Holdings has exited restructuring under the new ownership of US private equity firm Bain Capital. Virgin Australia (VA,… Read More »
Hong Kong bans Nepal Airlines for third time over COVID
Hong Kong has banned flights from Nepal Airlines (RA, Kathmandu) for the third time after passengers tested positive for COVID-19… Read More »
JetNetherlands adds first Saab 340 for CU Air charter
JetNetherlands (JNL, Amsterdam Schiphol) launched charter operations on behalf of CU Air on November 7, 2020, following the delivery of… Read More »
Jackson Hole, Wyoming to close for runway works in 2Q21
Jackson Hole, WY will close for runway works between April and June 2021, thereby impacting the services of Alaska Airlines,… Read More »
Mesa Air Group draws another $152mn from loan facility
Mesa Air Group has completed a second withdrawal, this time for USD152 million, from its previously disclosed five-year loan and… Read More »
Ryanair mulls A320neo for Lauda Europe…at the right price
Ryanair Holdings would consider acquiring A320-200Ns and A321-200Ns for its newly formed Maltese subsidiary Lauda Europe (LW, Malta Int’l) but… Read More »
US DOT tentatively adds Aer Lingus to Oneworld JV
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively allowed Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) to join an already immunised transatlantic… Read More »
El Al Israel Airlines and Etihad Airways to explore greater cooperation following MOU signing
EL AL Israel Airlines, the national airline of Israel, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates,… Read More »
Bees Airline lifts off with AMOS
Bees Airline a new start-up airline in Ukraine has selected AMOS to support its operations. The current market environment appears… Read More »
Gategroup announces plans for winter trial of inflight digital retail platforms for air travellers
Gategroup, a leading global provider of airline catering solutions and pre-order/inflight/and post-flight retail services, has announced it will be launching… Read More »
Lodz Airport: Tourist industry in Poland – online conference
Leaders of main touroperators in Poland discussed the situation of the industry and plans for the future. Last week there… Read More »
Hamburg Airport wins coveted title of “Best Airport Europe” again
For the fourth time now, Hamburg Airport can lay claim to the title of “Best Airport Europe”. Northern Germany’s largest… Read More »