Ethiopian Airlines scrubs Amhara flights as crisis escalates
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) has reportedly cancelled flights from Addis Ababa to Gondar and Bahar Dar in Ethiopia’s Amhara… Read More »
Ryanair takes over bulk of easyJet’s Stansted slots
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) will take over 312 weekly slots at London Stansted airport from low-cost carrier rival easyJet (U2,… Read More »
Singapore Airlines nets $632mn in bond issue, reworks fleet
Singapore Airlines Group has raised SGD850 million Singapore dollars (USD632 million) via a convertible bond issue placed with a range… Read More »
Nigeria reopens more airports for international flights
The Nigerian government is to reopen Kano and Port Harcourt Omagwa for international flights to relieve congestion at Lagos and… Read More »
Etihad lays off cabin crew, A380s grounded “indefinitely”
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) may lay off more than 20% of its cabin crew and will keep its… Read More »
New business plan mooted for Air Namibia
Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) has presented a new NAD4.7 billion Namibian dollar (USD303.8 million) business plan to the country’s… Read More »
Cargolux studying B777-300(ER) freighters
Cargolux (CV, Luxembourg) is contemplating adding its first converted freighters in the future and is particularly interested in the B777-300(ER)(SF)… Read More »
UAE’s Air Arabia applies for state aid
Air Arabia (G9, Sharjah) is in talks with the Emirati government over a possible financial aid package, given the growing… Read More »
CAPA Live: Emirates Sir Tim Clark: network carriers stronger
Emirates Airlines president Sir Tim Clark, speaking at CAPA Live October 2020, argued there will be a demand-driven bounce back… Read More »
European airlines hit by new lockdowns, economic contraction
A number of European countries, including France, Germany, UK, Italy, Belgium, Ireland and Greece have reintroduced lockdown-like restrictions in response… Read More »
Aviation’s pandemic winners and losers: CAPA Live, 11-Nov
CAPA – Centre for Aviation will hold the CAPA Live November edition on 11-Nov-2020. The virtual summit features aviation industry… Read More »
Global Capacity Stabilises At Least For One Week
Coronavirus Capacity Update Week Forty-Four: But capacity falls below June levels. Whilst news of a vaccine led to airline stocks… Read More »
Olsztyn-Mazury Airport with ILS-II category system
Investment is our way of giving wings for Olsztyn-Mazury Airport in these difficult times. On Friday, October 23rd 2020, Olsztyn-Mazury… Read More »
Isavia: Iceland placed to attract more tourists and future hub traffic
The Icelandic airports and ATC operator Isavia has just published its financial report for the first half of 2020. In common with… Read More »
Venezuela exempts five countries from travel ban
Venezuela has extended the closure of its international airports until February 11, 2021, except for commercial flights from the Dominican… Read More »
Korean Air parent to buy Asiana Airlines for $1.6bn
Hanjin KAL Corporation, the parent of Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon), has agreed to buy local rival Asiana Airlines (OZ,… Read More »
Controversy surrounds Sun Country’s US CARES loan
Low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines (SY, Minneapolis/St. Paul) will receive another USD45 million in rescue aid under the US government’s… Read More »
Burundi reopens for international flights
Several airlines have resumed services to Bujumbura after Burundi re-opened for international flights on November 8, 2020, having been closed… Read More »
Avianca can manage without government loan, it says
Avianca Holdings will continue with its restructuring “without the participation of the government of Colombia” in its debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing,… Read More »
American Airlines discloses offering of 38.5 million shares
American Airlines Group has announced a proposed underwritten public offering of 38.5 million shares of its common stock, revealed in… Read More »
Beechcraft King Air 360 enters service with first delivery of the newest flagship turboprop
Textron Aviation celebrated the entry into service and first delivery of its Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprop aircraft. The event… Read More »
Menzies Aviation awarded three-year Loganair contract
Menzies Aviation, the Scottish headquartered global aviation logistics specialist, announced it has won a ground handling and cleaning contract with… Read More »
Etihad Airways announces new route to Israel
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will launch daily scheduled year-round flights to Tel Aviv, the economic and… Read More »
Korean Air parent mulls buying stake in Asiana Airlines
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) parent Hanjin KAL revealed on Friday, November 13, that it was considering the acquisition of… Read More »
Tahiti’s FLY CORALway secures its ATL
FLY CORALway (Papeete) has secured its Air Transport Licence (ATL) from the French Polynesian government. A statement issued by the… Read More »
Larnaka International Airport receives the ACI Airport Health Accreditation
Larnaka Airport has been accredited with the Airport Health Accreditation by the Airports Council International (ACI) World. The Airport Health… Read More »