India’s IndiGo sees uptick, may not deploy share issue
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) may decide not to pursue the fundraising initiatives it was looking at in July and… Read More »
UK’s Stobart Group confirms talks to sell Stobart Air
Stobart Group has confirmed it is considering selling its Ireland-based production carrier Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int’l) and that it… Read More »
Creditors set to call off Asiana sale as talks founder
Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) is set to fall under creditor control amid reports the proposed sale of the cash-strapped… Read More »
Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines details E190 retirement plans
Mandarin Airlines (AE, Taichung Ching Chuan Kang) is planning to retire its Embraer fleet within the next three years, an… Read More »
Southwest Airlines takes ex-JetBlue Long Beach slots
Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) has requested and been awarded all slots at Long Beach airport which are due… Read More »
Seychelles Int’l Airways to launch cargo charters in 3Q20
Seychelles International Airways (SCH, Mahé) is planning to launch on September 10, 2020, initially chartering an A340-600 for cargo-only flights… Read More »
Qatar Airways seals Airbus deferral, warns Boeing to do same
Qatar Airways Group has agreed with Airbus to defer the delivery of aircraft amid the ongoing air travel slump, but… Read More »
North Carolina’s 21 Air to partner Maleth Aero
21 Air (2I, Greensboro) has entered into a long-term sub-service agreement with Puerto Rico-based AELF – Aircraft Engine Lease Finance… Read More »
COVID-19 forces major change across Asia-Pacific airline industry
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region have two priorities at the moment – short term survival, and figuring out how they… Read More »
BA CityFlyer restores Belfast’s London City link
Business route revived after ceasing following Flybe’s collapse. Flights between London City Airport (LCY) and Belfast City Airport (BHD) has… Read More »
Reusable Chinese spacecraft lands successfully
An experimental reusable spacecraft launched into orbit two days ago by China has successfully returned to a designated site on… Read More »
Trump Administration Economic Adviser Expects White House to Aid Airlines
Trump administration economic adviser Larry Kudlow said he believes the president will announce an aid package to save the airlines… Read More »
Delta Says It Can Avoid Flight Attendant Layoffs
With that Oct. 1 date looming, where airlines expect to lay off tens of thousands of workers if the industry doesn’t receive… Read More »
Kenya Airways in talks to return surplus aircraft
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is in talks with lessors over the early return of an unspecified number of… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines furloughs a third of its workforce
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) is to put more than 2,000 of its workers on furlough from October 1, 2020 to… Read More »
European airlines, airports back slot waivers for winter
An ensemble of European aviation associations representing airports and airlines have proposed that the European Commission extend the waiver of… Read More »
COVID forces Allegiant to can Florida resort construction
Following the extreme impact of COVID-19 on the airline and travel industry, Allegiant Travel, the parent company of US low-cost… Read More »
Air France-KLM to raise capital by mid-2Q21
Air France-KLM has announced it is planning to “implement measures to strengthen its equity and quasi-equity by May 2021”. The… Read More »
Wizz Air to enter Italian domestic market
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has announced it will enter the Italian domestic market on October 1, 2020, launching two new… Read More »
Recovery Tracker: Corendon, Wizz, Norwegian and more
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the… Read More »
Qatar Airways adds back five international routes
The carrier is restarting service to destinations in Africa, South Asia and the US. Qatar Airways plans to resume service… Read More »
Bahrain to allow entry to people from neighbouring Gulf countries, visa holders
Bahrain will now allow residents from neighbouring Gulf countries as well as holders of electronic visas and those eligible for… Read More »
Virgin Australia creditors approve airline’s purchase by Bain Capital
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd’s (VAH.AX) creditors voted on Friday in favour of the purchase of Australia’s second-biggest airline by U.S…. Read More »
Norwegian Air reports 91% traffic fall amid search for more cash
Norwegian Air NORR.OL, which is attempting to secure a second round of financial restructuring, saw a 91% decline in August… Read More »
Delta Comes to the Aid of Black Woman After Offensive Remarks by White Passenger
An African-American woman who flew Delta from her home city of Minneapolis to Washington D.C. on August 27, says she… Read More »
Aeromexico Charts a New Course for Success
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the airline industry for a loop, as carriers around the globe rethink their routes, services and business… Read More »