Emirates noncommittal on future aircraft deliveries
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) is “nowhere near confident enough” to commit to taking deliveries of all of its ordered aircraft,… Read More »
American Airlines will operate 55% of its original domestic flights in July
American ‘more optimistic’ compared to previous schedule plans. American Airlines will operate 55% of its original domestic schedule in July,… Read More »
Qatar Airways has retained a robust network during coronavirus crisis
Qatar Airways has retained a robust network throughout the coronavirus crisis and more routes are scheduled to return over the… Read More »
IndiGo Airlines seeks to phase-out A320-200s
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) is planning to phase-out its 122 remaining A320-200s shortly, possibly accelerating their retirement, as it… Read More »
China Eastern Airlines boosts makeshift freighter fleet
China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) has boosted its fleet of A330-200s converted into makeshift freighters to a total of… Read More »
Atlas Air ends B747 freighter deal with DSV Panalpina
Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) will end its partnership with Danish transport and logistics provider DSV Panalpina in July,… Read More »
Air Canada ends E190, B767 operations
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has concluded mainline E190 and B767-300(ER) operations as it moves ahead with its planned fleet… Read More »
Qatar Airways demands deferrals from Airbus, Boeing
Qatar Airways Group has warned both major aircraft manufacturers to agree to delivery deferrals on pain of losing future business… Read More »
EL AL pilots demand 25% stake in airline, cargo ops halted
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) said reaching an agreement with unions is a precondition for the… Read More »
Ryanair orders French staff to accept pay cuts or layoffs
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l), which has warned it may cut up to 3,000 jobs in Europe, told employees in France… Read More »
Concerns in biodiesel industry raised over sustainable aviation fuel regulation
Waste-based biodiesel producers and associations using lipid feedstocks such as used cooking oil (UCO) have reacted to the European Commission’s… Read More »
Bombardier To Cut 2,500 Jobs To Counter Business-Jet Slump
Bombardier Inc. plans to eliminate 2,500 jobs at its aviation division following a slump in demand for business jets. Manufacturing… Read More »
Airline in Pakistan Crash Saw 52 Safety Incidents in Half Century
A deadly Pakistan International Airlines Corp. crash that killed 97 people in May has put a plan to revive the… Read More »
Garuda lays off 180 contract pilots
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has laid off 180 contract pilots, as well as hundreds of workers as the company… Read More »
French subsidiary of Ireland’s CityJet enters liquidation
The French subsidiary of Ireland’s CityJet (WX, Dublin Int’l) has been placed into liquidation in the latest blow to the… Read More »
Etihad Airways committed to A380s, A350s
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) remains committed to the further operation of its A380-800 quadjets and does not want… Read More »
US court dimisses Cuba-related Helms-Burton lawsuits
A United States court has dismissed lawsuits against Cuba, initiated under the Helms-Burton Act. This has implications for American Airlines… Read More »
CAAC eases flight ban after US targets China
About 12 hours after the United States issued an order suspending Chinese passenger airlines from flying to the US from… Read More »
Wisconsin’s Midwest Express raises $1mn ahead of launch
Midwest Express Airlines (Milwaukee General Mitchell) has raised USD1 million dollars in funding as it attempts to commence operations. In… Read More »
Taiwan provides loans to airlines totalling $1.67bn
Taiwanese state-run banks will provide loans of TWD20 billion new dollars (USD670 million) with a maturity of two years to… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair outlines turnaround plan
Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) does not anticipate resuming B737-8 operations as part of its restructuring plan, Business… Read More »
Municipal gov’t takes control of Lugano airport
The City of Lugano in southern Switzerland assumed full control of Lugano Agno Airport as of June 1, 2020, following… Read More »
Air carriers extend unpaid leave for foreign pilots
South Korean air carriers including Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have extended unpaid leave for foreign pilots amid slowing recovery… Read More »
Appareo Goes Big on New Flight Data Technology for Small Airplanes
Appareo’s new Conexus technology brings new data acquisition capabilities to the lighter end of the business and general aviation industry…. Read More »
IATA has urged governments to quickly implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring air connectivity.
Already, the ICAO Council has approved Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis, known as Takeoff. This… Read More »
Pakistani aviation authority says PIA pilot ignored air traffic control
Pakistani aviation authorities have told Pakistan International Airlines that the pilot of a passenger plane that crashed into a residential… Read More »