LATAM pauses Colombia growth amid Brazil optimism

LATAM Airlines Group has paused its growth in Colombia given the country’s poor macroeconomic situation which has affected the group’s… Read More »
Cathay Pacific deploys passenger widebodies for cargo ops

Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has confirmed it is using A330-300s, operated by its subsidiary Cathay Dragon (KA, Hong… Read More »
Siam Seaplane set to partner Florida’s Tropic Ocean Airways

Siam Seaplane (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Tropic Ocean Airways (TI, Fort Lauderdale Int’l), a… Read More »
Air Serbia seek out Sukhoi SSJ100

Serbia and Russia are rumoured to resume discussions over the potential purchase of Sukhoi SSJ100 aircraft for Air Serbia. It… Read More »
European airlines could be forced to merge if the coronavirus crisis lasts

European airlines could be forced to merge if the coronavirus crisis lasts much longer, according to a senior analyst. Mark… Read More »
Faster inflight Wi-Fi is one small perk of the coronavirus outbreak

Fewer people on board means less competition for bandwidth. And once travel gets back to normal, the future might offer… Read More »
China announces financial support and infrastructure investments for its aviation industry

China has rolled out a raft of measures – from financial support to infrastructure investments – for the country’s aviation… Read More »
UK aviation industry rejects decision to leave EU Aviation Safety Agency

The UK aviation industry has hit back at plans to leave the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) by the… Read More »
Drugs showing up in pilots killed in crashes

More than one in four pilots involved in fatal crashes have drugs in their system, and the number is up… Read More »
United Airlines in bid to block PAL flights to Seattle

Airlines (PAL) service from Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l to Seattle Tacoma Int’l, and to demand a level playing field for… Read More »
AF-KLM urges green tax deferral citing COVID-19 impact

Air France-KLM chief executive Benjamin Smith has said that environmental taxes on aviation should be postponed due to the economic… Read More »
American Airlines to retain E190s through YE20

American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) will continue to operate its smallest mainline aircraft, the E190, “through 2020” to cope with… Read More »
Cathay Pacific to close last Canadian crew base in late 2Q20

Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) will close its crew base at Vancouver Int’l from June 26, 2020, affecting a… Read More »
Greece’s Aegean Airlines takes stake in Animawings

Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens Int’l) has taken a minority 25% stake in Romanian start-up Animawings (AWG, Bucharest Otopeni). The Greek… Read More »
American Airlines to lease 22 787-8s from BOC Aviation

American Airlines has agreed to lease 22 Boeing 787-8s from BOC Aviation, the lessor discloses in a filing to the… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive

Desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max reactivated the jet’s flight control software that prevents aerodynamic stalls when… Read More »
Silver Airways looks at the bigger picture

Based at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), regional airline Silver Airways announces it wants to operate larger aircraft for connections… Read More »
UK to withdraw from EU aviation safety regulator (EASA)

The UK is to withdraw from the European Union aviation safety regulator (EASA) after the Brexit transition period, Grant Shapps… Read More »
Hong Kong Airlines in talks with Air China

Hong Kong Airlines Limited has turned to Air China and other parties for a strategic lifeline to reverse its financial… Read More »
COVID-19 hits January passenger demand

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for January 2020 showing that demand (measured in total… Read More »
Colombia’s Viva Air gets bigger and better

Nicolas Takahashi, Viva Air’s Director of Engineering and Maintenance has revealed upcoming plans for the airline’s growth. Viva Air aims… Read More »
Flybe folds as funding fails

UK regional airline Flybe has officially folded after failing to secure the loan from the government. In January 2020, Flybe… Read More »