Malaysia’s Firefly to launch narrowbody ops in 1Q21
Firefly (FY, Penang) will launch narrowbody operations in January 2021, initially connecting its hub at Penang airport with Johor Bahru… Read More »
Air India loses $18mn London court case against lessor
The High Court of Justice in London has sided with Chinese lessor CALC and ordered Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l)… Read More »
Hi Fly Malta ends A380 operations
Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int’l) completed the previously announced retirement of its only A380-800, 9H-MIP (msn 6), on December… Read More »
Israeli carriers eye Morocco routes after recognition
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) and Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) have said they will… Read More »
Australia’s Rex completes certification to launch jet ops
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has upgraded the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) of Rex – Regional Express (ZL, Wagga… Read More »
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines eyes Los Angeles ops from 2022
Starlux Airlines (JX, Taipei Taoyuan) has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for exemption authority and a foreign… Read More »
China Eastern parent cuts TravelSky stake
China Eastern Air Holding will water down its shareholding in Travelsky Technology after it agreed to sell a 4.97% stake… Read More »
China’s JoyAir looks to shift main operating base
JoyAir (JR, Tianjin) is set to change its main hub from Tianjin, in northern China, to Xi’an Xianyang in the… Read More »
Ravn Alaska restarts scheduled services
Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) restarted scheduled services in Alaska on November 30, 2020, nearly seven months after its predecessor RavnAir Group stopped… Read More »
Florida’s Aztec Airways maps out growth following investment
Florida’s Aztec Airways (AJ, Fort Lauderdale Executive) is expanding its fleet and adding international and domestic routes following a USD5… Read More »
BER offers passengers the highest levels of hygiene / Certificates confirm health protection for travellers
Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt has received two important certificates for strict compliance with hygiene measures during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More »
First flights with COVID vaccines worldwide from Brussels Airport successfully completed
The first flights with COVID vaccines from Brussels Airport have been carried out successfully. Since the end of November, 7… Read More »
Tourism 4.0, ENIT promotes EU Eco-Tandem: tradition and innovation create a network for a collaborative neo community
The Italian National Tourism Agency supports small and medium tourist enterprises towards sustainable conversion. In circle, the innovative ideas for… Read More »
Supersonic travel fever is heating up
“People have always wanted to travel fast, ever since the first person galloped across the plains on horseback,” says Mike… Read More »
Growing hotel capacity in 2021 will lower accommodation rates in Nuremberg – a great opportunity for further incoming demand
The city of Nuremberg is well known as a trade-fair location as well as to offer great attractions for a… Read More »
Dublin Airport Wins Health & Safety Team Of The Year 2020
Dublin Airport’s Occupational Health and Safety Team was named Health and Safety Team of the Year at the recent Health… Read More »
Dublin Airport Christmas Passenger Numbers Down By 88%
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport for the Christmas season are expected to be down by 88% compared to the same… Read More »
Helsinki prepares €400mn loan for Finnair
Finland is assembling an unsecured hybrid loan of up to EUR400 million euros (USD487 million) to assist Finnair (AY, Helsinki… Read More »
FedEx to establish Western Sydney cargo hub
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the North South Wales (NSW) government to… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet defers London flights due to lockdown
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has indefinitely postponed its European debut due to a renewed lockdown in the United Kingdom spurred… Read More »
Talks on sale of Ireland’s Stobart Air advance – report
Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int’l) is at an advanced stage in negotiations with a potential buyer, but Emerald Airlines (Ireland),… Read More »
PIA to return all ATR72-500s as investigators probe deal
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has resolved to return all ATR72-500s to their lessor earlier than… Read More »
Tata Group, employees submit EOIs for Air India
Tata Sons, and a group of 219 employees in partnership with Interups AI, a US-based fund run by non-resident Indians,… Read More »
Air Saint-Pierre takes delivery of its first ATR42-600
Air Saint-Pierre (PJ, Saint Pierre) took delivery of its first ATR42-600 on December 13, 2020. The brand new turboprop will… Read More »
BA banned from Hong Kong, partners for hydrogen flights
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has been banned from operating flights to Hong Kong Int’l until Christmas under tough new… Read More »
AirAsia X proposes $123mn rights issue, lessor opposes
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has proposed raising MYR500 million ringgit (USD123 million), with a rights issue for existing… Read More »