Tanzania lifts Kenyan operator restrictions
Tanzania has lifted a ban on Kenyan airlines after Kenya announced it would no longer impose a mandatory 14-day COVID-19… Read More »
Aeroflot shareholders back offering of 1.7bn new shares
Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) shareholders have approved at an extraordinary general meeting a state-approved increase in the company’s authorised capital… Read More »
Crunch time for South African Airways
It’s crunch time for state-owned South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo), as the country’s government appears to run out… Read More »
More West African airlines return to the skies
Mauritania Airlines (L6, Nouakchott) has resumed international flights following the reopening of the country’s airspace on September 11, 2020, after… Read More »
Air Astana restarting two more international routes
Flights from Almaty to Tashkent and Bishkek are being added back to the Kazakhstan-based carrier’s network. Kazakhstan-based Air Astana is… Read More »
Salt Lake City moves forward with opening of new airport
Delta Air Lines is the airport’s primary tenant and will use 25 gates at the newly built terminal. The Salt… Read More »
Lufthansa ramps up Frankfurt’s short-haul leisure offer
Fifteen vacation destinations are being added to Lufthansa’s network from Frankfurt for the summer 2021 season. Lufthansa said it is… Read More »
AirAsia Japan suspends service for most of October
The LCC is halting flights on all routes due to lower-than-expected demand. AirAsia Japan plans to suspend all flights from… Read More »
NASA Marks Continued Progress on X-59
Assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft is continuing during 2020 and making good progress, despite challenges such as… Read More »
United will use antimicrobial spraying robots on some aircraft
It claims to disinfect a standard aircraft in a minute and a half. United Airlines is turning to a 100-pound… Read More »
Will France’s 150 airports survive?
The French government has allocated €15billion to sustain the sector, which the International Air Transport Association says is facing 466,100… Read More »
Delta taps $9 billion in financing against loyalty program
Delta Air Lines DAL.N said on Thursday it is raising $9 billion, $2.5 billion more than its previous estimates, through new bonds… Read More »
Southwest says half of grounded Boeing 737-800 planes back in service
Southwest Airlines Co LUV.N said on Thursday it has now returned to service about half the 115 Boeing BA.N 737-800 aircraft it temporarily grounded… Read More »
Preferred Hotels & Resorts Adds 13 Properties Between May and August
Preferred Hotels & Resorts added 13 new properties to its portfolio of hotels between May and August 2020, rounding its number… Read More »
South Africa to reopen to int’l pax traffic in early 4Q20
South Africa will reopen its international borders in October as the country scales down its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. This has… Read More »
Stockholm Bromma, Sweden can be allowed to close – operator
Stockholm Bromma operator Swedavia has told Sweden’s Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation that continuing operations at the secondary airport “are… Read More »
Delta to back $6.5bn bonds and loans with loyalty scheme
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) will try to raise USD6.5 billion through bonds and a new loan facility… Read More »
Brazil’s Azul receives loan proposal but may reject it
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, Sao Paulo Viracopos) has received a funding proposal from the state-owned Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)… Read More »
El Al holds share offering, one potential buyer exits
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) announced on September 15 that it would stage a government-mandated USD150… Read More »
Further snags for Kenya Airways’ nationalisation plan
The renationalisation of Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has been put on ice to allow for a fresh round… Read More »
European Commission to extend slot waiver for Winter 2020/21
The European Commission has agreed to extend the waiver of “use it or lose it” slot rules in the European… Read More »
Pilots hit hard by Turkish Airlines wage cuts
Pilots at Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) will see their wages halved until end-2021 following an agreement between the airline… Read More »
Innovative Key Visuals from Istanbul Airport
In addition to its unique architecture, strong infrastructure, superior technology and high-level travel experience, Istanbul Airport, which became a global… Read More »
Viva Aerobus to expand Mexico City network
Five routes are joining the ultra-low-cost carrier’s network from Mexico City, in addition to three new services set to start… Read More »
Eurowings takes over majority of Ryanair routes from Düsseldorf
Lufthansa’s LCC steps in to offer flights from DUS to the vacation destinations in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Lufthansa LCC… Read More »
Transavia France launches first domestic routes
The LCC will begin domestic service in November, offering four routes form Nantes and one from Paris Orly. A month… Read More »