RwandAir to switch London airport after restart
RwandAir (WB, Kigali) has announced it would restart services from Kigali to London on October 3, 2020, although it would no longer fly to London… Read More »
Greenpeace threatens Brussels Airlines state aid lawsuit
Greenpeace may take legal action against Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National) in the same way it proceeded to do earlier… Read More »
Swiss takes delivery of first A321neo
Swiss (LX, Zurich) took delivery of its first of eight A321-200Ns on order from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) following the… Read More »
Korean Air injects $950mn into Los Angeles hotel affiliate
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has revealed details of a September 16 board meeting in which it agreed to inject… Read More »
Flydubai reinstates Maldives route
The LCC is returning to capital Malé after an absence of two-and-a-half years. Malé, the capital of island nation the… Read More »
Ohio’s Ultimate Air Shuttle suspends ops through 1H21
Ultimate Air Shuttle (UE, Cincinnati Lunken) has announced the suspension of all scheduled flights through spring 2021 due to an… Read More »
Virgin Australia eyes resumption of widebody operations
Just months after retiring all of its widebody aircraft as a part of its voluntary administration proceedings, Virgin Australia (VA,… Read More »
Alaska Airlines looks to leisure routes in winter schedule
The carrier believes demand exists for passengers wanting to visit ski resorts and beach destinations. Alaska Airlines, citing rising demand… Read More »
Qantas seeks out domestic leisure demand
With international service not expected to resume until July 2021 at the earliest, Australia’s flag carrier is hoping to stimulate… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Expands ‘Sun and Snow’ Strategy
Alaska Airlines is expanding its winter offerings via its ‘Sun and Snow’ strategy with five new routes from Los Angeles… Read More »
United Airlines and Unions Send Letter to Congress
United Airlines on Friday sent a letter to Congress, all but begging the leadership for a six-month extension of the… Read More »
Delta Air Lines CEO Calls for Travel Industry to Unify
The CEO of Delta Air Lines said the aviation would take several years before volumes return to 2019 levels unless… Read More »
SpaceX to test Starlink terminals on ships
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to erect up to 10 Starlink broadband… Read More »
Boeing books two 737-800BCF orders, says new freighter conversion lines opening
Boeing said on Sunday a customer had ordered two converted 737-800BCF freighters and that it had signed agreements to open… Read More »
Why JetBlue is still eager to get the Airbus A220
Most airlines are trying to defer as many aircraft deliveries as possible, but JetBlue wants to get its Airbus A220-300s… Read More »
Singapore Airlines Pilots Agree to Deeper Pay Cuts to Save Jobs
Singapore Airlines Ltd. pilots have agreed to further pay cuts to remain in employment, the carrier said Saturday. The city-state’s… Read More »
AerSale Agrees to Acquire 24 Boeing 757-200 Passenger Aircraft
AerSale, Inc., a leading provider of aviation products and services, announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement… Read More »
Former British Airways Boeing 747s Heading To Rossiya Airlines
Seven of British Airways’ retired Boeing 747s are heading to Russia. As most people know by now, the airline is… Read More »
US court approves LATAM’s revised financing plan
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved a revised debtor in possession (DIP) financing… Read More »
Southwest grounds 115 B737-800s over weight disrepancy
Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) said on September 16 that it grounded 130 B737-800s – later revising the number… Read More »
Ryanair cuts capacity in October by another 20%
Ryanair announced that it would cut its October capacity by a further 20% (in addition to the 20% cut already… Read More »
Hydrogen fuel conversion for regional aircraft?
According to ainonline.com Universal Hydrogen, a California-based startup co-founded by former Airbus chief technology officer Paul Eremenko, has launched plans to convert… Read More »