A Booming Airline Business: Shipping Pigs to China in 747 Jumbo Jets
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on commercial aviation, but Alexey Isaykin’s cargo carrier has been fully loaded. Volga-Dnepr Group has… Read More »
American Airlines Set To Reactivate 140+ Narrowbody Aircraft
In the wake of its service uptick announcement, it has been revealed today that American Airlines will be bringing back… Read More »
Japan Airlines to boost international flights in July
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to increase its international operations in July, mainly by opening up some of its routes to… Read More »
Canadian low cost Swoop outlines domestic network changes
Canadian ULCC Swoop is increasing its domestic network from July but several planned seasonal services have been postponed. Swoop has… Read More »
Wizz’s new summer flights near 150
Thirteen more routes have been added to Wizz Air’s summer schedule, taking the total number of new services being launched… Read More »
IATA Says spirit of cooperation is needed
COVID-19 has thrown aviation into survival mode overnight but the industry should use this crisis to learn from the past… Read More »
Namibian president advocates for Air Namibia liquidation
Namibian President Hage Geingob has said that Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) should be liquidated since it is not making… Read More »
Virgin Group may pay $35-70mn to keep Virgin Australia stake
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group wants to invest between AUD50 and 100 million Australian dollars (USD35-70 million) in insolvent Virgin Australia… Read More »
EU questions Alitalia nationalisation plan
Italy will have to review its plan to nationalise and relaunch Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) as a leaner airline if… Read More »
Amazon to add a further 12 B767-300(F)s from ATSG
Amazon.com has expanded its existing air transportation services agreement with Cargo Aircraft Management, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group,… Read More »
AirAsia confirms talks with investors amid SK Group interest
AirAsia Group has confirmed it is studying various proposals for capital injections to strengthen its equity base and improve its… Read More »
Emirates eyes closer ties with flydubai
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) is planning to increase cooperation with its sister carrier flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int’l) in the post-COVID… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia attains approval to delay $500mn sukuk
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has secured 90% approval to restructure its sukuk bond obligations, a vital step towards improving… Read More »
UAE greenlights resumption of full hub ops at three airports
The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NECADMA) has given its consent to the resumption of largescale hub… Read More »
France announces $16.9 billion in aid for aviation industry
France’s government is pumping 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) in rescue money into the pandemic-battered aerospace industry, in hopes of… Read More »
Emirates Laying Off Flight Attendants & Pilots
A few weeks ago I wrote about the rumors that Emirates Airline would start laying off employees, and was considering… Read More »
Governments decide whether to aid Asia’s embattled airlines
Few sectors have been hit harder by the economic fallout of the pandemic than the airline industry. Asia is expected… Read More »
Russia’s space chief complains about American jokes
Americans should show more respect for Russia’s space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way… Read More »
Boeing jet deliveries sink to just four in May
Boeing deliveries slowed even further in May from April as the coronavirus pandemic’s crushing impact on airlines added to a… Read More »
US Air Force delays full-rate production decision for KC-46 aircraft
The U.S. Air Force will delay a full-rate production milestone for the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker to the end of… Read More »
Hong Kong government takes minority stake in Cathay Pacific
The Hong Kong government will take a minority stake in the airline. The Hong Kong government will gain a minority… Read More »
Russia’s S7 Airlines plans to resume all domestic fights in June
Russia’s S7 Airlines has unveiled bullish plans to resume fights across its entire domestic network in June, as well as… Read More »