SMBC Aviation Capital Defers 68 Boeing 737 MAX Jets to 2025-27
Aircraft leasing firm SMBC Aviation Capital has deferred the delivery of 68 of Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX jet until 2025-2027,… Read More »
Virus has been ‘very devastating’ for many African airlines
African airlines had been piling on debt long before the pandemic but government bailouts allowed them to limp on for… Read More »
LanzaTech launches LanzaJet to produce sustainable aviation fuel
LanzaTech has launched LanzaJet, Inc., a new company that will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). With nearly $50 million in… Read More »
Commission adopts new EU Air Safety List
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission today updated the EU Air… Read More »
EasyJet still in talks with Swiss gov’t over aid
easyJet Europe (EC, Vienna) chief executive officer Thomas Haagensen has expressed disappointment that easyJet Switzerland (DS, Geneva) has not received… Read More »
Florida’s Eastern Airlines adds first Boeing 777
Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l) is in the process of adding its first B777-200(ER) in the form of N771KW (msn… Read More »
South African Airways seeks to return 19 leased aircraft
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) is planning to return 19 out of its 40 dry-leased aircraft and is renegotiating the… Read More »
Air Canada in $1bn share offering, adds to cargo network
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has raised the size of a financing effort revealed last week to around CAD1.4 billion… Read More »
Alaska Volcano Observatory warning pilots of ash plume from volcano eruption
The Alaska Volcano Observatory is warning pilots of an ash plume from an eruption at Cleveland volcano Monday night. According… Read More »
Virgin Australia administrator chooses two final bidders
Deloitte has announced that it has selected two US private investment firms, Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners, as the… Read More »
Scatsta, UK to close in late 2Q20
The closure of Scatsta Airport, initially revealed in early March, has been confirmed to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. It… Read More »
Turkish Airlines looks to defer A350s, mulls freighters
Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) will take delivery of its first A350-900s which are already under construction but is in… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways receives 11-12 EOIs
The resolution professionals tasked with finding a new investor for Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) have received around a dozen… Read More »
Malta’s Medavia seeks Dash 8, B1900D dry-lease placements
Medavia (5M, Malta Int’l) has mandated Airstream International Group to find dry-lease placements for three of its turboprops currently parked… Read More »
American Airlines CEO dismisses idea of bankruptcy
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) CEO Doug Parker has rejected the notion that the carrier may consider Chapter 11 bankruptcy… Read More »
United to re-build its extensive international network
The airline’s network will grow beyond London Heathrow, its only current international destination. United Airlines, signaling its intent to re-build… Read More »
American Airlines ends flights to Oakland
American Airlines is dropping Oakland International from its route network. Dallas/Fort Worth-based American Airlines will operate its final service from… Read More »
Laser pointers threatening safety of Vance pilots, violating federal law
In the past 10 months, and twice in the last few weeks, Vance Air Force Base pilots have reported lasers… Read More »
China approves 8 countries in charter flights list – report
China is easing its coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions and will allow charter flights from eight countries, but this does not… Read More »
Gov’t launches full investigation into BVI Airways loan
The Government of the British Virgin Islands has launched a “full criminal investigation” into the missing USD7.2 million loaned by… Read More »
Panama firm China Joy files HNA insolvency case
Panama-domiciled firm China Joy Shipping has filed a petition in Hong Kong to liquidate heavily indebted HNA Group, its second… Read More »
Pakistan reopens airports to outbound int’l pax ops
Pakistan has allowed outbound international flights to resume, after the country largely closed its airports to scheduled commercial passenger flights… Read More »