Indigo Partners, IFC extend $250mn to Cebu Pacific
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has approved a USD250 million investment in the form of convertible bonds… Read More »
LCCs awarded seasonal slots at Milan Linate
Several low-cost carriers, including easyJet, Ryanair, and Wizz Air, have secured slots at Milan Linate airport for seasonal leisure services… Read More »
Canada’s Air Inuit clinches long term Hydro-Québec contract
Air Inuit (3H, Kuujjuaq) has clinched a long-term contract worth CAD28 million Canadian dollars (USD22.3 million) annually to operate and… Read More »
Florida’s GLOBALX takes delivery of first A321
American charter and cargo start-up Global Crossing Airlines Group, operating as GLOBALX (Miami Int’l), has taken delivery of its first… Read More »
Germany’s Green Airlines to expand with chartered E190s
Green Airlines (Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden) has announced it has chartered two E190s from German Airways (GER, Cologne/Bonn) under a long-term commitment as… Read More »
Russia suspends Zanzibar flights, restricts Turkey routes
Russia suspended all flights to Tanzania and restricted services to Turkey on April 15 until at least June 1, in… Read More »
DOJ probes American Airlines-JetBlue alliance
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating a northeastern US alliance between American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) and JetBlue… Read More »
Virgin Australia to dry-lease ten more B737-800s
Virgin Australia (VA, Brisbane Int’l) has announced ambitious plans to dry-lease a further ten B737-800s, as it looks to return… Read More »
Mexico’s Volaris hooks $87mn worth of payment deferrals
Volaris (Y4, Toluca) announced in a statement and stock exchange filing on April 14 that it was chasing “additional liquidity… Read More »
American Again To Serve as Official Airline of Dream Flights
American Airlines has agreed to serve as the Official Airline of Dream Flights; it was announced on Friday. It is the… Read More »
Wild, Hair-Pulling, Punches-Throwing Brawl on Plane
A passenger has captured one of the wildest onboard airplane brawls in recent memory on a flight on Tunisiair. And… Read More »
Industry Fears Car Rental Shortage
Now what? As if the travel industry hasn’t been hit hard enough by the coronavirus pandemic, now comes a new… Read More »
Experience All-Inclusive Luxury in Playa del Carmen
At the Hilton Playa del Carmen, guests can fully immerse themselves in relaxation and luxury. With a newly renovated design and… Read More »
Canada’s Chrono Jet adds first B737NG
Chrono Jet (MBK, Québec) took delivery of its first B737-800 in the form of C-FMBO (msn 30631), although the 19.3-year-old… Read More »
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways eyes capital raise
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways (J9, Kuwait) is to raise its capital by 10% from KWD20 million Kuwaiti dinars (USD66 million) to… Read More »
Nigeria’s AMCON moots new airline holding company
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) is awaiting regulatory approval to launch a new holding company for aviation assets… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways eyes US IPO, boosts capital
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States in the third quarter of… Read More »
Saudi Arabia to reopen to int’l pax traffic in mid-2Q21
Saudia (SV, Jeddah) is reportedly preparing for a full-capacity operation ahead of Saudi Arabia lifting its international travel ban on… Read More »
Avianca Holdings to seek $1.8bn in post-Chapter 11 financing
Avianca Holdings, the Panama-based parent of Avianca Airlines, plans to raise USD1.8 billion either in debt or fresh equity as… Read More »
Italy’s Poste Air Cargo debuts scheduled int’l ops
Poste Air Cargo (M4, Rome Fiumicino) launched its first scheduled international cargo route, from Rome Fiumicino to Tel Aviv Ben… Read More »
American Airlines rejigs B737 MAX, B787 orders
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) announced in a quarterly investor update that it has reached agreements with Boeing concerning the… Read More »
Norwegian ups target for capital raise to $716mn
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) updated the market on its forthcoming capital raise on April 14 with the news that it… Read More »
Ryanair to appeal EU court rulings on Finnair, SAS state aid
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has said it will appeal a ruling by the General Court of the European Court of… Read More »
Adventures by Disney booking for 2022
Adventures by Disney is now booking for 2022 with excursions to England, France and Costa Rica, as well as private… Read More »
Israel to open its borders May 23
Israel is preparing to allow groups into the country starting May 23 now that vaccinations have helped reduce COVID-19 cases…. Read More »
Airlines, Carnival sign anti-voter suppression letter
Several members of the travel industry including United Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue and the CEO of Carnival Corp. have signed… Read More »