Thai AirAsia mulls over capital raising options
Thai AirAsia (FD, Bangkok Don Mueang) is contemplating various options to raise capital, including through a new share issuance and… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet hopes to resume MAX flights by end-1Q21
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is hoping to recertify its B737-8 aircraft and resume the type’s operations by the end of… Read More »
Innsbruck, Austria to close for runway works in late 3Q21
Austria’s Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport will close from September 20 to October 18, 2021, to allow for a EUR18.8 million (USD20.2… Read More »
Canada’s Conair Aviation buys 11 Q400s for firefighting ops
Conair Aviation (FGD, Abbotsford) has bought eleven DHC-8-Q400s from Hamburger EmissionsHaus, in a transaction facilitated by Skyworld Aviation. The airline… Read More »
AirKenya receives first Dash 8-200
Safari operator AirKenya (P2, Nairobi Wilson) has taken delivery of one DHC-8-200 (msn 516) on lease from Elix Aviation Capital…. Read More »
COCO Bahama Seaplanes targets mid-1Q21 launch
Kamalame Cay, a high-end private island resort off the central coast of Andros Island, has unveiled plans to launch its… Read More »
Hard Rock resort perks: Free virus testing, medical aid
Free COVID-19 testing and medical help are being offered to every US resident who stays at AIC Hotel Group’s all-inclusive… Read More »
Galactic Starcruiser hotel previewed on digital media
Disney World’s much-ballyhooed, partly built Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel went on display via Instagram recently as the year of… Read More »
Southwest extends passes, makes 2021 elite status easier
Southwest Airlines is making it easier to qualify for elite frequent-flyer status, and its coveted companion pass, in 2021 by… Read More »
Alaska Airlines blocks middle seats in premium economy
Alaska Airlines will continue to block middle seats in premium economy class through May 31.
European airlines begin downsizing routes
The economic stress caused by the pandemic has prompted Norwegian Air to cut its long-haul routes, while other European airlines… Read More »
Less will be more in post-pandemic travel: Airbnb chief
Smaller cities and more family time will gain favor over global tourism permanently in the wake of the pandemic, Airbnb… Read More »
Business travel lag sets off widespread economic decline
A sharp reduction in business travel that may last for years is having a ripple effect on the economy in… Read More »
Q4 & YE 2020 Passenger Traffic Overview
Recovery through Transition Q4 & YE 2020 Passenger Traffic Overview Willemstad, January 17, 2020 – The recovery of commercial passenger traffic… Read More »
Man Arrested After Living in Chicago Airport for Three Months
Some people can get lost in an airport as massive as O’Hare International in Chicago. This guy did it on… Read More »
FBI Called to Investigate Possible Threat on American Airlines Flight
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday responded to a possible threat aboard an American Airlines flight at Memphis… Read More »
Jamaica’s Best-Kept Secret Unveils Newest Additions
The Sandals South Coast resort is an all-inclusive Caribbean gem set on a pristine, two-mile stretch of Jamaica’s southern coast and nestled… Read More »
Utah’s SkyWest Airlines secures extra $233mn payroll support
SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) has secured an additional USD233 million from the US federal government under the Payroll… Read More »
Norwegian warns it lacks working capital; lessor wound up
The High Court of Ireland has wound up one of the five Irish-registered subsidiaries of Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) given… Read More »
Lessor seizes PIA B777 in Malaysia over $14mn dispute
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) will attempt to settle via diplomatic channels a dispute involving two… Read More »
De Havilland to pause Dash 8-Q400 production in 2021
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC, Toronto Downsview) has resolved to pause its DHC-8-Q400 production line once all ordered aircraft… Read More »
DRC’s flyCAA takes delivery of first widebody, an A330
flyCAA (BU, Kinshasa N’Djili) took delivery of 9S-PSJ (msn 505) on January 13 marking the privately-owned carrier’s entry into the… Read More »
Qatar Airways to restart Egypt flights
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) restarts scheduled passenger services to Cairo Int’l on January 18, 2021, and to Alexandria… Read More »
Philippines’ PSI Air 2007 launches int’l ops
PSI Air 2007 (PHP, Clark) launched its first scheduled international cargo service, from Clark to Taipei Taoyuan, on December 8,… Read More »
Luxaviation Germany adds first Do328-300
Luxaviation Germany (LXG, Paderborn/Lippstadt) has added its first Do328-300 in the form of D-BSEA (msn 3176), Skyliner Aviation has reported…. Read More »
Airline Losses Top $370 Billion for 2020, ICAO Says
At the end of April 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was surging throughout the world, the International Civil Aviation Organization… Read More »