Air Canada trims A220, B737 MAX orders, eyes B767 freighters
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has reached agreements with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) and Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) to adjust… Read More »
Turkish Airlines postpones $5bn financing to 2024
An agreement between Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) and Airbus to delay the delivery of new aircraft will see the… Read More »
Libya looks to rejig Airbus order book
The Libyan African Aviation Holding Company (LAAHCO) says Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has agreed to renegotiate its outstanding aircraft order… Read More »
Emirates puts pilots on 12 months leave
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) has asked some pilots to take a year of unpaid leave as it seeks to cut… Read More »
Canada promises bailouts in exchange for refunds
Canada’s COVID-19 battered airlines will have to start refunding passengers before the government will provide them with financial assistance, says… Read More »
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines granted US route authorities
The Taiwanese Ministry of Transportation has granted Starlux Airlines (JX, Taipei Taoyuan) route authorities to serve the United States, the Central News Agency… Read More »
China Express Airlines takes first ARJ21
China Express Airlines (G5, Chongqing) has taken delivery of its first ARJ21-700 after B-650P (msn 141) arrived at its Chongqing… Read More »
Taiwan’s China Airlines targets 1Q21 pax B747 phase-out
China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) will retire its four remaining passenger-configured B747-400s during the first quarter of 2021. According to… Read More »
Menzies Aviation secures five-year ground handling contract with Wizz Air
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, has announced it’s won a ground handling contract with Wizz Air at Budapest… Read More »
Bain Capital makes a move to takeover Virgin Australia
Bain Capital, an American private investment firm, has made a further move towards taking over Virgin Australia Airlines during its… Read More »
Boeing is Investing Over $14 Million in Veteran Support Programs
To commemorate Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Australia, Canada and the U.K., Boeing today announced its provision of a $14.2-million… Read More »
How Alaska Railroad Is Making Train Travel Safer Amid COVID-19
Alaska Railroad returned to daily train service with elevated health and safety measures in place this past summer and those new… Read More »
The Nautilus Maldives and Milaidhoo Fund COVID-19 Testing Facility in the Baa Atoll
The Nautilus Maldives has joined forces with Milaidhoo Island Maldives to fund the establishment of a COVID-19 testing facility, in conjunction with the… Read More »
Radisson Blu Opens All-Inclusive in Punta Cana
Radisson Blu announced the opening of Radisson Blu Resort & Residence, Punta Cana on November 10, 2020. The hotel is an all-inclusive… Read More »
Carnival Cruise to Likely Restart First for Parent Company
Carnival Corp. is still not sharing a target date to resume cruising – even the test voyages required by the CDC –… Read More »
Six bids for Israir include Arkia and former El Al owner
Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has attracted six bids for control of the carrier, Haaretz reported on November 9,… Read More »
Romania’s Tarom needs $224mn more in state aid
Cash-strapped Romanian state-owned carrier Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) is to ask for another RON924 leu million/EUR191 million (USD224.5 million) in… Read More »
Air Botswana resumes regular int’l pax ops
Air Botswana (BP, Gaborone) resumed scheduled international passenger flights with four weekly return flights between Gaborone and Johannesburg O.R. Tambo… Read More »
India’s Supreme Court halts SpiceJet order to pay $33mn
The Supreme Court of India has halted last month’s High Court of Delhi ruling ordering SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) to… Read More »
AirAsia Group reacts to “intimidatory” airport lawsuit
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has altered its planned debt restructuring scheme, reclassifying Malaysia Airports Holdings as a secured… Read More »
Korea’s Jeju Air to receive $170mn in aid as losses widen
Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) is expected to receive KRW190 billion won (USD170 million) in state aid as part of South… Read More »
British Airways suspends Gatwick flights, expands furloughs
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has suspended all of its flights at London Gatwick at least until December as it… Read More »
Australian carriers gear up for Sydney-Melbourne reboot
Australian airlines have scrambled to reinstate capacity on the decimated Sydney Kingsford Smith to Melbourne Tullamarine route following the announcement… Read More »
Blogger’s Journey Could Improve Wheelchair Travel With American Airlines
A blogger who traveled with American Airlines has found the airline’s wheelchair policies confusing and restrictive, but his story has… Read More »
United Airlines to Return to New York’s JFK Airport
United Airlines announced November 10, 2020 that it is returning service to John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on February 1,… Read More »
Southwest Offers Flights From $49 During Winter Flash Sale
Southwest Airlines is once again putting winter flights on sale, this time offering fares from as low as $49 one-way… Read More »