Air Canada rouge resumes scheduled pax operations
Air Canada rouge (RV, Toronto Pearson) restarted scheduled passenger operations on November 2, 2020, after having been dormant since late… Read More »
Thessaloniki, Greece shuts for two weeks to stem Covid cases
Greece has imposed a two-week lockdown in the northern regions of Thessaloniki and Serres starting from November 3 in an… Read More »
American Airlines evaluates adding dedicated freighters
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is considering adding dedicated freighters to its line up due to the new opportunities that… Read More »
Hi Fly Malta to end A380 operations
Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int’l) has announced it will retire its only A380-800 later this year and will replace… Read More »
Mexico’s Interjet resumes flights after two-day suspension
Interjet (4O, Toluca) cancelled all of its flights scheduled for two days, November 1 to 2, with local media reporting… Read More »
India’s Alliance Air cuts costs, expat pilots
Alliance Air (India) (9I, Mumbai Int’l) is focusing on cost reduction, replacing ex-pat pilots with locals, and has put its… Read More »
Ireland’s CityJet retires last ARJ-85
CityJet (WX, Dublin Int’l) has retired its last ARJ-85 and will exclusively operate CRJ900LRs going forward. EI-RJF (msn E2337) was… Read More »
Mesa Airlines accesses $200mn CARES loan
US regional carrier Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) will be able to borrow up to USD200 million under the… Read More »
Value of Virgin Australia frequent flyer scheme slashed
Virgin Australia’s frequent flyer scheme Velocity has had its value written down from AUD2 billion Australian dollars (USD1.4 billion) to… Read More »
Sale of Georgia’s Myway Airlines in progress – report
MyWay Airlines (MJ, Tbilisi) owner Georgian Huashun International Industrial Investment Group is in the process of selling a 100% stake… Read More »
China Southern sets up own cargo carrier
China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) has established a new wholly-owned cargo carrier, China Southern Airlines Cargo Co. Ltd t/a China… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia to merge with other state tourism companies
The Indonesian government has announced plans to merge into one holding company, nine state-owned tourism companies including flag carrier Garuda… Read More »
Air India bid cutoff delayed again; bidders to decide debt
India’s government opted once again on October 29 to push back the deadline for submitting bids to buy a 100%… Read More »
Malaysia’s Malindo Air sacks more than half of its staff
The Malaysian government and Malindo Air (OD, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) have met to discuss the retrenchment of more than half… Read More »
SkyWest Airlines scores deals for 41 CRJs, posts profit
Going against the trend of airlines recording losses and shrinking their fleets, US regional capacity provider SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt… Read More »
IAG still eager to buy Air Europa, waits for gov’t aid
IAG International Airlines Group is still interested in acquiring Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) but is waiting for clarification… Read More »
Delta Air Lines completes B777 phase-out
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) retired all of its remaining B777-200s in the final days of October 2020… Read More »
Cayman Airways receives $19.8mn in state aid
Cayman Airways (KX, Grand Cayman Island) has received KYD16.3 million Caymanian dollars (USD19.8 million) in operational support as part of… Read More »
Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines appeals for state support
Mokulele Airlines (MHO, Kona) has appealed for state support to stem USD350,000 monthly losses due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, reports… Read More »
flydubai, Air Arabia caught in Somaliland aero-politics
Emirati low-cost airlines flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int’l) and Air Arabia (G9, Sharjah) have found themselves in the middle of a… Read More »
Airline Pokes Fun at President Donald Trump, Receives Backlash
Ryanair took a dig at President Donald Trump after he falsely declared victory over Joe Biden while votes were still… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Marks Inaugural San Diego-Honolulu Flight
There might be a pandemic going on but it sure hasn’t stopped airlines from introducing new routes. Southwest Airlines became… Read More »
Airline Passenger Demand Data for September Released
Despite positive signs in the aviation industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that passenger demand in September was still down…. Read More »
American Airlines to Add New Routes to Key West
American Airlines is boosting its service to Key West International Airport, with new peak season daily nonstop flights from Orlando International Airport, Tampa… Read More »
Pilots Ask FAA for Training Changes on Boeing 737 MAX
A pilots’ union in the United States is asking federal aviation authorities to improve training proposals for flight crew members… Read More »
Hilton Awards Over $1 Million in Grants to COVID-19 Response Organizations
Hilton’s primary international philanthropic arm, the Hilton Effect Foundation, recently released its list of 2020 Hilton Effect grantees, whose locations span the… Read More »