Canada’s Chrono Aviation begins 737-800(SF) operations
Chrono Aviation (NDL, Québec) began B737-800(SF) operations on February 15, 2022, when C-GVZB (msn 32799) operated its first flight from… Read More »
Air Tahiti Nui signs up for French gov’t-guaranteed loan
Édouard Fritch, president of French Polynesia, has signed an agreement in Paris with Jean Castex, prime minister of France, to… Read More »
India’s TruJet grounds fleet, in talks for $25mn funding
Vankayalapati Umesh, managing director of TruJet (2T, Hyderabad Int’l), said in a statement issued via social media on February 16… Read More »
Norwegian delivered profit before tax of NOK 117 million and improved cash position in Q4 2021
Norwegian Air Shuttle has reported its fourth quarter and preliminary full year results for 2021. Passenger demand increased from the… Read More »
Lee Carey, Vice President, EirTrade Aviation
February 2022 Reports indicate that Europe’s commercial aviation industry has been slower to recover compared to the rest of the… Read More »
Emirates flight to Washington flew too low over Dubai, investigators reported
A long-haul Emirates flight heading to Washington in December failed to properly climb and flew incredibly low and fast over… Read More »
Thomas Global announces drop-in LCD display upgrade for Pro Line 4 business jets
Thomas Global Systems has launched TFD-4100, its newest drop-in cathode ray tube (CRT) to liquid crystal display (LCD) upgrade for… Read More »
Philippine Airlines selects Airbus to perform cabin modification for 15 aircraft
Airbus will be performing cabin modification for 15 Philippine Airlines (PAL) aircraft and the airline is also expanding the… Read More »
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson steps down after the 737 MAX debacle
Federal Aviation Administrator Steve Dickson has announced his resignation. As the man who has led the agency through two of… Read More »
IATA releases data showing growing momentum in air travel recovery
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Geneva released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as… Read More »
Spirit Airlines announces several new routes
Spirit Airlines announced several new and returning routes ahead of the typically busy spring and summer travel periods. Officials from… Read More »
Cathay Pacific Cargo suffers a 31.8% fall in January’s volumes
Quarantine measures imposed on Hong Kong-based aircrew saw Cathay Pacific suffer a 31.8% fall in January’s cargo volumes to 74,242… Read More »
LIAT targets late 2Q22 exit from administration
LIAT (LIA, Antigua) hopes to exit judicial administration through the LIAT 2020 Ltd. newco by mid-2022 as negotiations gather momentum… Read More »
Canada’s Lynx Air adds its first aircraft, 737-8 Max
Lynx Air (Y9, Calgary) took delivery of its first aircraft – a B737-8 – on February 14, 2022, after C-GJSL… Read More »
JetBlue firms 30 A220 options and accelerates E190 phase-out
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) has firmed thirty more A220-300 options amid plans to accelerate the retirement of its… Read More »
Austrian Airlines to add four A320neos
Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) will induct its first new generation narrowbody jets later this summer as part of its fleet… Read More »
Pakistan’s PIA seeks direct links to Australia
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) hopes to start direct flights to Australia in late March. If… Read More »
China’s Jiangxi Cargo and Sichuan Airlines add A330P2F freighters
Jiangxi Cargo Airlines (Nanchang) and Sichuan Airlines (3U, Chengdu Shuangliu) have agreed to lease A330-300(P2F)s from CDB Aviation. In a… Read More »
Singapore Airlines Cargo and cargo.one announce global partnership
Singapore Airlines Cargo and cargo.one have announced a global partnership to bring the airline’s cargo services to the real-time digital… Read More »
Alaska Airlines launches Flight Pass subscription travel service
Alaska Airlines is now offering its customers a new way to travel by launching Flight Pass, a subscription-based travel offering… Read More »
What relaxed COVID restrictions in Canada mean for travelers
Canada has announced it will relax its COVID-related travel requirements from February 28th. With COVID cases on the decline, Canada… Read More »
easyJet reinforces its position at Porto airport
The third day of February marked the day easyJet transported 14 million passengers at Porto airport and the day the… Read More »
Americans Projected to Spend Most on International Travel
A new study found that travelers from the United States are projected to be the most valuable globally in terms… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Joins Initiative to Advance Sustainability
Southwest Airlines today announced it has joined the Vision 2045 Campaign to help reduce the carrier’s carbon footprint. Vision 2045… Read More »
Two American Airlines employees brawl one stabbed
A verbal dispute between a pair of American Airlines employees turned physical and, ultimately, violent on Tuesday. According to a… Read More »
Eight Republican Senators say they will reject a ‘No-Fly List’
A day after it was revealed that the airline industry and the Biden Administration have been collaborating “for months” on… Read More »