Nigeria’s Med-View Airline under graft spotlight
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed it is investigating Med-View Airline (MEV, Kano) Chief Executive Officer Muneer… Read More »
Suspended Uganda Airlines board gets golden handshake
Suspended board members of Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) have been offered golden handshakes to resign amid investigations into corruption and… Read More »
Five year plan foresees PIA return to profitability by 2024
A five-year business rescue plan prepared by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) foresees struggling state carrier PIA – Pakistan… Read More »
SAS Link to open Bergen base in 2Q22
SAS Link (Copenhagen Kastrup) has announced it will open a new base at Bergen airport, in western Norway, during summer… Read More »
Japan’s ANA Holdings drops A321neo(LR)s and defers deliveries
ANA Holdings has tweaked its Airbus order book, dropping the A321-200NX(LR) in favour of the standard A321-200N version, and simultaneously… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines delays 787 induction to 2023
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) is expecting the delivery of its first two B787-9s in the first half of 2023, eighteen… Read More »
AirAsia X to resume ops mid-1Q22 starting with Sydney
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has chosen Sydney Kingsford Smith as its first destination as it resumes scheduled flight… Read More »
Qantas reviews London, Rome restart as WA stays closed
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) says it is reviewing the timing of the planned resumption of its non-stop flights from… Read More »
AMI adds Frankfurt Airport to global network
Air Menzies International (AMI), the leading air freight wholesaler, has announced the opening of a new branch at Frankfurt Airport… Read More »
ATR successfully performs test flights with 100% SAF in one engine
Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has announced that it has successfully performed a series of ground and flight tests on its… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines flies passengers on the 737 MAX for first time since deadly crash
Ethiopian Airlines flew passengers on a Boeing 737 MAX plane on Feb. 1, but opinions are divided on its first… Read More »
Japan’s ANA surprises with small Q3 operating profit
ANA Holdings Inc surprised with a small third-quarter operating profit on Feb. 1 but Japan’s biggest airline still expects a… Read More »
Air cargo rates to stay high as capacity challenges remain
Air cargo rates to stay high as challenges remain. Strong air cargo rates are set to continue but capacity and… Read More »
Lufthansa’s low-cost Eurowings goes on hiring spree as travel rebound expected
Lufthansa low-cost subsidiary Eurowings expects a strong recovery this year and is planning to add to about 750 new cockpit… Read More »
Jazeera Airways orders 28 Airbus A320 and A321neo jets
The board of Kuwait-based budget airline Jazeera Airways has finally approved a deal to acquire 28 A320neo family aircraft. The… Read More »
CDB Aviation delivers seven 737 MAX aircraft to GOL
China Development Bank Financial Leasing Company’s Irish subsidiary CDB Aviation has announced it has delivered seven Boeing 737 MAX 8… Read More »
Microsoft and Shell are betting on LanzaJet making greener jet fuel
Jet fuel is a notorious bugaboo in the race to lower emissions. Chicago-based start-up LanzaJet is trying to address the… Read More »
Americans are ready to travel as their omicron fears fade
Americans’ enthusiasm for travel has rebounded to levels unseen since the broad rollout of Covid-19 vaccines last year, as their… Read More »
New Southwest CEO Takes Over, Faces Challenges
Southwest Airlines suffered two major disruptions in 2021, with massive amounts of delays and cancellations in May of that year… Read More »
PLAY Airlines Adding Third US Airport
PLAY Airlines, a low-budget carrier operating flights between the United States and Iceland, was set to announce the addition of… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Puts Spring Flights on Sale From $39 One-Way
Southwest Airlines is gearing up for spring break by putting flights on sale for as low as $39 one-way now… Read More »
Airlines Add Flights From Cincinnati for Super Bowl LVI
Hey, there are seats still available to Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on February 13! According… Read More »
Norwegian to reopen Stockholm base in early 2Q22
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) has announced the reopening of its base at Stockholm Arlanda in early April 2022 as it… Read More »
US court approves Aeroméxico’s Chapter 11 exit plan
The US Bankruptcy Court in New York has confirmed the joint restructuring plan for the exit from Chapter 11 of… Read More »
Morocco to reopen to int’l airline traffic
Morocco is to reopen for international commercial flights on February 7, according to an announcement by the government. According to… Read More »
Delhi axes Air India sale and leaseback deals for 21 Boeing 787s
India’s government has terminated wasteful sale and lease-back agreements at Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) regarding twenty-one B787-8s, opting instead… Read More »