Romania’s Tarom retires 737 Classics
Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) no longer operates any B737 Classic aircraft following the retirement of its remaining active B737-300s. The… Read More »
US’s Silver Airways launches ATR72-500(F)s for Amazon ops
Silver Airways (3M, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) took delivery of its first five dedicated freighters, all ATR72-500(F)s, and began operations on… Read More »
Kenya’s Astral Aviation secures 757 freighters
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has signed operating leases with US-based Aquila Air Capital for three B757-200(PCF)s, with delivery… Read More »
Tata Sons must take over Air India ops in mid-1Q22 latest
Indian conglomerate Tata Sons must take control and start operating Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) at the latest by January… Read More »
Lebanon’s MEA eyes A321neo(XLR) flights to Africa
MEA – Middle East Airlines (ME, Beirut) plans to use its forthcoming A321-200NX(XLR)s on existing and new routes to Africa,… Read More »
Lufthansa raises €1.5bn in third bond sale of 2021
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has raised EUR1.5 billion euros (USD1.74 billion) in its third bond sale this year, taking advantage… Read More »
LATAM looks to settle decade-long Colombian Q300 dispute
LATAM Airlines Group has asked the US Bankruptcy Court in New York to approve a USD9.55 million settlement agreement between… Read More »
Air Canada partially reverses A220 order cancellation
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has announced it has reversed its 2020 decision to cancel an order for two A220-300s… Read More »
PIA gets European air safety ratings
Pakistan’International Airlines on Friday said it had achieved safety ratings from European air safety watchdog SAFA. “With zero index, it… Read More »
Welcome to W21 at NUE – here comes our Lifeline 2.0 support
Now, as everybody has just switched to the winter schedule, NUE is happy to see some new routes: BLQ with… Read More »
Federal Judge Upholds United’s Vaccine Mandate
In a ruling that will likely reverberate around the aviation industry, a federal judge has upheld United Airlines’ mandate to… Read More »
Airlines Set To Go On Pilot Hiring Spree
First they started bringing back their flight attendants, luring them with increased pay and overtime incentives. Now U.S. airlines are… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Launches Winter Flight Sale With Fares From $39 One-Way
Southwest Airlines has launched a three-day sale on winter flights featuring fares from as low as $39 one-way. The discounted… Read More »
Ljubljana solicits, rejects offers for new Slovene carrier
Slovenia’s Ministry of Economic Development and Technology received proposals from six airlines to establish a new flag carrier – or… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr to raise $29mn more funding after 3Q21 loss
Flyr (FS, Oslo Gardermoen) earned “significantly lower than expected” revenue during the third quarter and now intends to conduct an… Read More »
Canada’s Pivot Airlines outlines scheduled ops in 1Q22
Pivot Airlines (GGN, Toronto Pearson) will launch scheduled services from Kitchener to Ottawa Int’l and Montréal Trudeau early next year,… Read More »
Malaysia’s SKS Airways to launch in 4Q21
SKS Airways (SJB, Johor Bahru) has said it will launch scheduled operations “sometime in December 2021”, two years later than… Read More »
Viet Nam set to phase in international travel
Viet Nam is to implement a phased resumption of international commercial flights with ten countries greenlighted in the current quarter… Read More »
Boeing delivered 27 planes in October, airlines still waiting on new Dreamliners
Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 27 planes to customers last month, but deliveries of its 787 Dreamliners remain suspended,… Read More »
HiSky to start flying at Milan BGY
The Romanian carrier HiSky chooses Milan BGY as its first Italian destination. Starting Dec. 20th the carrier will link Milan… Read More »
Alaska Airlines’ New Partnership Highlights Volunteer Experiences in Hawaii
Alaska Airlines announced it is working with travel2change to connect guests with fun and enriching activities aimed at creating a… Read More »
Bahrain’s MENA Cargo Airlines eyes 737-800 freighters
MENA Cargo Airlines (Bahrain Int’l) plans to add at least three B737-800 freighters over the coming months with the first… Read More »
Nigerian MPs sue Azman Air for $12mn over delayed flight
Azman Air (AZM, Kano) is reportedly in trouble with authorities again after lawmakers filed a NGN5 billion naira (USD12.1 million)… Read More »
British Airways secures union nod for Gatwick subsidiary
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) will go ahead with plans to set up a London Gatwick-based subsidiary to operate short-haul… Read More »
AirAsia charters 737-800(BCF), eyes A321neo freighters
AirAsia Group has chartered in its first dedicated freighter, a B737-800(BCF) operated by Thailand’s K-Mile Asia (8K, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi), for… Read More »
easyJet to resume German domestic ops in late 4Q21
easyJet Europe (EC, Vienna) is set to re-enter the German domestic market on December 1, 2021, when it will launch… Read More »