CAPA Live Jan-2021 – “Irreversible” changes in a COVID-19 world
The global COVID-19 pandemic has irreversibly changed the world in more ways than anyone could have imagined. The way we… Read More »
S7 Airlines returns to fly from Milan Malpensa to Moscow from December 30th
After the announcement of the new flights of Air Senegal departing from Malpensa on February 17th, further good news arrives… Read More »
easyJet agrees with Airbus to defer 22 deliveries
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has announced it has reached an agreement with Airbus to defer a total of 22 aircraft… Read More »
PIA plots staff cuts while fleet set to grow
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) plans to halve its payroll through staff redundancies while at the… Read More »
Canadian Air Force may replace CC-150s with ex-civilian jets
The Canadian government is considering buying five second-hand aircraft from the country’s troubled carriers to replace five A310-300s operated by… Read More »
BA to restart non-TATL, domestic ops from Gatwick in 1Q21
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) will transfer three of its London Heathrow long-haul services to London Gatwick at the end… Read More »
US to designate Russia’s UAC, China’s AVIC as military users
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has unveiled plans to add 103 Russian and Chinese entities to its list of… Read More »
Delta aims to block SpiceJet’s US plans, demands reciprocity
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has petitioned the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to deny SpiceJet (SG, Delhi… Read More »
Lebanon’s MEA to stop accepting domestic USD payments
MEA – Middle East Airlines (ME, Beirut) will cease to accept payments for its services in US Dollar transfers from… Read More »
Australia’s Alliance Airlines ramps up E190 purchases
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane Int’l) has entered into an agreement with Jetran for the purchase of 16 additional E190s and… Read More »
Air Greenland firms A330neo order, delays delivery to 4Q22
Air Greenland (GL, Nuuk) has firmed up a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) it signed with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) in… Read More »
Belavia takes delivery of first Embraer E195-E2
Belavia, Belarusian Airlines, the national carrier of Belarus, took delivery today of their first E2 next generation Embraer aircraft in… Read More »
Call for applications for state aid under the Scheme aid scheme for supporting the activity of air operators in the context of the economic crises generated by Covid-19
Support for a V-shaped quick bounce-back We are in this together! As we are looking forward to a brighter 2021,… Read More »
Zurich Airport – a review of a special year
An extraordinary year full of challenges and uncertainties is coming to an end. All the more important to reflect on… Read More »
Merry Christmas from Lodz!
Dear Colleagues, Business Partners, Collaborators, and Friends across the globe, Lodz Airport Team wishes all of you and your families… Read More »
Russian carrier Azur Air made its first cargo flight via Yakutsk International Airport
Azur Air’s Boeing 767-300ER with cargo load from Moscow arrived to Yakutsk heading for China December, 19 YKS served first Azur… Read More »
American Airlines gains Heathrow slot pair from Finnair
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has entered into a slot swap agreement with its Oneworld and transatlantic JBA partner Finnair… Read More »
Korea’s T’way Air inks LOI for three A330s
T’way Air (TW, Seoul Gimpo) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an unspecified lessor covering three A330-300s it… Read More »
Transat shareholders back Air Canada deal despite late offer
Despite receiving a late and higher-priced competing proposal, “an overwhelming majority” of shareholders in Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) parent… Read More »
JSX Air sues Santa Ana, CA airport for discrimination
JSX Air (XE, Dallas Love Field) has filed a lawsuit in the Central District Court-Southern Division against Orange County, CA,… Read More »
WDL Aviation formally rebrands as German Airways
WDL Aviation (WH, Cologne/Bonn) has formally rebranded itself as German Airways (GER, Cologne/Bonn), changing its ICAO code, the name of… Read More »
Pakistan’s Serene Air cleared for international flights
Serene Air (ER, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) plans to launch international flights to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)… Read More »
Arizona’s Mesa Airlines looks at incremental cargo growth
Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) sees potential for further growth in the cargo sector and is currently evaluating adding… Read More »
FedEx takes world’s first ATR72-600 freighter
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) took delivery of the world’s first ATR72-600F, Avions de Transport Régional’s only purpose-built dedicated freighter,… Read More »
Colour changing ‘smart labels’ will ensure face masks keep passengers safe in the skies
Technology that will alert users to the need to replace their face mask has been unveiled by smart packaging company,… Read More »
Priority Freight and Jota Aviation open post-Brexit ‘air bridge’
Priority Freight, a leading time-critical logistics specialist, has teamed up with charter airline company Jota Aviation to set up an… Read More »