South Africa’s Mango resumes ops after agreement with MRO
Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) resumed in-house flight operations on October 3, 2020, after reaching an agreement with sister… Read More »
Statement from RAA President and CEO Faye Malarkey Black on PSP Expiration
Dear RAA Friends and Family: On 1 November, tens of thousands of airline workers were furloughed. Over the weekend and… Read More »
What’s the next step for Norwegian Air Shuttle?
The government of Norway is considering taking a stake of Norwegian Air as a measure to temporarily nationalise the air… Read More »
ERA Board welcomes new members to focus on industry rescue and recovery
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has announced that Jan Palmer, Xfly, has been elected as President of the ERA… Read More »
United Express carrier ExpressJet ceases operations
ExpressJet, one of the operators of United Express, has officially shut down operations this week. United confirmed in July that… Read More »
Woman Tries to Attack Gate Agent After She Was Denied Boarding
Well, the circle of naughty passengers is complete now from head to toe. Where wearing face masks on airlines has been… Read More »
Pelosi Pleads With Airlines to Stop Layoffs, Says Aid Is Imminent
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pleaded with airlines on Friday to stop furloughs and layoffs, promising… Read More »
Boeing’s Confident Travel Initiative presents ‘UV wand’ to sanitise plane interiors
Boeing and Healthe have entered into a patent and technology licence under which Healthe will manufacture an ultraviolet (UV) wand… Read More »
AirAsia Japan due to be shut down?
AirAsia Japan, one of many subsidiaries of AirAsia, an Asia-Pacific-based LCC is on the brink of being shut down as… Read More »
FAA head’s 737 MAX test flight viewed as a PR stunt by victims
A report on ainonline.com reveals relatives of the victims of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes regarded FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s… Read More »
Nigeria’s Ibom Air reveals growth plans
Nigeria’s Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) plans to double its Bombardier Aerospace fleet in the next three years and aspires to… Read More »
Greece’s Aegean Airlines defers A320neo Family deliveries
Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens Int’l) has announced in its quarterly earnings release that it will defer deliveries of eleven A320neo… Read More »
EgyptAir obtains $191mn loan to pay external loans, leases
Egypt’s Ministry of Finance approved on September 29 “long-term financing” of EGP3 billion Egyptian pounds (USD191 million) to EgyptAir (MS,… Read More »
AirAsia Japan’s future hangs in the balance
AirAsia Group has tentatively approved the closure of its AirAsia Japan (DJ, Nagoya Chubu) unit, with a formal announcement expected… Read More »
Australia’s Rex to add B737s in mid-4Q20
Rex – Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) has confirmed it has signed dry-lease agreements with two lessors covering a total… Read More »
Air Serbia settles $57.6mn debt with Etihad bondholders
Air Serbia (JU, Belgrade) managed to repay a USD57.6 million loan from Etihad Airways special purpose vehicle EA Partners I… Read More »
Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways postpones launch to 1Q21
The launch date for Nigerian start-up Green Africa Airways (Q9, Lagos) has been delayed to early 2021, with the airline… Read More »
Japan’s Peach Aviation takes delivery of first A320neo
Peach Aviation (MM, Osaka Kansai) has taken delivery of its first A320-200N and plans to induct the type into revenue… Read More »
Boeing to move 787 production to South Carolina in 2021
Boeing Co said on Thursday it will move the rest of its 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina in 2021,… Read More »
Ryanair says priority is current Boeing 737 MAX order
Ryanair RYA.I is prioritising getting a current order of up to 210 of Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX aircraft in the… Read More »
Aeromexico Resumes Service Between San Francisco and Guadalajara
Delta Air Lines and its Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA) partner Aeromexico today resumed service from San Francisco International Airport to Guadalajara with three… Read More »
United’s November Service to Add Popular Florida, Mexico and Caribbean Routes
United Airlines today announced plans to restart service on close to 30 international routes this November, in addition to strengthening U.S…. Read More »
Mexican President Announces Plans for New Airport in Tulum
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced the country would build an airport in Tulum, Quintana Roo. According to The Riviera Maya… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Puts Fall Flights on Sale From $38 One-Way
Spirit Airlines is offering flights from as little as $38 one-way this fall. The ultra-low-cost carrier’s discounted fares must be… Read More »
Airline Ancillary Revenue Down Almost 50 Percent in 2020
A new study found that projected ancillary revenue earned by airlines in 2020 would be down by almost 50 percent compared to… Read More »
American Airlines to Increase Service to Key West
American Airlines will increase nonstop service to Key West, Florida from Charlotte, North Carolina and Dallas beginning Thursday, October 8. The carrier… Read More »