India’s GoAir still not done with engine replacements
GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int’l) has more than a dozen engines left on its A320-200Ns that need to be replaced and… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat to axe 2,000 staff, seek extra funding
Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) parent Transat A.T. will lay off around 2,000 employees, 40% of its total staff, after… Read More »
United Airlines confirms tentative pilot deal
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has confirmed it has reached an agreement in principle with the Air Line Pilots Association… Read More »
Vietnam reopens one-way flights to Japan
Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) will operate one-way commercial flights from Vietnam to Japan for the remainder of September 2020, while… Read More »
US gov’t permits int’l entry through all airports
The United States government has lifted restrictions governing the number of airports permitted to handle international traffic after realising that… Read More »
New FBO rules threaten JSX Air’s ops at Santa Ana, CA
JSX Air (XE, Dallas Love Field) has warned that it would effectively be “no longer welcome” at Santa Ana, CA… Read More »
Alaska Airlines delays Oneworld accession to 1Q21
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) is planning to complete its accession to the Oneworld alliance during the first quarter… Read More »
Cathay Pacific in survival mode, parks 40% of fleet abroad
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has grounded 40% of its passenger fleet for the foreseeable future, it revealed in… Read More »
Pakistan’s Vision Air Int’l eyes Sialkot base
Vision Air International (Pakistan) (VIS, Karachi Int’l) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sialkot International Airport to establish… Read More »
Air Canada targets almost $553mn in private funding
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) plans to raise just over USD552.6 million in Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETCs) – a… Read More »
Aviation returns to the 1930s
There’s been much talk about the post-COVID-19 industry reverting to the profile of the 1970s, with its reduced traffic levels,… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines set to resume Japan service
The carrier will resume one-way flights to Tokyo later this week while exploring the possibility of reinstating service to other… Read More »
Pegasus Airlines to launch Pakistan route
The Turkish LCC is pushing ahead with plans to open its first route to Pakistan. Pegasus Airlines is expanding its… Read More »
Airlines in Asia Scrambling for Financial Survival
Thailand’s national airline got court clearance Monday to restructure its debt. By the end of June, the liabilities of Thai… Read More »
Delta continues LAX-Sydney route with Virgin Australia JV on hold
Virgin Australia will focus on domestic and short-haul international flying for the time being. Delta Air Lines will continue operating… Read More »
Lufthansa mulls further fleet cuts, including all A380s
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) is contemplating cutting its fleet beyond the 100 aircraft announced earlier this year in a move… Read More »
RwandAir axes A330neo, B737 MAX leases
RwandAir (WB, Kigali) has confirmed it has cancelled leases for two A330-900Ns and two B737-8s amid protracted delays in their… Read More »
Avianca responds to court ruling blocking gov’t funding
Avianca Holdings will, in the next few days, present information to the Administrative Court of Cundinamarca showing that the Colombian… Read More »
Nepal’s Shree Airlines ventures into international market
Shree Airlines (N9, Kathmandu) is set to venture into the international market with its first flights abroad due to start… Read More »
Thai Airways formally enters business reorganisation
Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court has allowed flag carrier Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) to enter into a business reorganisation… Read More »
New AirAsia Group MRO unit may save $240mn a year in costs
AirAsia Group has created a new MRO company, Asia Digital Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary that will provide engineering services for… Read More »
American Airlines mulls B737 MAX deferrals
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is in negotiations with Boeing over the potential deferral of eighteen B737-8s due in 2021… Read More »
TAP to add European and North African routes
The Portuguese airline plans to offer six new routes during the summer 2021 season. TAP Air Portugal is expanding its… Read More »
Stockholm Bromma ‘no longer commercially viable,’ Swedavia says
Just eight scheduled passenger routes are currently operating from the airport and Swedavia believes Stockholm Arlanda could accommodate the traffic…. Read More »
Recovery Tracker: the global market
As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes’ latest infographic looks… Read More »
JetBlue launches new service between Aruba and Newark
Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) received the wonderful news today that JetBlue Airways will launch a new route out of… Read More »