Virgin Australia administrator chooses two final bidders
Deloitte has announced that it has selected two US private investment firms, Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners, as the… Read More »
Scatsta, UK to close in late 2Q20
The closure of Scatsta Airport, initially revealed in early March, has been confirmed to the UK Civil Aviation Authority. It… Read More »
Turkish Airlines looks to defer A350s, mulls freighters
Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) will take delivery of its first A350-900s which are already under construction but is in… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways receives 11-12 EOIs
The resolution professionals tasked with finding a new investor for Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) have received around a dozen… Read More »
Malta’s Medavia seeks Dash 8, B1900D dry-lease placements
Medavia (5M, Malta Int’l) has mandated Airstream International Group to find dry-lease placements for three of its turboprops currently parked… Read More »
American Airlines CEO dismisses idea of bankruptcy
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) CEO Doug Parker has rejected the notion that the carrier may consider Chapter 11 bankruptcy… Read More »
United to re-build its extensive international network
The airline’s network will grow beyond London Heathrow, its only current international destination. United Airlines, signaling its intent to re-build… Read More »
American Airlines ends flights to Oakland
American Airlines is dropping Oakland International from its route network. Dallas/Fort Worth-based American Airlines will operate its final service from… Read More »
Laser pointers threatening safety of Vance pilots, violating federal law
In the past 10 months, and twice in the last few weeks, Vance Air Force Base pilots have reported lasers… Read More »
China approves 8 countries in charter flights list – report
China is easing its coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions and will allow charter flights from eight countries, but this does not… Read More »
Gov’t launches full investigation into BVI Airways loan
The Government of the British Virgin Islands has launched a “full criminal investigation” into the missing USD7.2 million loaned by… Read More »
Panama firm China Joy files HNA insolvency case
Panama-domiciled firm China Joy Shipping has filed a petition in Hong Kong to liquidate heavily indebted HNA Group, its second… Read More »
Pakistan reopens airports to outbound int’l pax ops
Pakistan has allowed outbound international flights to resume, after the country largely closed its airports to scheduled commercial passenger flights… Read More »
Emirates eyes full utilisation of fleet in Summer 2022
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) is planning to reactivate all of its aircraft by the Summer 2022 season, including its A380-800s,… Read More »
Lenders push to sell RavnAir Group’s aircraft
A consortium of lenders led by BNP Paribas, collectively owed around USD90 million, is pushing to continue with the sale… Read More »
France’s air pilots given an ultimatum by Ryanair
French pilots have been given an ultimatum by Ryanair who wish to cut their wages by 20 percent and also… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia Lays Off Pilots to Survive Coronavirus Crisis
Jakarta. Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has been forced to lay off pilots as it continues to hemorrhage money from canceled… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines resumes all domestic flight services
Vietnam Airlines is back to operating more than 350 daily domestic flights, which puts it near 2019 levels. HANOI —… Read More »
Airlines certified in Armenia banned from flying to EU
All airlines certified in Armenia have been banned from flying to the European Union. The decision follows the hearings of… Read More »
How AI Will Change Aviation In The Future
As commercial aviation strives to minimize human contact in a bid to make passengers and staff feel safe in the… Read More »
TAP Air Portugal is resuming flights to North America
TAP Air Portugal is resuming flights to North America later this week, with New York the first destination to make… Read More »
Southwest gets $652 million aid from US government
The LCC can put off downsizing decisions until after Sept. 30 as assistance keeps carrier intact during COVID-19 pandemic. Southwest… Read More »
South Africa allows limited domestic flights from late 2Q20
South Africa is allowing domestic air travel for business purposes from June 1, but not all carriers are providing capacity… Read More »
Mitsubishi closes acquisition of Bombardier’s CRJ line
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has taken formal ownership of the CRJ Regional Jet line from Bombardier Aerospace (BBA, Montréal Trudeau)… Read More »
Draft South African Airways rescue plan proposes new airline
A draft business rescue plan for embattled national carrier South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) would see the government… Read More »
Air Kiribati resume flight ops after brief downtime
Air Kiribati (IK, Tarawa) has resumed flight operations following a 17-day suspension brought on by a lack of serviceable aircraft…. Read More »