Kenya bans UAE flights in tit-for-tat
Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for seven days, effective from… Read More »
Air France-KLM needs billions to remain top player – report
This year will be decisive for Air France-KLM, which will need to conduct a new capital increase of between EUR1… Read More »
Russia’s Kamchatka Airlines to lease three Cessna 208Bs
Kamchatka Airlines (Petropavlovsk Yelizovo) has secured three Cessna (single turboprop) 208B Grand Caravans on lease from GTLK – State Transport… Read More »
Slovenia’s Amelia enters cargo market with first ATR72F
Amelia International (NL, Ljubljana) has taken delivery of its first ATR72-200(F) in anticipation of entering Europe’s booming cargo market. EI-SLP… Read More »
Airbus faces €300mn suit alleging company misconduct
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) is facing a class action lawsuit from a group of 130 investors who claim to have… Read More »
Liquidation of South African Express postponed for 7th time
Lawyers for South African Express (EXY, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) have confirmed the court hearing for the final liquidation of the… Read More »
US’s Empire Holdings buys West Air
Empire Holdings, the parent of Empire Airlines (EM, Coeur d’Alene), has acquired fellow FedEx Express feeder carrier West Air (United… Read More »
US’s GLOBALX to add first A319 in 1Q22
GLOBALX (GXA, Miami Int’l) has announced in an investor update that it has signed a Letter of Intent for a… Read More »
Creditors greenlight Aeroméxico’s restructuring plan
Creditors of Grupo Aeroméxico have overwhelmingly voted in favour of its restructuring plan, which the company says represents “a key… Read More »
Belgium to tax all passenger flight departures
Initially aimed at discouraging short-distance air travel of less than 500km for environmental reasons, Belgium is now looking to introduce… Read More »
Airlines divert, cancel flights after Mali closes borders
Amid rising tension in the region, several airlines have suspended their flights to Mali after the country closed its borders… Read More »
Airbus beats Boeing for third year running by delivering 611 jets in 2021
Airbus kept its crown as the world’s largest jetmaker for the third year running as it outstripped Boeing by delivering… Read More »
Aeromexico cancels flights as COVID ‘domino effect’ hits crews
More than 70 Grupo Aeromexico pilots have tested positive for COVID-19 as infections surge due to the Omicron variant, leading… Read More »
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker face more problems with the and U.S. Air Force
The Boeing and the U.S Air Force now face more problems on planned fixes to the KC-46 tanker due to… Read More »
James Webb Space Telescope should have fuel for about 20 years of exploration
Webb will be working for a long, long time, scientists hope. As the James Webb Space Telescope heads towards its… Read More »
ALTO Aviation and VIP Completions upgrade audio experience
As part of a complete refurbishment of a Gulfstream GIV SP aircraft, ALTO Aviation partnered with VIP Completions, to install… Read More »
New alliance aims to streamline tax reclamation for business aviation
Satcom Direct (SD), the AI-powered spend management platform MySky, and tax reclamation experts, VAT IT USA, have entered into a… Read More »
Heston MRO expands capabilities with Cairns MRO acquisition
Australasian independent MRO organisation Heston MRO is to acquire Jet Aviation’s Cairns MRO facility. Cairns MRO is the largest MRO… Read More »
FAA briefly grounded flights in Western U.S. as ‘precaution’ due to North Korea tested missile
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Jan. 12 that it briefly paused departures at some West Coast airports Monday evening,… Read More »
Delta Air Lines battles with nation’s largest flight attendant union over Covid sick leave
Delta Air Lines sent the country’s largest flight attendant union a cease-and-desist letter after its president criticized the company’s shortened… Read More »
Boeing airplane orders and deliveries surged in 2021
Boeing’s sales and deliveries of new planes surged late 2021 as customers looked beyond the Covid pandemic’s toll on travel… Read More »
United CEO says no Covid-related deaths among vaccinated employees for 8 weeks
United Airlines hasn’t had a Covid-related death among its nearly 70,000 employees in eight weeks, a trend its CEO says… Read More »
United cuts flights as about 3,000 workers call out sick from Covid
United Airlines is trimming its schedule to address a surge in sick calls among employees, CEO Scott Kirby told employees…. Read More »
Travel is ‘roaring back’, but the industry might not be ready for a boom
Last year wasn’t a stellar year for travelers. Perhaps that’s why so many are pinning their hopes on 2022. Travel… Read More »
Heston MRO signs purchase agreement for Cairns MRO facility
Heston MRO, the largest independent MRO organisation in Australasia, signed a Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of Cairns MRO facility… Read More »
What does $5M buy these days? A nice Las Vegas wedding
The Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas is preparing for what it calls the city’s 5 millionth wedding by offering a $5… Read More »