China’s EHang secures largest pre-order of eVTOL aircraft
Chinese eVTOL manufacturer EHang Holdings has secured its largest pre-order of 60 autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) from Malaysia’s Aerotree Flight… Read More »
Air Canada to add 26 A321neo(XLR)s
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) is set to secure twenty-six A321-200NX(XLR)s, including six ordered from Airbus, fifteen from Air Lease… Read More »
Moldova partially reopens airspace to resume Chisinau ops
The Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova has partially reopened the country’s airspace on March 22 to permit regular operations at… Read More »
Congo Airways returns wet-leased Kenya Airways E190s
Congo Airways (8Z, Kinshasa N’Djili) has returned two ERJ 190-100ARs to Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) following the end… Read More »
Iceland’s Niceair contracts Hi Fly Malta for charter ops
Niceair (Akureyri) has enlisted Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int’l) to operate an A319-100 on its behalf when flights commence… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL is open to more mergers and acquisitions
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) is poised to take further advantage of a developing trend of… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet inks cargo partnership with GTA Group
WestJet (WS, Calgary) has signed a partnership with cargo specialist GTA Group to deploy four 737-800 freighters on overnight cargo… Read More »
Air Greenland, Avolon ink eVTOL deal
Air Greenland (GL, Nuuk) has committed to purchasing or leasing a fleet of Vertical Aviation (MDB, San Antonio Int’l) VX4… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair switches AMO amid SACAA review
In a precautionary move, Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has temporarily moved its line maintenance from Lufthansa Technik… Read More »
Pakistan’s Q Airways plans 3Q22 debut and eyes widebodies
Q Airways plans to commence flights operations in July or August once it has obtained its air operator’s certificate (AOC),… Read More »
Philippines lifts foreign ownership cap on airlines
The Philippines government has lifted foreign ownership restrictions on airlines and other key sectors to attract foreign investment and kickstart… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet exits restructuring, to resume ops
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) has emerged from its court-supervised restructuring process more than a year after it secured creditor… Read More »
Ukraine Int’l Airlines seeks ACMI placements for fleet
Ukraine International Airlines (PS, Kyiv Boryspil) has proffered its aircraft to the ACMI and charter market to secure some cash… Read More »
China Eastern Airlines grounds all 737-800s after crash
China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) has grounded all of its B737-800s following the crash of B-1791 (msn 41474) in… Read More »
Japan lifts PW4000-powered Boeing 777 ban
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) has lifted a country-wide ban on the operation of all… Read More »
Nepal’s Shivam Airlines granted an NOC
Shivam Air (Kathmandu) has been granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) by the Nepali Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil… Read More »
Panama’s Bocas Air grounded amid safety checks
Bocas Air (Panamá City Paitilla) has suspended flight operations following a directive from Panama’s civil aviation authority (Autoridad de Aeronautica… Read More »
Venezuela’s Conviasa adds first A340-600
Conviasa (V0, Caracas Simón Bolivar) took delivery of its first A340-600 on Tuesday, March 15, with the arrival of YV3533… Read More »
CAA suspends CargoLogic Germany from its airspace
The German civil aviation authority (Luftfahrt Bundesamt – LBA) has suspended the operations of CargoLogic Germany (GCL, Leipzig/Halle) in its… Read More »
IAG agrees €100mn exclusivity deal with Air Europa owner
IAG International Airlines Group has reached a deal to negotiate exclusively with Globalia for one year over the chance of… Read More »
New bids invited for stricken South African Express
A new bidding process for the rescue of provisionally liquidated South African Express (EXY, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will open this… Read More »
EASA suspends type certificates, TCOs of Russian entities
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has enacted further restrictions on the Russian civil aviation industry by suspending the… Read More »
Vietravel Airlines appeals to gov’t for jet-fuel tax breaks
Vietravel Airlines (VU, Hue Phu Bai Int’l) has appealed for government help to ease the burden of rising fuel costs,… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X completes debt rejig, reaps $7.9bn
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has completed its debt restructuring, allowing the low-cost long-haul affiliate of Capital A to… Read More »
Oman Air, SalamAir forge closer commercial ties
Oman Air (WY, Muscat) and SalamAir (OV, Muscat) have announced a new strategic partnership for closer network alignment to boost… Read More »
Emirates SkyCargo to relaunch DWC hub in late 1Q22
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) has announced that it will relaunch its second cargo hub at Dubai World Central airport on… Read More »