DOT grants AirBahn more time to certify
The US Department of Transportation has extended the fitness certificate of AirBahn (ARB, Ontario) by three months to April 30,… Read More »
Uganda Airlines delays UK launch to late 2Q22
Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) has postponed the launch of its London Heathrow route until June 2022 following regulatory delays caused… Read More »
Airbus to offer Belugas to commercial cargo market
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has announced that it has begun operating commercial cargo services with its fleet of A300-600ST Belugas…. Read More »
Italy’s ITA Airways to add first A350s from 2Q22
ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) will induct its first new-generation widebody aircraft in mid-2022, having signed a lease contract with… Read More »
Pakistan tax fraud watchdog acts against PIA
Emergency government intervention has seen the restoration of 53 PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) bank accounts… Read More »
Gulf Air, DHL Express ink partnership
Gulf Air (GF, Bahrain Int’l) and logistics giant DHL Express have agreed to explore joint commercial, technical, and cargo opportunities…. Read More »
Air India to be handed to Tata Sons this week
India’s central government is expected to hand over Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) to its new owner, the conglomerate Tata… Read More »
Jakarta Halim, Indonesia closes for upgrade works
Several Indonesian airlines have announced temporary flight adjustments with the announced closure for renovations of Jakarta Halim for at least… Read More »
EU retains ban on Pakistani carriers despite ICAO audit
In a blow for PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)… Read More »
Canada’s Pivot Airlines delays scheduled ops over Covid
Pivot Airlines (ZX, Toronto Pearson) has delayed the launch of its Ottawa Int’l and Montréal Trudeau scheduled services due to… Read More »
Jakarta court extends Garuda Indonesia debt verification
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has been given a 60-day extension to complete the verification of ballooning claims in the… Read More »
Air Atlanta Icelandic adds 747-400(M) combi
Air Atlanta Icelandic (CC, Reykjavik Keflavik) has added its first B747-400(M) combi freighter on dry-lease from JetOneX, the Icelandic register… Read More »
Supreme Court to hear SpiceJet appeal against liquidation
India’s Supreme Court agreed on January 25 to hear a final appeal SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) filed against a liquidation… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines planning new 777, A350 freighter order
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) is planning to order around five B777 freighters and could add “some” A350Fs to the… Read More »
Lufthansa partners MSC to pitch for ITA Airways
ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) has received an expression of interest (EOI) from Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group and Lufthansa… Read More »
US cancels Chinese flights in retaliation for CAAC calls
The US Department of Transportation has cancelled 44 inbound flights to the United States due to be operated by Air… Read More »
FAA expands 5G approvals, operations resume
The United States Federal Aviation Administration – FAA has broadened the list of commercial aircraft types authorised to execute low-visibility… Read More »
Malaysia’s Raya Airways denies talks with AirAsia
Raya Airways (TH, Kuala Lumpur Subang) has denied having any talks about a potential sale to AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur… Read More »
Indonesia’s Sama Sama Seaplanes eyes 1Q23 launch
Sama Sama Seaplanes hopes to launch charter flights in Indonesia using a fleet of Cessna (single turboprop) C208EX Grand Caravan… Read More »
US’s Breeze Airways outlines initial A220 plans
Breeze Airways (MX, Salt Lake City) has outlined plans to roll out A220-300 operations on 17 existing short-haul routes in… Read More »
US’s Grant Aviation takes over two charter carriers
Grant Aviation (GV, Bethel) has acquired two regional charter specialists, Bidzy Ta Hot’ Aana, Inc. t/a Tanana Air Service (Z3,… Read More »
Lufthansa loses final appeal in Hahn state aid battle
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has lost an appeal against the European Commission in a dispute over millions in regional aid… Read More »
Jetstar Japan to start A321 freighter ops in 2Q24
Jetstar Japan (GK, Tokyo Narita) will start dedicated freighter operations in early 2024 following the signing of a partnership agreement… Read More »
Thai AirAsia parent completes $425mn recapitalisation
Asia Aviation Public Limited Company (AAV), majority owner of Thai AirAsia (FD, Bangkok Don Mueang), has completed a THB14 billion… Read More »
Airbus axes Qatari A321neo order as A350 dispute intensifies
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has accused Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) of “seeking to engineer” or “acquiescing in engineering”… Read More »
US’s Miami Air continues recertification drive
Miami Air (BSK, Miami Int’l) has asked the US Department of Transportation(DOT) to waive dormancy provisions of its air service… Read More »