US DOT sides with Icelandair, grants it Cuba rights
The US Department of Transportation has granted Icelandair (FI, Reykjavik Keflavik) all of its requested charter rights for services between… Read More »
Ireland’s Emerald Airlines to open Belfast City base
Emerald Airlines (Ireland) (EAI, Dublin Int’l) has clinched a long-term deal with Belfast City to establish a new home-based carrier… Read More »
Wizz Air issues new €500mn bond at minimal premium
In a week when Europe’s debt market broke records, with the equivalent of USD113 billion worth of sales taking place,… Read More »
Madrid mulls stake of up to 40% in Air Europa
The Spanish government is considering becoming a shareholder in Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) in order to guarantee the… Read More »
AirAsia Group encounters stock exchange turbulence
AirAsia Group has announced that stock exchange operator Bursa Malaysia dismissed its application to extend a relief period that prevented… Read More »
Hong Kong bans transfers from 153 countries
The Government of Hong Kong has banned transfer and transit passengers from 153 countries and territories to prevent the spread… Read More »
US’s Reliable Robotics readies cargo carrier
California-based Reliable Robotics, which has been testing gate-to-gate fully automated operations with Part 23 aircraft for several years, plans to… Read More »
US’s SkyWest cancels two EAS routes in New York State
Citing current challenges facing the airline industry, ostensibly the prevailing pilot shortage, SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) has given… Read More »
Japan’s Peach begins A321neo(LR) operations
Peach Aviation (MM, Osaka Kansai) took delivery of its first A321-200NX(LR) on December 9, 2021, which was then ferried to… Read More »
Valletta tight-lipped on talks with EC about Air Malta aid
Opposition party leaders in Malta have called for transparency in the government’s talks with the European Commission about state aid… Read More »
India’s Akasa Air plans 20 MAX and int’l ops by late 2Q23
Akasa Air will have a fleet of 20 aircraft by summer 2023, by which time it will seek approval to… Read More »
Korea’s Air Premia targets 2Q22 inc’l debut, eyes more B787s
Air Premia (YP, Seoul Incheon) has said it will start operating its long-planned service to Los Angeles Int’l, its first… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s FitsAir to add Q400s for int’l pax ops in 1Q22
FitsAir (8D, Colombo Int’l) plans to expand into scheduled international passenger services in March 2022 with two dry-leased DHC-8-Q400s, according… Read More »
USA Jet Airlines takes world’s first MD-88(F)
USA Jet Airlines (UJ, Detroit Willow Run) took delivery of the world’s first converted MD-88(F) on January 8, 2022. N833US… Read More »
Singapore Airlines raises $600m in US dollar bond issue
Singapore Airlines Group launched a new seven-year US dollar-denominated bond offering on January 12. It later confirmed that the issuance… Read More »
Founder of Korea’s Eastar Jet jailed for six years
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) founder and politician Lee Sang-jik was sentenced to six years in prison on January 12… Read More »
Saudia to request reciprocal cargo rights for US carriers
Saudia (SV, Jeddah) is to request the Saudi government grant reciprocal seventh-freedom rights to US all-cargo carriers in exchange for… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »