LATAM Airlines restarts Oceania routes in late 1Q22
LATAM Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Int’l) is reprising its routes to Oceania on March 29 with 3x weekly services… Read More »
Emirates threatens 777X massive cancellation in case of more delays
Emirates is prepared to cancel its order for 115 Boeing 777X if delays their first deliveries beyond 2023, Chairman Tim… Read More »
Saudia, Thai Airways to reconnect former foes
The national flag carriers of Saudi Arabia and Thailand are poised to resume flights between the two countries which recently… Read More »
EU court rejects UPS claim against Brussels over TNT
The General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg has dismissed a record EUR1.7 billion euro (USD1.9 billion) compensation claim… Read More »
Malta’s Airhub Airlines adds first A330-300
Airhub Airlines (GJM, Malta Int’l) has taken delivery of its first A330-300 albeit in a makeshift freighter configuration. 9H-AHQ (msn… Read More »
Spain’s Volotea scoops French domestic PSO contract
Volotea (V7, Asturias) has been awarded a four-year Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract to operate the Paris Orly-Lourdes/Tarbes domestic route… Read More »
United continues to put brakes on American and Philippine Airlines codeshare
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) continues to frustrate long-standing attempts by competitor American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) and Philippine Airlines… Read More »
Gov’t concludes 51% sale of South African Airways
The South African government has concluded and signed a sales and purchase agreement for the sale of 51% of South… Read More »
US’s Atlas Air executes $200mn share buy-back
Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) parent Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has authorised a new USD200 million share buyback programme,… Read More »
Ukraine closes airspace as Russia invades
The State Enterprise of Air Traffic Services of Ukraine (UkSATSE) issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) closing the Ukrainian airspace… Read More »
United Kingdom bans Russia-registered and operated aircraft
The United Kingdom has banned all scheduled services operated by aircraft owned, operated, leased, or registered in Russia in its… Read More »
Washington sanctions Russia’s VEB-Leasin
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the Russian state-owned development bank VEB… Read More »
Co-founder of India’s IndiGo quits board, to cut stake
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) shareholder and co-founder Rakesh Gangwal has resigned from the board of parent InterGlobe Enterprises and… Read More »
Taiwan’s China Airlines eyes A330 replacement
Even though its immediate focus is on prioritising its successful cargo operations, China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) is studying a… Read More »
Lufthansa Group airlines suspend Kyiv and Odesa flights
All Lufthansa Group carriers have suspended scheduled services to Ukraine except for flights to Lviv in the west of the… Read More »
American Airlines trims network due to 787 delays
American Airlines said it has been forced to delay the launch and/or suspend four long-haul routes due to the ongoing… Read More »
Réunion’s Air Austral ends ATR72 operations
Air Austral (UU, St. Denis de la Réunion) has confirmed it has retired its last remaining ATR72-500, F-OMRU (msn 855),… Read More »
El Al ready to use slots as loan collateral
As it scrambles for ways to raise USD100-150 million, a condition for the state funds it has secured, El Al… Read More »
Court rejects plea by India’s Go First in insolvency case
India’s government-appointed corporate law court, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), has dismissed an appeal Go First (G8, Mumbai… Read More »
India’s TruJet to restart ops with single ATR72
TruJet (2T, Hyderabad Int’l) has announced it is resuming operations from February 23, listing eight routes, but it did not… Read More »
Hevilift Australia awarded Mount Holland FIFO contract
Hevilift Australia (Brisbane Int’l) has been awarded a new long term contract by Covalent Lithium for fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) charter services… Read More »
DHL Express in dispute with San Antonio Airport in Texas
DHL Express is taking legal action to prevent being locked out of San Antonio Int’l Airport in Texas over an… Read More »