Israel doubles state aid for El Al, Arkia, Israir to $85mn
Israel has released further details about its USD85 million package of additional aid for the country’s three scheduled passenger carriers,… Read More »
Air Malta to cut half of its staff, reveals new fleet plans
Air Malta (KM, Malta Int’l) is to lay-off almost half of its workforce as part of the Maltese government’s plan… Read More »
Bahamas’ Trans Island Airways takes first Dash 8-300
Trans Island Airways (GGT, Nassau Int’l) has added its first large turboprop in the form of DHC-8-300 C6-FUZ (msn 238),… Read More »
Croatia Airlines in talks over possible 737 MAX order
Croatia Airlines (OU, Zagreb) is in talks with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) concerning a potential B737 MAX order to replace… Read More »
Portugal’s Hi Fly transfers only A330-200 to Maltese AOC
Hi Fly (5K, Beja) has transferred its only A330-200 to Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int’l), ch-aviation research has revealed…. Read More »
Flights remain suspended as Mali threatens to revoke slots
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) says its flights to Bamako, Mali remain suspended after the country closed its borders earlier… Read More »
Malaysian start-up MYAirline awarded a conditional ASL
Malaysian ultra-low-cost startup MYAirline has received conditional approval for an Air Service License (ASL) from the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM),… Read More »
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines eyes Boeing 737 MAX/A321neo order
Greater Bay Airlines (HGB, Hong Kong Int’l) is eyeing an order for up to 30 new-generation narrowbody jets, either B737-10s… Read More »
Chilean creditors upset over LATAM deal
The LATAM Airlines Group has reached an agreement with certain creditors and shareholders to support its reorganisation plan within US… Read More »
Delta denies interest in investing in Italy’s ITA Airways
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) does not plan to invest in ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) for the… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »