Abra Group Expands Fleet with 50 A320neo and A330neo Lease
Abra Group has placed an additional order for 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft and signed an operating lease agreement with Avolon… Read More »
United Urges US to Add Hong Kong Airlines to Russia Airspace Ban
United Airlines has called on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to include Hong Kong-based carriers in its proposed ban… Read More »
Madagascar Airlines Faces Turmoil Amid Leadership Crisis
Madagascar Airlines is facing mounting uncertainty after its pilot union demanded the resignation of CEO Thierry de Bailleul, and one… Read More »
Abra Group Prepares for US IPO Filing with SEC
Abra Group, the holding company behind Avianca, GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, Wamos Air, and Chilean start-up NG Servicios Aéreos, announced… Read More »
Trump Warns China of Boeing Export Ban Amid Trade Tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that his administration may impose export controls on Boeing aircraft parts in response to… Read More »
GOL Airlines Plans Privatization and Stock Market Exit
Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has announced plans to go private and delist from the B3 Brazil Stock Exchange as… Read More »
London Court Grounds Lumiwings’ Last Jet Over Lease Dispute
Lumiwings has been left without any active aircraft after a London court ordered the Greek-Italian carrier to return its only… Read More »
South African Court Case Challenges Airline License Rules
A South African business advocacy group, Sakeliga, has launched a legal challenge in the High Court against what it calls… Read More »
Philippine Airlines Calls for Unified Airport Master Plan
A senior executive at Philippine Airlines has urged the government to create a single, coordinated national airport master plan to… Read More »
Verijet Receiver Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in Florida
The receiver for Verijet, a private jet operator based at Vero Beach Municipal Airport, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy… Read More »
Québec Writes Off $285 Million From Airbus A220 Investment
The government of Québec has written off about CAD400 million (USD285 million) from its investment in the Airbus Canada A220… Read More »
Air Peace Refutes Claims of UK Entry Block
Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has denied recent media reports suggesting that its chairman, Allen Onyema, accused the United Kingdom… Read More »
FlySafair Wins Court Reprieve Over South African Ownership Rules
South African low-cost carrier FlySafair (FA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has won an urgent court order suspending a regulatory deadline to… Read More »
Delta and Aeroméxico Sue US DoT Over Joint Venture Ruling
Delta Air Lines and Aeroméxico have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), challenging its order to… Read More »
Air Tindi Suspends Wha Ti Flights, Leaving Community Isolated
Air Tindi (8T, Yellowknife) has suspended its scheduled air service between Yellowknife and Wha Ti/Lac La Martre, leaving the remote… Read More »
ExecuJet to Build Alat FBO, Manage Silk Way’s New Gulfstream G500
ExecuJet has announced a partnership with Silk Way AFEZCO to develop a new fixed-base operation (FBO) at the upcoming Alat… Read More »
US Moves to Ban Chinese Airlines From Using Russian Airspace
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed new restrictions that would bar Chinese airlines from flying over Russian airspace… Read More »
US DoT Secures $41 Million to Keep Essential Air Service Running
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has secured USD 41 million in emergency funding to sustain the Essential Air Service… Read More »
Nigeria’s Bayelsa State Acquires Two Aircraft to Launch New Airline
Nigeria’s Bayelsa State has joined the growing list of regional governments seeking to establish their own airlines, following the announcement… Read More »
Two Bidders Compete to Acquire Tonga’s Lulutai Airlines
Tonga’s Prime Minister, ʻAisake Eke, has confirmed that two companies, including dormant local carrier Fly Niu Airlines (Tongatapu), are in… Read More »
FedEx Pilots Lose Confidence in CEO Rajesh Subramaniam’s Leadership
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis International) pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA), have issued a formal declaration… Read More »
Hop-A-Jet Sues GE, Bombardier Over Fatal 2024 Florida Crash
Hop-A-Jet Worldwide Jet Charter (HPJ, Fort Lauderdale Executive) and its affiliated companies have filed a class-action lawsuit in the United… Read More »
FAA Revises Helicopter Routes Around Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has introduced permanent updates to helicopter route charts across the Washington, D.C. area, following… Read More »
US EAS Funding to Halt Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has warned that funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) and Alternate Essential Air… Read More »
South African Airways Delays Release of Annual Report
South African Airways (SAA) has once again delayed the submission of its 2024/25 annual financial report, missing the September 30… Read More »
Braathens Regional Airlines Begins Financial Restructuring
Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) has entered a court-supervised financial reorganisation under Swedish law, a process comparable to Chapter 11 in… Read More »