Ecuador’s Equair completes certification, launches
Equair (Quito Int’l) commenced scheduled flight operations early on Monday, January 10, after securing its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from… Read More »
Malaysia’s SKS Airways completes certification
Malaysian startup SKS Airways (KI, Johor Bahru) is ready for take-off after having secured an Air Service Licence (ASL) from… Read More »
Macao, Hong Kong declare two-week flight bans over Omicron
Macao has announced a two-week ban on commercial passenger flights from regions outside mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from… Read More »
FAA, telecoms agree on 5G deferral around 50 airports
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a list of 50 airports around which telecom operators AT&T and Verizon… Read More »
US’s Avelo Airlines raises $42mn, to add nine more 737s
Avelo Airlines (XP, Burbank) has raised USD42 million in Series B funding after disposing of stock at what it termed,… Read More »
US’s Atlas Air Worldwide orders four more Boeing 777 freighters
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) says it has ordered four new B777-Fs from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) in order to… Read More »
Pakistan resolves safety concerns – ICAO
Pakistan has reportedly resolved aviation safety concerns that arose from a scandal over fake pilot licenses in 2020 that tainted… Read More »
British Airways resumes Kangaroo Route from late 1Q22
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) is heading back to Sydney Kingsford Smith via Singapore Changi from March 27, 2022, following… Read More »
Mass disruptions in Kazakhstan following insurrection
Aktau, Aktobe, and Almaty airports have suffered operational disruptions after anti-government protesters took over their premises. The Aktobe and Almaty… Read More »
Delhi to challenge Canadian court order against Air India
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is taking legal recourse against a Canadian court order that allows the seizure of… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet challenges liquidation order
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is challenging a Madras High Court ruling last month to have the Indian low-cost carrier wound… Read More »
Bangkok extends $187mn in aid to five Thai carriers
The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) has extended THB6.2 billion bahts (USD187 million) in support to five airlines –… Read More »
Cathay Pacific may face legal action over Omicron outbreak
Hong Kong is investigating if Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) could be held legally accountable for the current outbreak… Read More »
French court charges ex-Flash Airlines boss over 2004 crash
A French magistrate has charged former Flash Airlines (FSH, Cairo Int’l) boss Mohamed Nour with involuntary manslaughter in connection with… Read More »
Austrian Airlines ends A319 operations
Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) ended A319-100 operations on January 1, 2022, with all seven of the type now set to… Read More »
Central Africa’s Simb Airlines takes first E145
Simb Airlines (Bangui) took delivery of the first of two E145s on January 4, 2022, as it seeks to expand… Read More »
India’s Ventura AirConnect re-attempts interstate services
Ventura AirConnect (Ahmedabad) has relaunched intra-state flights from Surat to four other cities under a Gujarat government subsidy scheme aimed… Read More »
US telecoms agree to delay 5G launch over airlines’ concerns
US telecom companies AT&T and Verizon have agreed to defer the roll out of new 5G wireless services for two… Read More »
US’s Allegiant Air orders 50+50 Boeing 737 MAX
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas Harry Reid) has placed an order with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) for fifty B737 MAX… Read More »
Argentina’s Flybondi resumes international flights
Flybondi (FO, Córdoba Int’l) restarted international flights on December 17, 2021, flying outside Argentina for the first time since late… Read More »
Korea’s Asiana Airlines to resume A380 ops from late 1Q22
As travel demand slowly picks up, Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) will join the ranks of airlines reactivating their A380-800s… Read More »
India’s IndiGo Airlines likely to see dispute resolution
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) shareholders have approved a special resolution removing a clause from the articles of association that… Read More »
Israir heads for IPO as owner completes acquisition
Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) will commence trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange once its controlling shareholder, BGI… Read More »
El Al agrees on more state aid of about $50mn
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has reached agreement with Israel’s Ministry of Finance for the state… Read More »
AirAsia Group plans name change to Capital A
AirAsia Group has filed a notice to the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange saying it is considering a change in its… Read More »
Kuwait Airways nixes Sri Lanka flights over forex
Kuwait Airways (KU, Kuwait) has pulled its flights to Sri Lanka after general sales agents (GSAs) and local airline offices… Read More »