Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways chooses Oz for inc’l debut
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) will make its intercontinental debut with the launch of scheduled flights between Ho Chi Minh City… Read More »
Royal Jordanian seeks $282mn state aid as fleet choice nears
Royal Jordanian (RJ, Amman Queen Alia) will need JOD200 million dinars (USD282 million) in state funding during 2022 or it… Read More »
Air India acquisition delay, Tata mulls LCC merger
Tata Sons is still working on how to operate its two low-cost carriers, with a merger of AirAsia India (I5,… Read More »
Indonesia ungrounds the 737 MAX
The Indonesian civil aviation authority (Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara – DJPU) has outlined its requirements for the resumption of B737… Read More »
VietJetAir adds first widebody jet, an A330
VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi) has taken delivery of its first widebody aircraft in preparation for international growth. A330-300 VP-CJW (msn 974)… Read More »
NFL franchise Arizona Cardinals buys a 777
The Arizona Cardinals, a National Football League (NFL) franchise, has acquired an ex-Delta Air Lines B777-200(ER) for team travel. N867DA… Read More »
Nairobi drops plans to renationalise Kenya Airways
The Kenyan government has scrapped its plan to renationalise Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) but instead will protect its… Read More »
Indonesia’s TransNusa to be ARJ21’s int’l launch operator
TransNusa (8B, Kupang) is set to become the ARJ21-700’s international launch operator after B-099Y (msn 186) was tracked doing circuits… Read More »
Australia extends regional airline aid, outlines strategy
The Australian government has outlined its Aviation Recovery Framework strategy, which aims to help the country’s aviation sector recover from… Read More »
Japan’s Skymark Airlines borrows JP¥1bn
Skymark Airlines (BC, Tokyo Haneda) has borrowed JPY1 billion yen (USD8.7 million) as a subordinated equity loan from Shoko Chukin… Read More »
Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge goes with ATR for fleet renewal
Oriental Air Bridge (OC, Nagasaki) has chosen Avions de Transport Régional to renew its current fleet of three DHC-8-Q200s which… Read More »
Chinese gov’t halts all flights to Xi’an over COVID spike
The Chinese government has imposed a strict lockdown on the city of Xi’an due to a spike in the number… Read More »
Air India paid $5.8mn “avoidable penalty” to Boeing – report
Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) made the “avoidable payment of a penalty” of INR438.5 million rupees (USD5.83 million) to Boeing… Read More »
Iceland’s PLAY to debut US routes in early 2Q22
PLAY (OG, Reykjavik Keflavik) has announced plans to start hub operations at Reykjavik Keflavik with the start of flights to… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair returns only 737 MAX
Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has withdrawn its only B737-8 after having been in storage since the type’s… Read More »
Alitalia begins handling, MRO unit tenders
Now in the process of being wound down after being succeeded by ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) in October, Alitalia… Read More »
Australia’s Jetstar resumes international, NZ domestic ops
Jetstar Airways (JQ, Melbourne Tullamarine) resumed scheduled international flights on December 15, 2021, more than 600 days after they were… Read More »
Etihad Airways hints at A380 return
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) is contemplating an about-face on the future of its A380-800s, once considered permanently retired,… Read More »
Lisbon wins EC approval for €2.66bn TAP aid
The European Commission has given its seal of approval to EUR2.55 billion euros (USD2.88 billion) worth of restructuring aid for… Read More »
Ryanair delists from London Stock Exchange
Ryanair Holdings confirmed that the listing of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) had been cancelled, saying… Read More »
Dominican Republic’s Sky High eyes US services with A320s
Sky High Aviation Services (DO, Santo Domingo Las Américas) is planning to launch scheduled operations between the United States and… Read More »
Embraer’s Eve secures LOIs for eVTOLs, to list at NYSE
SkyWest and Republic Airways Holdings, the parent companies of US regional capacity providers SkyWest Airlines and Republic Airways, have signed… Read More »
Aeroméxico creditor takes stand against restructuring plan
Grupo Aeroméxico creditor Invictus Global Management, a US-based investment firm, has released a public letter objecting to the carrier’s restructuring… Read More »
Indian watchdog okays Tata Group’s Air India & Co. purchase
The Competition Commission of India has approved conglomerate Tata Sons’ acquisition of a 100% shareholding in Air India (AI, Mumbai… Read More »
US carriers warn of delays if 5G frequency deployed
The launch of 5G wireless communications frequencies in January 2022 could cause a wave of cancellations and delays due to… Read More »
Bangladesh’s NXT Air secures NOC, adds first aircraft
NXT Air (Dhaka) has taken delivery of its maiden aircraft after being granted its No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the… Read More »