De Havilland Canada DHC-6 and DHC-8 aircraft to be consolidated under one brand
Longview Aviation Capital (LAC) will consolidate all of its aviation assets under the De Havilland Aircraft of Canada brand to… Read More »
Australia’s Airnorth debuts two E190s
Airnorth (Australia) (TL, Alice Springs) has announced the introduction of its first two E190s – VH-UYC (msn 19000016) and VH-UYR… Read More »
UK’s Royal Air Force ends BAe 146 operations
The Royal Air Force (RFR, Brize Norton) says it has completed the retirement of all four of its remaining BAe… Read More »
France’s Amelia eyes hydrogen-converted ATR72-600s
Amelia (NL, Paris Le Bourget) and Universal Hydrogen have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for three ATR72-600 hydrogen conversion… Read More »
Israel’s El Al and Arkia ink merger MOU
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed for a merger between two of Israel’s three scheduled passenger airlines, El… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines resumes 737 MAX operations
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) resumed B737-8 operations on February 1, 2022, nearly three years after the crash of an… Read More »
Ashanti Airlines makes bid for new Ghanaian flag carrier
Ashanti Airlines (Accra) has been named one of two local entities that are bidding to partner with the Ghanaian government… Read More »
EgyptAir in talks about A330, 777 replacements
EgyptAir Holding is in discussions concerning the replacement of its ten older widebody jets, four A330-300s and six B777-300(ER)s, Chief… Read More »
Singapore Airlines resumes flights to Bali, Indonesia
Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) resumes daily commercial flights from Singapore Changi to Bali, the Indonesian holiday island, on February… Read More »
Turkey’s AnadoluJet eyes 737 MAX or A320neo
AnadoluJet (TK, Ankara Esenboga) is planning to order new-generation narrowbodies and could add the first B737 MAX or A320neo Family… Read More »
Nigeria’s Med-View Airline under graft spotlight
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed it is investigating Med-View Airline (MEV, Kano) Chief Executive Officer Muneer… Read More »
Suspended Uganda Airlines board gets golden handshake
Suspended board members of Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) have been offered golden handshakes to resign amid investigations into corruption and… Read More »
Five year plan foresees PIA return to profitability by 2024
A five-year business rescue plan prepared by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) foresees struggling state carrier PIA – Pakistan… Read More »
SAS Link to open Bergen base in 2Q22
SAS Link (Copenhagen Kastrup) has announced it will open a new base at Bergen airport, in western Norway, during summer… Read More »
Japan’s ANA Holdings drops A321neo(LR)s and defers deliveries
ANA Holdings has tweaked its Airbus order book, dropping the A321-200NX(LR) in favour of the standard A321-200N version, and simultaneously… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines delays 787 induction to 2023
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) is expecting the delivery of its first two B787-9s in the first half of 2023, eighteen… Read More »
AirAsia X to resume ops mid-1Q22 starting with Sydney
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has chosen Sydney Kingsford Smith as its first destination as it resumes scheduled flight… Read More »
Qantas reviews London, Rome restart as WA stays closed
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) says it is reviewing the timing of the planned resumption of its non-stop flights from… Read More »
Norwegian to reopen Stockholm base in early 2Q22
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) has announced the reopening of its base at Stockholm Arlanda in early April 2022 as it… Read More »
US court approves Aeroméxico’s Chapter 11 exit plan
The US Bankruptcy Court in New York has confirmed the joint restructuring plan for the exit from Chapter 11 of… Read More »
Morocco to reopen to int’l airline traffic
Morocco is to reopen for international commercial flights on February 7, according to an announcement by the government. According to… Read More »
Delhi axes Air India sale and leaseback deals for 21 Boeing 787s
India’s government has terminated wasteful sale and lease-back agreements at Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) regarding twenty-one B787-8s, opting instead… Read More »