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 »
FedEx Express revises C408 induction plans
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) has revealed in its quarterly earnings that it will induct its new Cessna 408 SkyCouriers… Read More »
UPS orders nineteen 767 freighters
The United Parcel Service (UPS) says it has ordered nineteen B767-300Fs from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) for placement with its… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia confronts stock delisting and creditors
Less than two weeks after Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) was granted creditor protection, the Indonesia Stock Exchange warned in… Read More »
Qatar Airways sues Airbus over A350 issues
The ongoing quarrel between Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) and Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) over fuselage paint defects on… Read More »
Eswatini’s RENAC secures E145s; now eyes 2Q22 debut
Royal Eswatini National Airways (Manzini King Mswati III Int’l) has secured a pair of E145s from HOP! (A5, Paris Orly)… Read More »
Sweden’s SAS Link adds first E195
SAS Link (Copenhagen Kastrup) has secured its first E195, SE-RSK (msn 19000120), as it prepares to launch regional jet operations… Read More »
France’s CMA CGM firms A350 freighter order
CMA CGM Air Cargo (Paris CDG) has firmed up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for… Read More »
US’s Sherpa Air takes first Dash 8-300
Sherpa Air (Georgetown, SC), the newly established aviation wing of military logistics contractor Sherpa6, took delivery of its first DHC-8-300… Read More »
Lithuania’s Jump Air takes first aircraft, an ATR72-500
Jump Air (JUP, Vilnius) took delivery of its first aircraft, an ATR72-500, on December 16, 2021, nearly a year later… Read More »
DAE deregisters two ATR72s leased to India’s TruJet
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise leasing unit DAE Capital has asked the Indian civil aviation authority to deregister two ATR72-600s it leased… Read More »
Meghalaya state gov’t demands answers from India’s flybig
The government of the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya has signalled its intention to take action against flybig (S9, Indore)… Read More »
US’s Tailwind Air eyes electric seaplanes
Tailwind Air Service (PGN, Farmingdale) has signed a Letter of Interest (LOI) with all-electric aircraft manufacturer Airflow for twenty Model… Read More »
China securities regulator probes Hainan Airlines Holding
Hainan Airlines Holding has received a notice from the main regulator of the securities industry in China announcing it had… Read More »
Uganda Airlines to acquire A220s and E2s
Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) is planning to acquire its first narrowbody jets, interim chief executive Jenifer Bamuturaki has disclosed. The… Read More »
US court okays Philippine Airlines’ restructuring plan
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved Philippine Airlines’ Chapter 11 restructuring plan after… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways looks to settle debts and expedite relaunch
Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) is planning to resume flight operations early next year, the Jalan Kalrock Consortium has said… Read More »