easyJet adds 19 A320neo orders, eyes ACMI for Gatwick growth
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has announced that it has firmed up seven A320-200N options and twelve purchase rights with deliveries… Read More »
EU sanctions Belavia, Cham Wings
The permanent representatives of all EU member states have agreed on a fifth round of sanctions on Belarus, including on… Read More »
ITA Airways firms order for A220, A320neo, A330neo
ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) has firmed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for seven A220 regional jets, eleven… Read More »
Etihad sells off its tourism subsidiary
The Etihad Aviation Group is selling off its tourism unit, Etihad Holidays, to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC),… Read More »
British Airways resumes flights to South Africa
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has confirmed it has resumed flights to South Africa despite the country remaining on the… Read More »
TUI fly Nordic retires last 737-800
TUI fly Nordic (6B, Stockholm Arlanda) has retired its last B737-800, thereby becoming an all-MAX operator in the narrowbody segment…. Read More »
Seychelles’ IDC ends Do228 operations
Islands Development (IDC, Mahé) has disposed of its only Do228-200 following the sale of S7-MAC (msn 8056) to Kenya’s AirTraffic… Read More »
US’s Allegiant Air, Mexico’s VivaAerobus to form alliance
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas McCarran) and VivaAerobus (VB, Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo) have entered into a commercial alliance agreement… Read More »
Taiwan’s China Airlines takes first A321neo
China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) took delivery of its first of twenty-five A321-200NXs on November 29, 2021, although it has… Read More »
India postponing reopening of international travel
India has postponed the planned resumption of international scheduled flights in light of the evolving global scenario concerning the emergence… Read More »
More airlines complain of A350 paint issues
As Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) continues to park over a third of its A350s over fuselage paint quality… Read More »
Nigeria’s K-Impex eyes cargo, pax ops in 2022
Another Nigerian startup – K-impex Airline (Abuja) – is planning to enter the local scheduled passenger, charter, and cargo market… Read More »
Privatisation of South African Airways nudges forward, Mango amends plan
The partial privatisation of South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) is progressing with the news that the Takatso Consortium… Read More »
Zambia Airways adds first aircraft, a damp-leased Dash 8-400
Zambia Airways (ZN, Lusaka) has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Dash 8-400 on damp lease from equity partner… Read More »
Germany’s flyv eyes airline JVs for underserved city pairs
German start-up flyv aims to connect underserved markets globally using a joint venture model that will see airlines pool their… Read More »
Loftleidir takes Cabo Verde to court
The renationalisation of Cabo Verde Airlines (VR, Sal Amilcar Cabral Int’l) is being challenged in the ICC International Court of… Read More »
Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Air takes first A330neo
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has taken delivery of its first of sixteen A330-900s, configured in the… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet mulls Goshawk, De Havilland settlements
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is reportedly working towards settling a lawsuit filed by Irish lessor Goshawk and its trustee Wilmington… Read More »
Morocco, Israel impose two week travel bans over Omicron
Morocco has closed its airports for all incoming flights and Israel has closed its borders for all foreign nationals for… Read More »
Manila renews Philippine Airlines franchise for 25 years
The Philippines Parliament has endorsed a bill that renews for another 25 years a franchise granted to Philippine Airlines (PR,… Read More »
Shareholders approve $415mn Thai AirAsia recapitalisation
Shareholders nearly unanimously approved a three-part recapitalisation package for Asia Aviation Public Limited Company, the parent company of Thai AirAsia,… Read More »
US-Bangla Airlines to add A330s in late 2Q22
US-Bangla Airlines (BS, Dhaka) is planning to induct at least one A330 in the middle of next year to launch… Read More »
US’s AirBahn takes first A320-200
AirBahn (ARB, Santa Ana, CA) has taken delivery of its first A320-200, following transfer from Pakistani sister carrier AirBlue (PA,… Read More »
LATAM rejects Azul’s acquisition bid, files exit plan
The LATAM Airlines Group has rejected an expression of interest received from Brazilian rival Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, Sao… Read More »
UK’s flybe. takes first Dash 8-Q400 for restart
flybe. (Birmingham Int’l) has taken delivery of its first DHC-8-Q400 ahead of its planned restart early next year. G-JECX (msn… Read More »
Armenia’s FlyOne to launch in late 4Q21
FlyOne (Armenia) (Yerevan) has announced it will launch scheduled operations from Yerevan to seven international destinations starting on December 15,… Read More »