USA Jet Airlines takes world’s first MD-88(F)
USA Jet Airlines (UJ, Detroit Willow Run) took delivery of the world’s first converted MD-88(F) on January 8, 2022. N833US… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s FitsAir to add Q400s for int’l pax ops in 1Q22
FitsAir (8D, Colombo Int’l) plans to expand into scheduled international passenger services in March 2022 with two dry-leased DHC-8-Q400s, according… Read More »
Singapore Airlines raises $600m in US dollar bond issue
Singapore Airlines Group launched a new seven-year US dollar-denominated bond offering on January 12. It later confirmed that the issuance… Read More »
Founder of Korea’s Eastar Jet jailed for six years
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) founder and politician Lee Sang-jik was sentenced to six years in prison on January 12… Read More »
Saudia to request reciprocal cargo rights for US carriers
Saudia (SV, Jeddah) is to request the Saudi government grant reciprocal seventh-freedom rights to US all-cargo carriers in exchange for… Read More »
Kenya bans UAE flights in tit-for-tat
Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for seven days, effective from… Read More »
Air France-KLM needs billions to remain top player – report
This year will be decisive for Air France-KLM, which will need to conduct a new capital increase of between EUR1… Read More »
Russia’s Kamchatka Airlines to lease three Cessna 208Bs
Kamchatka Airlines (Petropavlovsk Yelizovo) has secured three Cessna (single turboprop) 208B Grand Caravans on lease from GTLK – State Transport… Read More »
Slovenia’s Amelia enters cargo market with first ATR72F
Amelia International (NL, Ljubljana) has taken delivery of its first ATR72-200(F) in anticipation of entering Europe’s booming cargo market. EI-SLP… Read More »
Airbus faces €300mn suit alleging company misconduct
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) is facing a class action lawsuit from a group of 130 investors who claim to have… Read More »
Liquidation of South African Express postponed for 7th time
Lawyers for South African Express (EXY, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) have confirmed the court hearing for the final liquidation of the… Read More »
US’s Empire Holdings buys West Air
Empire Holdings, the parent of Empire Airlines (EM, Coeur d’Alene), has acquired fellow FedEx Express feeder carrier West Air (United… Read More »
Creditors greenlight Aeroméxico’s restructuring plan
Creditors of Grupo Aeroméxico have overwhelmingly voted in favour of its restructuring plan, which the company says represents “a key… Read More »
US’s GLOBALX to add first A319 in 1Q22
GLOBALX (GXA, Miami Int’l) has announced in an investor update that it has signed a Letter of Intent for a… Read More »
Belgium to tax all passenger flight departures
Initially aimed at discouraging short-distance air travel of less than 500km for environmental reasons, Belgium is now looking to introduce… Read More »
Airlines divert, cancel flights after Mali closes borders
Amid rising tension in the region, several airlines have suspended their flights to Mali after the country closed its borders… Read More »
Ireland’s Emerald Airlines secures Donegal PSO contract
Emerald Airlines (Ireland) (EAI, Dublin Int’l) will start feeder franchise operations under the Aer Lingus Regional brand from February 26… Read More »
US’s Allegiant Air details fleet renewal amid 737 MAX order
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas Harry Reid) has outlined tentative plans to begin retiring its oldest A320-200s and A319-100s as… Read More »
Air Greenland suspends ticket sales over COVID outbreak
Air Greenland (GL, Nuuk) has suspended online ticket sales for all flights until January 16 because of a significant reduction… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia faces corruption lawsuit over ATR deal
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) saw its mountain of challenges grow ever higher when Indonesia’s government filed a lawsuit on… Read More »
Court dismisses SpiceJet’s appeal against liquidation
An Indian court has dismissed SpiceJet’s appeal against a liquidation order over USD24.1 million in unpaid debt to investment bank… Read More »
Oman Air defers 787s, scales down hub plans
Oman Air (WY, Muscat) has deferred the deliveries of “some” of its outstanding B787-9s, originally scheduled for 2023-24, as it… Read More »