Malaysia’s My Jet Xpress eyes 737NG, widebody freighters
My Jet Xpress Airlines (N7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) will acquire two B737-800 freighters and even a widebody transport as it… Read More »
Japan’s ZIPAIR confirms North American debut for late 4Q21
ZIPAIR Tokyo (ZG, Tokyo Narita) will make its intercontinental debut this Christmas (December 25) with 3x weekly flights between Tokyo… Read More »
US’s Indigo Partners orders 255 A321neo Family jets
US-based private equity firm Indigo Partners has placed an order with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for 255 additional A321-200neo Family… Read More »
Spain’s Binter Canarias orders 4+1 ATR72-600s
Binter Canarias (NT, Las Palmas) has ordered four ATR72-600s from Avions de Transport Régional with an option for a fifth… Read More »
Air Alderney secures AOC, plots 2022 launch
Air Alderney has been granted an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and is planning to launch charter and scheduled services out… Read More »
Pakistan’s Kashmir Air awarded TPRI licence
To promote tourism to the country, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has granted a Tourism, Promotion, and Regional Integration… Read More »
Israir, Arkia secure wet-leased 737 capacity
Smartwings (Czechia) (QS, Prague Václav Havel) has reached agreements wherein it will wet-lease a total of six B737-800s to Israir… Read More »
Future of South Africa’s Mango hangs in balance
The future of stricken state-owned Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will be decided at a creditors’ meeting on Monday… Read More »
Canada’s Chrono Jet adds first 737-800
Chrono Jet (MBK, Québec) registered its first B737-800 in the form of C-GCAI (msn 30478) on November 2, 2021, ch-aviation… Read More »
Malta dusts off air taxi service plans to Gozo
The Maltese government is to upgrade an unused heliport on Gozo island in order to facilitate the establishment of an… Read More »
Latvia’s Union Aviation launches business charter operations
Union Aviation (Riga) has been granted an Air Transport Licence (ATL) in Latvia as a new business charter operator, the… Read More »
Samoa Airways needs $2.3mn to certify 737-800
Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo) needs a further WST6 million tala (USD2.3 million) to complete the necessary airworthiness certification of… Read More »
De Havilland resumes Dash 8-400 completion works
Following a three-month suspension, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC, Toronto Downsview) has resumed the completion of its remaining DHC-8-Q400s… Read More »
Korea’s Jeju Air targets SE Asia in winter schedules
Having raised about KRW206.6 billion won (USD175 million) in funding through a recent rights issue, Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) is… Read More »
India’s Go First forced to bypass Pakistan on Srinagar route
Go First (G8, Mumbai Int’l) has been forced to add around 30 minutes to the flight time of its operations… Read More »
Italy’s Blue Panorama granted creditor protection
Blue Panorama Airlines (BV, Rome Fiumicino) has been granted protection from creditor claims pending the drafting of an acceptable restructuring… Read More »
EU mulls sanctions on Belavia, others over migration crisis
The European Union is considering imposing new sanctions on Belavia (B2, Minsk National) and other carriers connecting Minsk National with… Read More »
World’s only civilian C-160 Transall destroyed
The world’s only civilian Transall C-160NG was destroyed in a crash on November 3, 2021, at Dolow airport in southern… Read More »
American Airlines accelerates A321 cabin refurbishment
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) expects to complete the refurbishment of all of its A321-200 cabins by “early 2022”, a… Read More »
US’s Current Aviation eyes underserved point-to-point routes
Current Aviation is to raise USD40 million to exploit a regional market gap in the United States by launching point-to-point… Read More »
Romania’s Tarom retires 737 Classics
Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) no longer operates any B737 Classic aircraft following the retirement of its remaining active B737-300s. The… Read More »
US’s Silver Airways launches ATR72-500(F)s for Amazon ops
Silver Airways (3M, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) took delivery of its first five dedicated freighters, all ATR72-500(F)s, and began operations on… Read More »
Kenya’s Astral Aviation secures 757 freighters
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has signed operating leases with US-based Aquila Air Capital for three B757-200(PCF)s, with delivery… Read More »
Tata Sons must take over Air India ops in mid-1Q22 latest
Indian conglomerate Tata Sons must take control and start operating Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) at the latest by January… Read More »
Lebanon’s MEA eyes A321neo(XLR) flights to Africa
MEA – Middle East Airlines (ME, Beirut) plans to use its forthcoming A321-200NX(XLR)s on existing and new routes to Africa,… Read More »
Lufthansa raises €1.5bn in third bond sale of 2021
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has raised EUR1.5 billion euros (USD1.74 billion) in its third bond sale this year, taking advantage… Read More »