Alaska Airlines targets hydrogen-powered Q400s
A new investment by the Alaska Air Group into hydrogen-electric aviation solutions developer ZeroAvia (Hollister) will see the US airline… Read More »
LOT Polish Airlines sues Boeing over MAX grounding
LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) has filed a lawsuit against Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) in a court in Seattle,… Read More »
Delta Air Lines to add two used A350s in 4Q21
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has announced in its latest quarterly earnings report that it has acquired two… Read More »
Pakistan CAA warns airlines over Covid SOPs
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has dispatched warning letters to PIA – Pakistan International Airlines, AirBlue, Syrianair, AirSial, Vision… Read More »
The Hague considers Netherlands Antilles PSO routes
The Dutch government is considering imposing a public service obligation (PSO) on routes between the Dutch Caribbean islands of St…. Read More »
Bulgaria’s Fly2Sky adds two A321s
Fly2Sky (VAW, Sofia) has expanded its fleet with the addition of two 2001-build A321-200s, its largest type yet. The Bulgarian… Read More »
Nepal’s Yeti Airlines granted int’l charter rights
Yeti Airlines (YT, Kathmandu) has received an updated and expanded Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of… Read More »
AirAsia India inches towards international permit
AirAsia India (I5, Bangalore Int’l) is closing in on obtaining international flying rights, the Economic Times newspaper has reported, a… Read More »
Bourse limits trading in Vietnam Airlines due to losses
Shares in Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) will only be traded in afternoon sessions from November 3, as the Ho Chi… Read More »
Khartoum, Sudan reopens following military coup
Khartoum airport reopened on Wednesday afternoon (October 27) after Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority cancelled an earlier NOTAM according to which… Read More »
Anglesey, UK only scheduled route under review
The Welsh government is reviewing a subsidised service between RAF Valley, the Royal Air Force (RAF) station on the island… Read More »
Norse Atlantic Airways taps Fort Lauderdale for US HQ
Norwegian startup Norse Atlantic Airways (Oslo Gardermoen) has announced the establishment of its US head office at Fort Lauderdale Executive… Read More »
US court postpones decision on Avianca’s restructuring plan
A court decision on the bankruptcy exit plan of Avianca Holdings has been postponed pending the receipt of additional documentation,… Read More »
Air Tanzania told to repay illegal state bailout
Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam) will have to repay TZS896 billion shillings (USD388.8 million) illegally received from government coffers… Read More »
Italy’s Blue Panorama suspends flight operations
Blue Panorama Airlines (BV, Rome Fiumicino) suspended flight operations on October 26, a joint note from the Uiltrasporti, Filt Cgil,… Read More »
Flybe names CEO ahead of launch, may face cash claims
Flybe. (2021) has appointed Dave Pflieger as its new chief executive, to “lead our new airline as it gets ready… Read More »
Suva okays $51mn top-up loans, ups Fiji Airways ownership
Fiji’s Parliament has approved an FJD106.4 million Fiji dollar (USD51.3 million) increase of existing government guarantees on Fiji Airways (FJ,… Read More »
GLOBALX-affiliated vehicle files for $200mn IPO
Talon 1 Acquisition, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), or “blank check company,” created earlier this year by AVi8 Air… Read More »
Southwest Airlines orders 16 Boeing 737-7 MAXs
Southwest Airlines has firmed a total of sixteen Boeing 737-7 MAX options in two batches of eight units, one in… Read More »
Bahrain’s MENA Cargo Airlines completes certification
MENA Cargo Airlines (Bahrain Int’l) has been awarded an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) by the Bahraini Ministry of Transportation and… Read More »
US’s Avelo Airlines changes legal name
Avelo Airlines (XP, Burbank) says it is in the process of changing its legal name – TEM Enterprises, Inc. –… Read More »
Colombia’s Avianca Airlines chooses Boeing 787s over Airbus A330s
Avianca Holdings has selected B787-8s as its only widebody aircraft type going forward as it prepares to emerge from Chapter… Read More »
Air Calédonie flights suspended over COVID health pass
Air Calédonie (TY, Nouméa Magenta) has suspended all commercial scheduled flights until November 7, 2021, as ordered by a government… Read More »
Estonia to separate Nordica, Xfly under new holdco
Nordica (ND, Tallinn Lennart Meri) and two affiliates Transpordi Varahaldus, a lessor and maintenance company, and Regional Jet, an ACMI… Read More »
interCaribbean Airways adds maiden ATR42-500
interCaribbean Airways (JY, Providenciales) has taken delivery of its maiden ATR42-500 as it seeks to expand its regional network. VQ-THM… Read More »
Romania’s Carpatair to induct maiden A319 in 4Q21
Carpatair (V3, Timisoara) plans to induct its recently acquired A319-100 into service by the end of 2021, Romania’s BoardingPass.ro has… Read More »