India’s TruJet changes ownership – report
India’s infrastructure giant Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has reportedly divested from Turbo Megha Airways Ltd. t/a TruJet (2T,… Read More »
Delhi also looking to sell off Alliance Air – report
Just under a week after it chose Tata Group to acquire Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) and its Air India… Read More »
Lufthansa repays €1.5bn of Germany’s “silent stake”
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has completed a EUR2.162 billion euro (USD2.5 billion) capital increase announced last month, using EUR1.5 billion… Read More »
Co-founder drags India’s IndiGo Airlines to high court
A festering public spat between IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) co-founders Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia has taken a… Read More »
Volaris El Salvador plans US debut in late 1Q22
Volaris El Salvador (N3, San Salvador Int’l), which launched commercial flight operations on September 15 using a single A320-200N, now… Read More »
ASL Aviation Holdings signs LOI for 10 hydrogen-powered ATRs
ASL Aviation Holdings has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Universal Hydrogen to acquire up to ten conversion kits… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr to lease up to 10 B737 MAX
Flyr (FS, Oslo Gardermoen) has signed a letter of intent with Air Lease Corporation for six brand-new B737-8s. The aircraft… Read More »
Australian budget startup Bonza eyes early 2022 debut
Punted as Australia’s first independent low-fare start-up, Bonza has announced plans to launch to destinations across the country from early… Read More »
British Airways to reactivate A380s in mid-4Q21
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has announced it will reactivate four of its twelve A380-800s starting in November 2021, four… Read More »
Nigeria’s NG Eagle certification runs into regulatory snags
A Nigerian parliamentary committee on aviation has reportedly put a spanner in the works for the certification of NG Eagle… Read More »
Aer Lingus in talks with Irish gov’t for more aid
Having already received a EUR150 million euros (USD174 million) loan from the Irish sovereign wealth fund last year, Aer Lingus… Read More »
Ryanair may reopen Alghero, Sardinia base – reports
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has declined to comment on Italian media speculation that it plans to re-open a seasonal base… Read More »
US lawmakers support FAA flight-hour rule
Faced once again with a pilot shortage as air travel ramps up in line with COVID-19 vaccinations, US regional airline… Read More »
India’s Akasa Air secures NOC, courts Airbus as well
India’s government has given Akasa Air, the start-up ultra-low-cost carrier backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, the vital No Objection Certificate… Read More »
Denmark’s Great Dane Airlines declared bankrupt
Great Dane Airlines (DW, Aalborg) has been declared bankrupt as of October 11, a notice posted to its website has… Read More »
Air Belgium takes delivery of first A330neo
Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi) took delivery of its first of two A330-900s on October 8 following the arrival of… Read More »
Fiji Airways resumes commercial flights from late 4Q21
Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) resumes commercial intercontinental flights ferrying fully vaccinated passengers on December 1 after having been virtually grounded… Read More »
Pakistan’s PIA okayed for Kuwait flights after spat
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) operated its first service from Lahore Int’l to Kuwait on October… Read More »
Former Aer Arann boss touts new airline
Irish state-owned Shannon Group could establish its own airline as part of a long-term strategy, according to incoming chairman Pádraig… Read More »
Ryanair, Wizz Air to open Venice Marco Polo bases
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) and Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) have independently announced plans to open their own respective bases at… Read More »
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines secures its AOC
Greater Bay Airlines (HGB, Hong Kong Int’l) is set to begin commercial flight operations after it secured its air operator’s… Read More »
Delhi chooses Tata Group for Air India takeoverq
Over three years after it first signalled its intention to divest itself of the loss-making carrier, Narendra Modi’s government has… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines accused of ferrying arms to Eritrea
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) is alleged to have helped ship weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment from Addis Ababa… Read More »
US’s Spirit Airlines to lease 20 more A320neo Family jets
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) has secured twenty new-build A320neo Family jets on lease from AerCap. A statement released… Read More »
Emirates signs $750mn revenue-backed loan
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) has signed a USD750 million five-year dual-tranche financing facility with Emirates NBD, a Dubai government-owned bank… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to add up to 40 new passenger aircraft
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) wants to add another 30 to 40 passenger aircraft, including 10 to 15 more widebodies, on… Read More »