Air France takes delivery of first A220-300
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) took delivery of the first of its sixty A220-300s on September 28, 2021, after F-HZUA… Read More »
France’s CMA CGM Air Cargo to add 777s in 1Q22
CMA CGM has ordered two B777-200Fs directly from Boeing to expand its nascent subsidiary CMA CGM Air Cargo’s operations. The… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic slows IPO to focus on US resumption
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has reined in its plans to go public, a person familiar with the matter told… Read More »
SAS to launch two new subsidiaries
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) is planning to launch two new subsidiaries based out of Copenhagen Kastrup, SAS Connect… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X to apply for $120mn gov’t-backed loan
In its unaudited quarterly report for the three months ending June 30, released on September 27, AirAsia X (D7, Kuala… Read More »
Air Mauritius exits voluntary administration
Air Mauritius (MK, Mauritius) has exited voluntary administration thanks to a MUR12 billion rupee (USD280million) government bailout aimed at giving… Read More »
Italy’s ITA selects Airbus for comprehensive fleet renewal
ITA – Italia Trasporto Aereo (AZ, Milan Linate) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for twenty-eight Airbus aircraft, including… Read More »
Laos suspends scheduled domestic operations
Lao Airlines (QV, Vientiane) and Lao Skyway (LK, Vientiane) have suspended all domestic flights from Vientiane to the provinces until… Read More »
Brazil’s Azul Conecta starts ramping up C208EX fleet
Azul Conecta (2F, Jundiaí) has taken delivery of two Cessna (single turboprop) C208EX Grand Caravans – its first since its… Read More »
France’s La Compagnie defers Milan TATL operations
La Compagnie (B0, Paris Orly) has deferred its plans to launch non-stop flights between Milan Malpensa, Italy and New York… Read More »
Ryanair to reopen Cork base from late 1Q22
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) is re-opening a two-aircraft base at Cork in the Summer of 2022, representing a full recovery… Read More »
Sweden’s TUI fly Nordic takes first B787-9
TUI fly Nordic (6B, Stockholm Arlanda) took delivery of its first B787-9 as it plans to resume widebody operations after… Read More »
Rome urgently tenders for Sardinian PSO to replace Alitalia
The local government of Sardinia, an autonomous region in Italy, has launched an urgent tender to replace Alitalia (AZ, Rome… Read More »
Former PIA chief and other senior officials arrested
Shahnawaz Rehman, a former managing director of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l), and Muhammad Amir Memon,… Read More »
Advanced Air secures EAS contract at Merced, CA
Advanced Air (AN, Hawthorne) has secured a four-year contract from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide Essential… Read More »
American Airlines to turn Seattle into Asian hub
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) intends to transform Seattle Tacoma Int’l into its gateway for most of its flights to… Read More »
Norse Atlantic Airways outlines initial US plans
Norse Atlantic Airways (Oslo Gardermoen) has applied for a foreign air carrier permit (FACP) and an exemption to launch transatlantic… Read More »
LATAM clinches $750mn additional bankruptcy exit financing
LATAM Airlines Group has announced it has obtained additional financing proposals totalling USD750 million from a group of financiers composed… Read More »
Lithuania’s GetJet secures TUI Baltics charter contract
GetJet Airlines (GW, Vilnius) has signed an agreement with TUI Baltics to operate winter scheduled charters from all three Baltic… Read More »
Haiti’s Sunrise Airways to add an E120
Sunrise Airways (S6, Port au Prince) has announced via social media that it will “soon” add its first EMB-120ER. ZS-KLM… Read More »
US’s Waltzing Matilda clarifies ownership structure
Waltzing Matilda Aviation (MW, New Bedford) has clarified its US ownership structure in a host of supplementing documents filed in… Read More »
American Airlines invests $100mn in clean energy catalyst
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is investing USD100 million to become one of seven anchoring partners in Bill Gates’ non-profit… Read More »
Delta Air Lines continues B737 MAX talks
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) remains in talks with Boeing concerning a potential B737 MAX order although no… Read More »
Malaysia’s Raya Airways mulling IPO – report
Raya Airways (TH, Kuala Lumpur Subang) is considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO) “soon” to capitalise on a profitable period… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines pleads against stock delisting
Fearful of being delisted from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange because its accumulated losses have exceeded its charter… Read More »
British Airways scraps Gatwick short-haul subsidiary plans
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) will suspend short-haul international operations at London Gatwick and has also abandoned plans for a… Read More »