Ryanair to open Madeira base in 3Q22
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has announced the opening of a new base at Funchal, Madeira in the third quarter of… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to induct 50 MAX by YE23, eyes freighters
As SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) resumed operations with its B737-8s on November 23, its chairman said the carrier would deploy… Read More »
EU draws up plans for migrant-related sanctions
The European Commission has outlined a new legal framework that would allow for the sanctioning of transport companies, including airlines,… Read More »
US’s Hopscotch Air revives commuter plans
Hopscotch Air (O2, Farmingdale) – the Long Island-based membership-only air taxi operator – plans to launch a new commuter airline… Read More »
US’s Fly the Whale bumps Fort Lauderdale base ops
Fly The Whale (New York Skyports SPB) has expanded its charter services in Florida for the winter season with two… Read More »
Nigeria’s Air Peace damp-leases two A320s
Air Peace (P4, Lagos) has increased its all-Boeing narrowbody fleet with the addition of two A320-200s damp-leased from SmartLynx Airlines… Read More »
South African Airways and Kenya Airways plan pan-African airline group by 2023
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) and Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) have signed a strategic partnership framework… Read More »
Brazil’s Flapper eyes electric Cessna 208s by 2024
Flapper, a Brazilian on-demand charter broker, has signed an agreement with US-based magniX to acquire up to 20 magni650 electric… Read More »
Thailand’s Bangkok Airways downsizing fleet
Bangkok Airways (PG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) plans to reduce its fleet to 30 aircraft and may have to streamline its workforce… Read More »
Air Canada, US DOT reach $4.5mn refund settlement
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) has agreed on a USD4.5 million settlement for failing to refund thousands of passengers for… Read More »
Aleutian Airways defers scheduled launch for safety reasons
Aleutian Airways (Juneau Int’l) has deferred the launch of scheduled operations between Anchorage Ted Stevens and Dutch Harbor/Unalaska to March… Read More »
India’s Go First looks to raise $483mn in IPO in late 4Q21
Go First (G8, Mumbai Int’l) is looking to raise INR36 billion rupees (USD483.2 million) from its Initial Public Offering (IPO),… Read More »
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi eyes chunk of Indigo A321neo order
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W, Abu Dhabi Int’l) intends to take “a fair share” of the 255 A321neo Family jets… Read More »
Bahrain’s MENA Cargo Airlines issues RFP for 737 freighters
MENA Cargo Airlines (Bahrain Int’l) is seeking two or three B737 freighters for urgent dry lease or acquisition and has… Read More »
Newfoundland invests in EVAS Air’s growth
The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador has approved the disbursement of CAD100,000 Canadian dollars (USD78,916) to Exploits Valley Air… Read More »
Delta Air Lines to keep Boeing 757s, 767s due to mid-market limbo
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) plans to continue operating its B757s and B767s for several years beyond 2025… Read More »
South Korea ungrounds 737 MAX
The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) has allowed the resumption of B737 MAX operations in the… Read More »
Etihad Airways casts doubt on A320neo, 777X orders
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) is evaluating its options concerning the future of its A321-200N and B777X orders, and… Read More »
Emirates evaluates A350/777X mix in light of delays
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) intends to look at its A350 and 777X orders and could review the mix of the… Read More »
Grupo Aeroméxico set to raise $1.3bn to exit Chapter 11
A total of USD1.3 billion is to be raised by various financing parties to enable Grupo Aeroméxico to exit US… Read More »
Botswana’s Mack Air partners Zimbabwe’s CATS for safari ops
Botswana’s Mack Air (MKB, Maun) and Zimbabwean charter carrier Central Air Transport Services (CATS) have announced a new codeshare partnership… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat, WestJet ink transatlantic codeshare
Canadian airlines Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) and WestJet (WS, Calgary) are to partner on transatlantic flights from early 2022,… Read More »