US DOT grants exemption, tentative FACP to Aer Lingus (UK)
The US Department of Transportation has issued Aer Lingus (United Kingdom) (Belfast City) an exemption and, tentatively, a show cause… Read More »
Conakry, Guinea remains open despite coup
Limited flights continue to operate to Conakry despite several airlines having cancelled their services amid reports of a curfew and… Read More »
Nigeria’s Medview Airline planning a come-back
Nigeria’s Med-View Airline (MEV, Kano) plans to restart operations after more than two years of inactivity, according to a company… Read More »
Gov’t to intervene in Air Seychelles liquidation case
The government of Seychelles has lodged an application to intervene in the winding-up petition that was filed against Air Seychelles… Read More »
Air Wisconsin adds first CRJ freighter
Air Wisconsin (ZW, Appleton) has entered the dedicated freighter market with the addition of its first CRJ200ER(F). The aircraft will… Read More »
Ryanair hopes for 4Q21 recovery but slams Irish policies
Ryanair Holdings plans to return to pre-pandemic capacity Europe-wide in October 2021 but expects to move a sizeable part of… Read More »
Philippine Airlines files for Chapter 11 in New York
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has applied for voluntary pre-arranged restructuring under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy… Read More »
Aeronexus to run Botswana charters from US and Europe
Charter specialist Aeronexus Corporate (ARN, London Stansted) is to operate high-end tourist flights from Europe and the US to Botswana’s… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways aims to restart in 1Q22
Despite not having secured the critical slots at congested Mumbai Int’l and Delhi Int’l airports it needs, Jet Airways (JAI,… Read More »
Gov’t likely to protect Air India bidders from Cairn dangers
As the Indian government awaits final bids for Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) by a deadline of September 15, it… Read More »
Bangladesh’s Hello Airlines adds first ATR72 freighter
Hello Airlines (Bangladesh) (Dhaka) took delivery of its first ATR72-200(F) which will be operated under a new brand, NXT Air… Read More »
DOT revokes authority of five dormant US carriers
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has revoked the certificate authority of five dormant carriers – Island Air, Trans… Read More »
Malaysia lifts B737 MAX restrictions
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has lifted a moratorium on B737 MAX flights imposed in the wake of… Read More »
Air Sénégal makes last-minute change to new US route
In a last-minute schedule change, Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) has announced it will be flying to Baltimore… Read More »
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana secures $50mn Eurobank loan
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana (KC, Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev) has received a multi-currency loan equivalent to USD50 million from the European… Read More »
Atlas Air to open Seoul, Korea MRO base in 2025
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the parent of US cargo specialist Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK), and South Korean heavy… Read More »
Broker JetOneX secures additional B747 freighters
US-based cargo broker JetOneX has confirmed it has secured another B747-400(FSCD), one of a pair put in storage by China… Read More »
Guadeloupe’s Air Antilles resumes commercial flight ops
Air Antilles (3S, Pointe à Pitre) has resumed commercial flight operations after a follow-up audit by the French civil aviation… Read More »
Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines adds first B737 MAX 9
SCAT Airlines (DV, Shimkent) took delivery of its first B737-9 on August 27, 2021. UP-B3726 (msn 60389) was ferried from… Read More »
Taliban in talks to reopen Kabul airport
Turkey and Qatar are involved in talks over the provision of necessary services for the resumption of commercial flights at… Read More »
US’s Eastern Airlines to enter cargo market with P2F B777s
Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l) says it has secured B777 feedstock in preparation for its entry into the cargo market… Read More »
Armenia’s new JV with Air Arabia named Fly Arna
The Armenian National Interests Fund (ANIF) and Air Arabia Group have chosen FlyArna (Yerevan) as the name of their nascent… Read More »
Australia’s Alliance Airlines to open Rockhampton MRO base
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane Int’l) is to construct a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Rockhampton airport in Central… Read More »
Hevilift Australia opens Perth base
As part of its growth strategy, Hevilift Australia has opened a new operating base at Perth Int’l, Western Australia, with… Read More »
Wizz Air moves routes from Abu Dhabi to Dubai
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has temporarily relocated a number of its forthcoming new United Arab Emirates routes, that were to… Read More »
US startup Connect Airlines bags American Airlines interline
Waltzing Matilda Aviation (MW, New Bedford), the production carrier for the scheduled startup Connect Airlines brand, has signed an interline… Read More »