Portugal’s euroAtlantic partners Bahrain’s MENA Cargo
euroAtlantic Airways (YU, Lisbon) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with MENA Cargo Airlines (Bahrain Int’l) parent firm MENA Cargo… Read More »
Senegal’s Transair wet-leasing a 737
Transair (Senegal) (R2, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) has wet-leased a B737-500 from Blue Air (Romania) (0B, Bucharest Otopeni), the Senegalese… Read More »
UK to halve domestic APD in 2023, add ultra-longhaul rate
The United Kingdom plans to amend its much criticised Air Passenger Duty tax starting in April 2023 by cutting rates… Read More »
Italy’s ITA Airways accedes to SkyTeam alliance
ITA Airways (AZ, Milan Linate) has acceded to Oneworld replacing the now defunct Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) which ceased operations… Read More »
Air Congo to debut with 10 aircraft in late 4Q21
Air Congo – the new joint venture between Ethiopian Airlines and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)… Read More »
Japan’s ANA Holdings to cut 9,000 staff on weak recovery
ANA Holdings has unveiled plans to cut its workforce by about 9,000 employees through March 2026 after it was forced… Read More »
India’s Alliance Air seeks two ATR42-600s for dry lease
Alliance Air (India) (9I, Mumbai Int’l) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the dry lease of two new… Read More »
Lucio Tan injects $505mn into Philippine Airlines
Buona Sorte Holdings Inc. (BSHI), an investment holding company owned by billionaire Lucio Tan, has acquired 10.2 billion new shares… Read More »
Court accepts LATAM rescue-plan extension to mid-4Q21
LATAM Airlines Group has reported that the extension it requested until November 26 to present its restructuring plan to the… Read More »
Chinese court greenlights HNA Group’s restructuring plan
Hainan Airlines Holding is set to proceed with its restructuring and creditor repayment plan after the Hainan Provincial Higher People’s… Read More »
SAS in talks with unions amid “fight for survival”
In his first interview with Danish media since becoming chief executive of SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) this summer,… Read More »
Malta’s Airhub Airlines inducts first A340
Four months after taking delivery of its first A340-300, Airhub Airlines (GJM, Malta Int’l) has completed the conversion of the… Read More »
IAG offers concessions for Air Europa, Brussels dallies
Brussels has further extended its “in-depth investigation” of IAG International Airlines Group’s EUR500 million euro (USD583 million) bid to buy… Read More »
South Korea’s Air Incheon retires last 737 Classic
Air Incheon (KJ, Seoul Incheon) has transitioned to an all-B737NG fleet following the retirement of its last B737-400(SF) in late… Read More »
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 »