Suriname’s Fly All Ways granted permission for US charters
The US Department of Transportation has tentatively granted Suriname’s Fly All Ways Airlines (8W, Paramaribo Int’l) a Foreign Air Carrier… Read More »
Titan Airways Malta begins operations
Titan Airways Malta (Malta Int’l) launched commercial operations on August 23, 2021, deploying its first A321-200(P2F) out of Cologne/Bonn on… Read More »
India’s flybig lures new investor, to operate five aircraft
flybig (S9, Indore) has told the Indian newspaper Business Line that it has found a strategic investor and will take… Read More »
Colombia’s AeroSucre adds first B737-300 freighter
AeroSucre (KRE, Barranquilla) has expanded its fleet with the addition of its first B737-300(F), which arrived in Bogotá on August… Read More »
Colombia’s Avianca Airlines returns last A321neo
Avianca Airlines (AV, Bogotá) returned its last two A321-200Ns to lessor SMBC Aviation Capital having kept the aircraft in storage… Read More »
Italy’s AlisCargo launches operations
AlisCargo (CP) operated its first revenue flight on August 18, 2021, connecting Milan Malpensa with Jinan in north-eastern China. EI-GWA… Read More »
Iceland’s PLAY targets mid-2Q22 for US market debut
PLAY (OG, Reykjavik Keflavik) has set in motion plans to start scheduled flight operations to the United States in summer… Read More »
US’s Avelo Airlines outlines New Haven, CT network plans
Avelo Airlines (XP, Burbank) will focus on Florida for its forthcoming base at New Haven airport in Connecticut. The low-cost… Read More »
Former Air Tanzania boss sentenced over irregular A320 lease
A Dar es Salaam court on August 20 sentenced Air Tanzania’s former director-general, David Mataka, to four years imprisonment or… Read More »
Pošta Srbije flags Air Serbia for Far East flights
Air Serbia (JU, Belgrade) is set to launch flights to unspecified destinations in the Far East in 2022, according to… Read More »
Uganda Airlines readies for A330neo operations
Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) is set to begin widebody operations after it managed to add its pair of A330-800s to… Read More »
Italy’s EGO Airways partners with Greece’s Lumiwings
EGO Airways (E3, Milan Malpensa) has partnered up with Lumiwings (LWI, Forli) to sell tickets on mostly domestic Italian flights… Read More »
UK’s European Cargo secures AOC, targets US ops
European Cargo (Bournemouth) has completed its AOC certification drive with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and is now planning… Read More »
Lessor Avation stakes $73.3mn claim against Virgin Australia
London-listed, Singapore-based lessor Avation has calculated that it has claims against Virgin Australia Holdings of AUD101.4 million Australian dollars (USD73.2… Read More »
Korean Air to end A380, pax 747 ops by 2031
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) is planning to retire all A380-800s, including those it will inherit from Asiana Airlines after… Read More »
Court okays reduction in Thai Airways’ registered capital
The Thai Central Bankruptcy Court has approved the reduction of Thai Airways International’s registered capital from THB27 billion baht (USD809.8… Read More »
Fiji Airways bags new low interest loans
The Fijian government has confirmed that Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) has obtained new loans of an undisclosed amount ranging from… Read More »
Pentagon activates CRAF for Afghanistan evacuations
The United States Department of Defence has enlisted 18 aircraft from six commercial airlines to assist with the evacuation of… Read More »
New Zealand’s Sounds Air firms order for ES-19s
Sounds Air (S8, Picton) is planning to induct at least three 19-seater Heart Aerospace ES-19 all-electric aircraft by 2026 as… Read More »
Key Lime Air clinches EAS contract at Ironwood, Michigan
Key Lime Air (KG, Denver Centennial) – through its Denver Air Connection (DAC) brand – has clinched a two-year Essential… Read More »
Croatia’s Fly Air41 completes certification
Fly Air41 Airways (BER, Zagreb) received its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Croatian civil aviation authority (Hrvatska Agencija za… Read More »
Ethiopian to open P2F line with IAI, add B767 freighters
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) has signed a partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) for the… Read More »
El Al seeks more aid amid mounting losses, auditor’s warning
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) chief executive Avigal Soreq has reiterated in the company’s latest financial… Read More »
US’s Breeze Airways nets $200mn to fuel further growth
Breeze Airways (MX, Salt Lake City) parent company Breeze Aviation Group has closed USD200 million in fresh funding which it… Read More »
Norse Atlantic to link London Gatwick and US in 2022
Norse Atlantic Airways is due to start operating from London Gatwick when it launches operations between Europe and the United… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet has cargo business valued at $344mn
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is in talks with several private equity funds as it looks to raise cash by separating… Read More »