Wizz Air “not averse” to mergers and acquisitions – Varadi
Wizz Air Holdings is not averse to potential mergers and acquisitions of other airlines in the future, as long as… Read More »
India’s TruJet changes ownership – report
India’s infrastructure giant Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has reportedly divested from Turbo Megha Airways Ltd. t/a TruJet (2T,… Read More »
Malta’s Air Atlanta Europe seeks US traffic rights
Air Atlanta Europe (AAE, Malta Int’l) has applied for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) and exemption authority to commence… Read More »
Delhi also looking to sell off Alliance Air – report
Just under a week after it chose Tata Group to acquire Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) and its Air India… Read More »
Lufthansa repays €1.5bn of Germany’s “silent stake”
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has completed a EUR2.162 billion euro (USD2.5 billion) capital increase announced last month, using EUR1.5 billion… Read More »
Co-founder drags India’s IndiGo Airlines to high court
A festering public spat between IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) co-founders Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia has taken a… Read More »
Volaris El Salvador plans US debut in late 1Q22
Volaris El Salvador (N3, San Salvador Int’l), which launched commercial flight operations on September 15 using a single A320-200N, now… Read More »
ASL Aviation Holdings signs LOI for 10 hydrogen-powered ATRs
ASL Aviation Holdings has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Universal Hydrogen to acquire up to ten conversion kits… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr to lease up to 10 B737 MAX
Flyr (FS, Oslo Gardermoen) has signed a letter of intent with Air Lease Corporation for six brand-new B737-8s. The aircraft… Read More »
Australian budget startup Bonza eyes early 2022 debut
Punted as Australia’s first independent low-fare start-up, Bonza has announced plans to launch to destinations across the country from early… Read More »
British Airways to reactivate A380s in mid-4Q21
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has announced it will reactivate four of its twelve A380-800s starting in November 2021, four… Read More »
Nigeria’s NG Eagle certification runs into regulatory snags
A Nigerian parliamentary committee on aviation has reportedly put a spanner in the works for the certification of NG Eagle… Read More »
Aer Lingus in talks with Irish gov’t for more aid
Having already received a EUR150 million euros (USD174 million) loan from the Irish sovereign wealth fund last year, Aer Lingus… Read More »
Ryanair may reopen Alghero, Sardinia base – reports
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has declined to comment on Italian media speculation that it plans to re-open a seasonal base… Read More »
US lawmakers support FAA flight-hour rule
Faced once again with a pilot shortage as air travel ramps up in line with COVID-19 vaccinations, US regional airline… Read More »
India’s Akasa Air secures NOC, courts Airbus as well
India’s government has given Akasa Air, the start-up ultra-low-cost carrier backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, the vital No Objection Certificate… Read More »
Denmark’s Great Dane Airlines declared bankrupt
Great Dane Airlines (DW, Aalborg) has been declared bankrupt as of October 11, a notice posted to its website has… Read More »
Air Belgium takes delivery of first A330neo
Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi) took delivery of its first of two A330-900s on October 8 following the arrival of… Read More »
Fiji Airways resumes commercial flights from late 4Q21
Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) resumes commercial intercontinental flights ferrying fully vaccinated passengers on December 1 after having been virtually grounded… Read More »
Pakistan’s PIA okayed for Kuwait flights after spat
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) operated its first service from Lahore Int’l to Kuwait on October… Read More »
Former Aer Arann boss touts new airline
Irish state-owned Shannon Group could establish its own airline as part of a long-term strategy, according to incoming chairman Pádraig… Read More »
Ryanair, Wizz Air to open Venice Marco Polo bases
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) and Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) have independently announced plans to open their own respective bases at… Read More »