JetBlue defers E190 phase-out to exploit AA alliance
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) plans to defer the retirement of its thirty owned E190s to fully exploit new… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 nearing Airbus deal
Jet2 (LS, Leeds/Bradford) is reportedly close to a deal for around 50 narrowbody Airbus aircraft to renew its near all-Boeing… Read More »
Japan’s Skymark Airlines to raise $36mn from shareholders
Skymark Airlines (BC, Tokyo Haneda) revealed on July 28 that it is preparing to drum up capital of JPY4 billion… Read More »
DHL, Dronamics seal large drone cargo partnership
Logistics giant DHL International and drone cargo developer and operator Dronamics have signed a partnership agreement to jointly develop a… Read More »
Nigeria’s Dana Air eyes local MRO facility
Escalating aircraft maintenance costs abroad are forcing Dana Air (9J, Lagos) to look into establishing its own maintenance repair overhaul… Read More »
Crowdfunding Brad struggles to inspire Australians
Australia’s first crowd-funded startup Brad (Perth Int’l) is battling to raise a targeted AUD2.9 million Australian dollars (USD2.1 million), while… Read More »
Brussels re-approves €525mn German state aid to Condor
The European Commission has re-approved Germany’s EUR525.3 million (USD620 million) bailout of Condor (DE, Frankfurt Int’l), after the European General… Read More »
Russia’s S7 Airlines to order 24 A320neo for new LCC
S7 Airlines (S7, Novosibirsk) has confirmed plans to create a low-cost carrier by spring 2022 and will order twenty-four new… Read More »
Air Canada unveils $2.75bn bond offering
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) announced on July 26 a proposed private offering of two series of high-yield bonds in… Read More »
Germany’s Condor orders 16 A330-900s
Condor (DE, Frankfurt Int’l) has ordered sixteen A330-900s to renew its widebody fleet, with the first aircraft expected to deliver… Read More »
Chile’s SKY Airline takes delivery of first A321neo
SKY Airline (Chile) (H2, Santiago de Chile Int’l) has taken delivery of its first A321-200N, after Air Lease Corporation handed… Read More »
AirAsia Group extends private placement deadline to YE21
Bursa Malaysia has approved an application AirAsia Group made to extend the deadline of its planned private placement by five… Read More »
Vietnamese carriers suspend ops amid tighter restrictions
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) has suspended flight operations for two weeks from July 26 to August 7 after authorities in… Read More »
Réunion’s Air Austral takes delivery of maiden A220-300
Air Austral (UU, St. Denis de la Réunion) has taken delivery of its first of three A220-300s on order from… Read More »
South Africa’s Lift resumes flights, Comair remains grounded
Lift Airlines (GE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will resume all flights on its only route – between Johannesburg O.R. Tambo and… Read More »
Kenya Airways, 748 Air Services in property dispute
A Kenyan court has ordered the removal of charter operator 748 Air Services (IHO, Nairobi Wilson) from a property at… Read More »
Muted response to 50% European winter slot threshold
The European Commission’s decision to set the winter 2021 airport slot use threshold at 50% is “out of touch with… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango suspends all operations
Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has suspended all its services and flights from today, July 27, 2021, until further… Read More »
Brussels extends deadline for IAG-Air Europa probe to 4Q21
The European Union’s antitrust disciplinarians will extend by 20 working days their investigation of IAG International Airlines Group’s EUR500 million… Read More »
FAA to help Mexico upgrade its safety rating
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will lend technical assistance to Mexico’s civil aviation regulator (Agencia Federal de Aviacion Civil… Read More »
Supreme court orders Tajik Air to pay $20mn to lessor
The Supreme Economic Court of Tajikistan has upheld a ruling in favour of Lithuanian lessor Skyroad Leasing against cash-strapped and… Read More »
Airbus, Boeing battle in war for new Alitalia-ITA fleet
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) is the front runner to win a contract worth around USD5.3 billion, discounts included, to provide… Read More »
Air Canada resumes US network as borders reopen
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) will resume up to 220 daily flights between the US and Canada on 55 routes… Read More »
Germany’s Tel Aviv Air eyes late 3Q21 launch
Tel Aviv Air (Hamburg Helmut Schmidt) plans to begin operations on the Hamburg Helmut Schmidt-Tel Aviv Ben Gurion route on… Read More »
Mexico’s TUM Aerocarga granted restricted US market access
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has put a damper on TUM Aerocarga’s plans to start commercial cargo flights to… Read More »
India’s flybig seeks new investor
flybig (S9, Indore) hopes to onboard a new investor soon to raise INR1 billion rupee (USD13.4 million) as it struggles… Read More »