Court rules against Ryanair in Austrian Airlines aid case
The Luxembourg-based European General Court has dismissed a complaint Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) brought against the European Commission’s approval of… Read More »
Pakistan’s PIA suspends flights to Saidu Sharif Airport
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has suspended its flights between Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l and Saidu Sharif,… Read More »
Bulgaria’s GullivAir revives scheduled ops plans
GullivAir (G2, Sofia) has been granted traffic rights to operate 2x weekly between Sofia and Cairo Int’l, indicating its renewed… Read More »
Pakistan’s Fly Jinnah granted transport licence
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has issued start-up Fly Jinnah with a Regular Public Transport (RPT) licence for passenger… Read More »
Nigerian startup Cardinal Airlines in certification drive
Another Nigerian start-up, Cardinal Airlines Limited, is reportedly going through the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) process with the Nigerian Civil… Read More »
Icelandair, Ravn, Air Nostrum sign LOIs for hydrogen kits
Icelandair Group, Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens), and Air Nostrum (YW, Valencia Manises) have signed Letters of Intent (LOIs)… Read More »
Caribbean Airlines resumes schedules as borders reopen
Caribbean Airlines (BW, Port of Spain) will phase in the resumption of scheduled flights with the re-opening of borders in… Read More »
Ryanair confirms Dublin-Kerry launch in early 3Q21
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) confirmed on July 14 that it would fly between Dublin Int’l and Kerry, taking up an… Read More »
Qatar to establish own FIR, end Bahrain cooperation
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council consented on July 13 to Qatar’s request to establish its own Flight Information… Read More »
Pakistan’s Alvir Airways granted an OL, eyes ERJs
Pakistani startup Alvir Airways (Karachi Int’l) has been granted a Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration (TPRI) operating license by the… Read More »
Canada’s Nolinor Aviation secures first B737-800
Nolinor Aviation (N5, Montréal Trudeau) has taken over its first B737NG, specifically a B737-800 that was previously registered to, but… Read More »
flydubai trims its B737 MAX order book by 65 units
flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int’l) says it has reached an agreement with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) to reduce its outstanding B737… Read More »
Boeing slows 787 output after new snags
Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) has confirmed it now expects to deliver fewer than half of the B787 Dreamliners in inventory… Read More »
Air France-KLM launches tender for major narrowbody order
Air France-KLM has launched a tender for the renewal and expansion of the group’s narrowbody fleet, a holding spokesperson confirmed… Read More »
Indian billionaire mulls investment in new ULCC – report
Billionaire Indian investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is reportedly considering plans to invest USD35 million in building a new ultra-low-cost carrier, to… Read More »
Tata may seek protection clause in Air India deal
With the seizure of Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) aircraft remaining a threat from Cairn Energy and Devas Multimedia, Tata… Read More »
Southwest eyes South American expansion
Famous for revolutionising US low-cost domestic flying, Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) is now considering expanding to the northern… Read More »
Delta Air Lines to acquire used A350s, B737-900(ER)s
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has signed agreements to lease seven second-hand A350-900s from AerCap and buy twenty-nine… Read More »
United, Mesa Airlines tentatively sign for 100 ES-19s each
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) and Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) have signed an investment agreement with Swedish electric… Read More »
Kathmandu denies plans to privatise Nepal Airlines
The Nepal government has formally denied earlier claims it was planning to partially privatise its debt-ridden flag carrier Nepal Airlines… Read More »
Singapore’s Scoot to enter EU fifth freedom market
Scoot (TR, Singapore Changi) has announced that it will enter the European market with fifth freedom return flights between Athens… Read More »
Canada’s Flair Airlines to debut int’l ops in early 4Q21
Canada’s Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) launches its first seasonal international flights – to six cities in the United States –… Read More »
Greece’s SKY Express to add five incremental ATR72-600s
SKY Express (Greece) (GQ, Heraklion) has signed an order with Avions de Transport Régional for the acquisition of six ATR72-600s,… Read More »
Air Arabia to establish JV in Armenia
Air Arabia Group, the parent of Air Arabia (G9, Sharjah), has signed an agreement with the Armenian National Interest Fund… Read More »
DR Congo’s flyCAA outlines A320 deployment plans
flyCAA (BU, Kinshasa N’Djili) began commercial operations of its first and newly delivered A320-200 on July 10, 2021, and has… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair seeks new financial support
Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) needs new financial support from the Comair Rescue Consortium (CRC) as the company… Read More »