Canada’s Air Transat ends Péladeau acquisition talks
Tour operator Transat AT and Canadian media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau have abandoned discussions about the potential acquisition of Air… Read More »
Court approves Sungjeong for takeover of Korea’s Eastar Jet
Seoul Bankruptcy Court has approved Buyeo-based construction firm Sungjeong, or SJ, as the final bidder to acquire and rehabilitate Eastar… Read More »
Colombia’s Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas to add B737-400(F)
Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas (4L, Bogotá) is planning to add its first B737-400(F) in the third quarter of 2021 and possibly… Read More »
EasyJet to launch Belfast City ops after Stobart Air’s end
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has announced it will launch 12 new domestic routes in the United Kingdom, including its first-ever… Read More »
Air India looks to raise ₹3bn via real estate sale
Cash-strapped Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) aims to raise up to INR3 billion rupees (USD40.4 million) by selling several of… Read More »
Plans for New Zealand’s Pasifika Air cancelled
New Zealand businessman Mike Pero has blamed a lack of support from the Cook Islands government as having been “the… Read More »
PAL Holdings trading suspended and seeks more Airbus deferrals
The Philippine Stock Exchange suspended trading in Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) parent PAL Holdings on Friday, June… Read More »
Norwegian to close Irish subsidiary
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) will shutter its Norwegian Air International (D8, Dublin Int’l) subsidiary and has told staff in Ireland… Read More »
France’s La Compagnie expands to Israel, Italy
La Compagnie (B0, Paris Orly) has announced it will expand its network of flights to now include services from Milan… Read More »
Florida’s Amerijet International adds first Boeing 757
Amerijet International (M6, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) has added a new type to its fleet of dedicated freighters, having taken delivery… Read More »
Florida’s Spirit Airlines to launch Miami base in 4Q21
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) has announced it will open a base at Miami Int’l airport on October 6,… Read More »
Capital Group cuts stake in Brazil’s GOL to 4.95%
Capital International Investors has cut its shareholding in GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas), the carrier announced in… Read More »
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to make European debut in early 3Q21
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (3L, Abu Dhabi Int’l) will make its European debut next month with flights to Bosnia &… Read More »
Estonia’s Xfly opens Stockholm line station, plans Vilnius
Xfly (EE, Tallinn Lennart Meri) has opened a line maintenance station at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and is also in the… Read More »
Norwegian eases Spain layoffs, reopens Finland
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) has tempered plans, reported in early May, that it was about to dismiss 1,191 employees, or… Read More »
Italy’s Sky Alps launches after delivery hiccups
Following a five-day delay caused by the postponed delivery of its chartered DHC-8-Q400, Sky Alps (Bolzano) began commercial operations on… Read More »
Air New Zealand defers B787-10 deliveries
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) has delayed the delivery of its first B787-10s by up to one year citing… Read More »
AirAsia X obtains extension of creditor restraining order
Malaysia’s High Court has granted AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) a nine-month extension of the restraining order it previously… Read More »
Germany’s EW Discover secures AOC, details launch network
EW Discover (4Y, Frankfurt Int’l) will begin commercial flight operations on July 24 with Frankfurt Int’l to Zanzibar via Mombasa… Read More »
Australia’s Qantas expands Alliance Air capacity purchase
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) has expanded its capacity purchase deal with Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane Int’l) to now include… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr completes certification, preps for launch
Flyr (FOX, Oslo Gardermoen) has completed its AOC certification drive with the Norwegian civil aviation regulator (Luftfartstilsynet) ahead of its… Read More »
Bayelsa, Nigeria to see scheduled pax traffic in early 3Q21
United Nigeria Airlines (NUA, Enugu) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Bayelsa, an oil-rich state… Read More »
Cathay Pacific eyes single-pilot inflight ops
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) is working with Airbus to develop procedures to operate long-haul flights with a single… Read More »
Dubai gov’t intervenes as Emirates incurs billions in losses
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) received a further USD1.1 billion in support from the Dubai government as the impact of Covid-19… Read More »
Malta’s Airhub Airlines adds first A340-300
Airhub Airlines (GJM, Malta Int’l) has taken delivery of the first A340-300 of four units of the type it intends… Read More »
Lufthansa maps out path to recovery and profitability
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) aims to strengthen its balance sheet with a capital increase, it confirmed this week as it… Read More »