British Airways puts thousands of employees back on furlough
As British government travel restrictions remain firmly in place for all but a handful of “green” countries, British Airways (BA,… Read More »
Turkey’s SunExpress seeks permit for US charter/ACMI ops
SunExpress (XQ, Antalya) has applied for a US Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) and an exemption to begin charter and… Read More »
Airbus nears decision on A350 freighter
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) is reportedly in talks with over a dozen potential customers for the new A350-based dedicated freighter… Read More »
Boeing warns of delays, cost overruns on VC-25B programme
Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) has warned the United States Air Force about a likely delay of up to 12 months… Read More »
Grupo Aeroméxico hunts for new lender for rescue – report
Grupo Aeroméxico is in talks with potential lenders that could replace New York-based investment firm Apollo Global Management in its… Read More »
National acquires Global SuperTanker’s B747 firefighter
National Airlines (N8, Orlando Sanford) has acquired the world’s only B747 aerial firefighter and is currently in the process of… Read More »
Wizz Air enters UK domestic market
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) has announced it will enter the British domestic market on July 9, launching flights… Read More »
Air Zimbabwe gears up for fleet, network growth
Things are looking up for Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int’l) with the company set to exit business rescue on June… Read More »
Kyrgyzstan’s Sky KG Airlines adds first B747
Sky KG Airlines (KGK, Bishkek) has acquired a 27-year-old ex-Wamos Air (EB, Madrid Barajas) B747-400, its first of the type,… Read More »
Belavia sanctions are “toothless bite” says aviation chief
The civil aviation sector should not be politicised, Artyom Sikorsky, director of aviation at Belarus’ Ministry of Transport and Communications,… Read More »
Underwear maker vs. construction firm for Korea’s Eastar Jet
The only company left to take part in preliminary bidding for Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) is a consortium led… Read More »
United Airlines mulls new narrowbody order
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) is reportedly in discussions with Airbus and Boeing about a large order for narrowbody aircraft… Read More »
AirAsia to add first dedicated freighter in 3Q21
AirAsia Group has announced it would significantly expand its presence on the cargo market with the planned addition of its… Read More »
Singapore Airlines shifts five 787-10 orders to lessors
Singapore Airlines Group continues to adjust its B787 order book and has agreed to transfer to (an) undisclosed lessor(s) five… Read More »
Belgium’s Air Antwerp calls it quits, to be liquidated
Air Antwerp (WP, Antwerp) has thrown in the towel and will be liquidated as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More »
Ireland’s Stobart Air ceases ops, enters liquidation
Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int’l) has ceased trading as of Friday, June 11, 2021, after its sale to Ettyl Ltd…. Read More »
Ukraine Int’l Airlines defers Warsaw flights, blames Belarus
Ukraine International Airlines (PS, Kyiv Boryspil) has said it will not resume flights between Kyiv Boryspil and Warsaw Chopin on… Read More »
Canada’s Panorama Aviation to add two Beech 1900Ds
Panorama Aviation (PNO, Alma) has announced the addition of two Beech 1900Ds “in the coming months” as it seeks to… Read More »
Air Seychelles set to retrench 11 pilots
Air Seychelles (HM, Mahé) is to retrench 11 pilots, citing the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced flying, and… Read More »
NSW gov’t offers Qantas $38mn in incentives
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) was offered AUD50 million Australian dollars (USD38.7 million) over four years by the North South… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 defers relaunch to early 3Q21
British low-cost leisure carrier Jet2 (LS, Leeds/Bradford) has announced it is restarting flights on July 1, 2021, in spite of… Read More »
Pretoria announces new SAA strategic equity partner
Black-owned South African-based Takatso Consortium has been selected as the new 51% preferred strategic equity partner (SEP) of South African… Read More »
Russia’s UTair suggests debt-to-equity swap
UTair (UT, Khanty-Mansiysk), now in its third year of trying to restructure its RUB60 billion rubles (USD833 million) worth of… Read More »
Qatar Airways confirms issues with A350 fuselage surfaces
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) has confirmed that its A350 fleet has experienced a faster than expected deterioration of… Read More »
Malaysia’s M Jets secures AOC, preps for launch
M Jets International Sdn Bhd. secured its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) on… Read More »
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way East Airlines shuts down
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Group has closed and will liquidate its Silk Way East Airlines (Baku) unit, local news agencies reported… Read More »