Barbados AG flags LIAT transparency concerns
The Barbados Auditor General has questioned the government’s continued lack of full disclosure about its investment in regional airline LIAT… Read More »
Around 67,400 HNA creditors seek claims of $188bn – report
Around 67,400 creditors are seeking a total of CNY1.2 trillion yuan (USD188 billion) in claims from HNA Group, an anonymous… Read More »
Sweden’s BRA to relaunch international flights in 3Q21
BRA – Braathens Regional Airlines (TF, Stockholm Bromma) has announced it will relaunch scheduled international flights towards the end of… Read More »
Aruba Airlines takes delivery of first A321
Aruba Airlines (AG, Aruba) has taken delivery of its first A321-200, P4-AAI (msn 2919), in the first indication that it… Read More »
No legacy slots for India’s Jet Airways – ministry
The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has reaffirmed earlier statements and told the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in… Read More »
Japan’s Air Do, Solaseed Air confirm merger plans
Air Do (HD, Sapporo Chitose) and Solaseed Air (6J, Miyazaki) have confirmed earlier reports that they will merge in the… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr takes delivery of first B737, outlines plans
Flyr (Oslo Gardermoen), Norway’s newest low-cost carrier, has outlined its initial network plans with its maiden commercial flight scheduled for… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways details US, Canada route plans
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) submitted an application for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) and an exemption to begin its… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia to halt debt payments, delays sukuk outlays
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) will attempt to suspend debt repayments in order to try to avoid bankruptcy, the country’s… Read More »
EU formalises bloc-wide ban on Belarusian carriers
The Council of the European Union has adopted a regulation banning all Belarus-flagged carriers and aircraft from conducting operations to… Read More »
Fox Aircraft to serve relocated Alaskan village
Alaskan air taxi operator Fox Aircraft may go ahead with plans to provide a scheduled charter service to Mertarvik, a… Read More »
Ultimate Jetcharters cancels seasonal Gulf Shores service
Ultimate Jetcharters (UE, Akron/Canton) has cancelled seasonal air charter services this summer to Gulf Shores, Alabama, that were to have… Read More »
India’s Vistara plans 70 aircraft by 2023, wins DOT approval
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) aims to have 70 aircraft in its fleet by 2023 and has been exploring new avenues… Read More »
Australia’s Tasman Cargo Airlines debuts Asian ops
Tasman Cargo Airlines (HJ, Sydney Kingsford Smith), which operates cargo services on behalf of DHL Express, has entered the Australia-Asia… Read More »
Portugal, Ryanair draw battle lines over TAP
Portugal and Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) have drawn battle lines after the Irish budget carrier won its challenge in the… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo orders one Boeing 777-200LRF
Lufthansa Cargo (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has ordered one incremental B777-200F with delivery scheduled for later this year, when the carrier’s… Read More »
Australia’s Alliance Air refinances debt for E190 expansion
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane Int’l) has refinanced its debt facilities, due to expire in January 2022, allowing the airline access… Read More »
AirAsia X shareholders greenlight restructuring plan
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has received approval from its shareholders for its radical debt restructuring following an extraordinary general meeting… Read More »
Gov’t has in principle agreement with SAA strategic partn
The South African government has reached “an agreement in principle” with an as-yet-unnamed strategic equity partner for the relaunch of… Read More »
Qatar Airways in spat with Airbus over A350s
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) has refused to take deliveries of already-built A350-1000s over unspecified technical concerns, Qatar Airways… Read More »
United Airlines orders 15+35 Boom supersonic jets
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) is buying ultra-fast jets from Denver-based aerospace company Boom Technology (Denver Centennial) in a move… Read More »
AirAsia Group targets fundraising of up to $606mn in 2021
AirAsia Group plans to raise between MYR2 billion and MYR2.5 billion ringgit (USD485-606 million) in 2021 through a combination of… Read More »
SmartLynx Airlines Malta adds first widebody, an A330
SmartLynx Airlines Malta (LYX, Malta Int’l) took delivery of its first widebody aircraft, an A330-300, on May 31, 2021, Skyliner… Read More »
EU to formally sanction Belavia, officials
The European Union is likely to ramp up pressure on Belarus by formally banning state-owned carrier Belavia (B2, Minsk National)… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango due to get funding later this week
Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) may eventually receive financial relief with the South African Parliament later this week expected… Read More »
Canadian North, First Air consolidate ops under single AOC
Canadian North (5T, Yellowknife) has announced it will forthwith operate under a single Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC), representing a significant… Read More »