Aeroflot takes first A321neo, secures $320mn loan
Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) took delivery of its first A321-200NX on May 26, 2021, and inducted it into service on… Read More »
Singapore’s Scoot takes first A321neo
Scoot (TR, Singapore Changi) took delivery of its first two of its largest narrowbodies to date, the A321-200Ns, on May… Read More »
Haji-Ioannou continues easyJet divestment drive
The family of easyJet (U2, London Luton) founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou continues to divest from the budget carrier, having sold another… Read More »
Boeing temporarily halts 787 deliveries of
Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) has temporarily halted deliveries of its B787 Dreamliners just two months after restarting them as the… Read More »
Turkish Airlines resumes B737 MAX 9 operations
Six weeks after it reactivated its B737-8s, Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) has now also resumed B737-9 operations, ch-aviation research… Read More »
Cabo Verde Airlines confirms late 2Q21 return
Cabo Verde Airlines (VR, Sal Amilcar Cabral Int’l) will restart commercial flights on June 18, 2021, more than 14 months… Read More »
Russia consents to EU carriers bypassing Belarus airspace
After a brief aeropolitical standoff that led to the cancellation of three flights to Moscow last week, authorities in Russia… Read More »
Court defers Thai Airways restructuring hearing
The Thai Central Bankruptcy Court has deferred the final hearing, and consequently a ruling, concerning Thai Airways International’s proposed restructuring… Read More »
Idaho’s Empire Airlines adds ATR72-600F, to retire ATR42s
Empire Airlines (EM, Coeur d’Alene) took delivery of its first new-build ATR72-600F under a CMI agreement with FedEx and expects… Read More »
Smartwings appeals for CSA Czech Airlines restructuring
Smartwings (Czechia) (QS, Prague Václav Havel) has filed a petition with the Municipal Court in Prague (Městský soud v Praze)… Read More »
Livestock, underwear firms bid for Korea’s Eastar Jet
Ssang Bang Wool, a textile firm best known for its underwear, the livestock and animal feed specialist Harim Group, and… Read More »
US to suspend bilateral air services agreement with Belarus
The United States intends to suspend its 2019 bilateral air services agreement with Belarus, dealing another blow to the country’s… Read More »
Italy’s Neos begins B737 MAX operations
Neos (NO, Milan Malpensa) began B737-8 operations on May 29, 2021, two months after taking delivery of its first two… Read More »
Hawaiian ends ‘Ohana EAS turboprop service
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) will sell its fleet of eight Avions de Transport Régional aircraft after deciding not to restart… Read More »
Austrian Airlines ends Q400 operations
Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) ended its six-year in-house operation of DHC-8-Q400 turboprops on May 31, with the last return flight… Read More »
New aviation policy may open up Ethiopia
A new national civil aviation policy being drafted in Ethiopia may open up opportunities to the country’s fledgling private-sector aviation… Read More »
Sale of Ireland’s Stobart Air in doubt over financing
Doubt has been cast on the planned sale of Aer Lingus Regional operator Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int’l) to Ettyl… Read More »
Outcry over Senegal’s new presidential ACJ320neo
The delivery in July of a new presidential jet to Senegal has sparked a public outcry, with opposition parties and… Read More »
EU-Italy deal on Alitalia successor within reach
Italy’s plan to replace its perennially loss-making flag carrier Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) with a successor, provisionally named ITA –… Read More »
Ryanair reopens base at Treviso after Covid delay
Delayed for two months due to COVID-19 restrictions, Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) next month reopens its base at Venice Treviso following the airport’s scheduled reopening… Read More »
Sri Lanka reopens for inbound flights
Sri Lanka will re-open its international airports on June 1, 2021, subject to certain restrictions, according to an announcement by… Read More »
Aeroméxico takes first B737-9
Aeroméxico (AM, México City Int’l) took delivery of its first B737-9 ahead of the type’s planned entry into service scheduled… Read More »
Diyarbakir, Turkey temporary closed after drone attack
Diyarbakir, the largest airport in the Kurdish-majority region of Turkey, has been closed for repairs until June 24, 2021, following… Read More »
Greece’s Lumiwings adds first B737-700
Lumiwings (LWI, Forli) took delivery of its maiden B737NG narrowbody, specifically a B737-700, on May 27, 2021. SX-LWC (msn 30659),… Read More »
Croatia’s ETF Airways receives AOC, takes first B737-800
ETF Airways (EZZ, Zagreb) received its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency (CCAA) on May 28,… Read More »
Nigeria’s Ibom Air to add ex-Air Sinai A220s
The fate of two A220-300s once operated by EgyptAir’s purpose-built subsidiary for Tel Aviv Ben Gurion flights, Air Sinai (4D,… Read More »