SilkAir ends own operations before Singapore Airlines merger
SilkAir (MI, Singapore Changi) ended its independent operations on May 6, 2021, and therefore completed the operational merger with its… Read More »
Canada’s Flair Airlines takes delivery of first B737 MAX 8
Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) took delivery of its first B737-8 on May 26, 2021, with C-FLEJ (msn 64941) having been… Read More »
Guyana rules out state carrier for now
The Guyanese government has ruled out the establishment, at this stage, of a state-owned national carrier and instead wants more… Read More »
Qatar Airways snubs the B737 MAX, A321(XLR), and A380
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) has no plans to take the B737-8s which it ordered for its now quasi-defunct… Read More »
FAA probes Envoy Air over safety concerns
Envoy Air (MQ, Dallas/Fort Worth) – which provides regional services for American Airlines, under the American Eagle brand – says… Read More »
SAS secures $361mn credit line from Sweden, Denmark
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) has secured further support from the governments of Sweden and Denmark, its two biggest… Read More »
EASA recommends avoiding Belarus as Russia bans detours
The aeropolitical dispute following the May 23 forced diversion of a Ryanair flight by authorities in Minsk has reached new… Read More »
Former PIA executives charged for corruption
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency has filed charges against three former executives of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam… Read More »
Italian watchdog fines Ryanair, easyJet, Volotea €8.4mn
The Italian competition watchdog (L’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – AGCM) has imposed fines totalling EUR8.4 million euros… Read More »
UK’s Eastern Airways adds first E190
Eastern Airways (T3, Humberside) registered its first E190, its largest aircraft type yet, on May 14, 2021. G-CLSN (msn 19000130)… Read More »
India’s Go First mulls suit against Go Holdings over brands
Go First (G8, Mumbai Int’l) may pursue legal proceedings against Jeh Wadia, the airline’s former managing director who stepped down… Read More »
British Virgin Islands court unfreezes PIA offshore assets
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has won a case at the High Court of Justice in… Read More »
Spirit Airlines wins review of FAA Newark slot decision
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has granted a petition that Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort… Read More »
Aerotranscargo NL declared bankrupt before lift-off
Aerotranscargo NL (Amsterdam Schiphol), which only announced its launch in February and was due to start flights this summer, has… Read More »
Norwegian exits restructuring, Swedish unit seeks bankruptcy
On schedule, Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) emerged on May 26 from its six-month restructuring process under bankruptcy protection, with less… Read More »
FAA downgrades Mexico to Category 2
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded Mexico’s safety rating from Category 1 to Category 2, following an audit… Read More »
United, American complete B737 MAX repairs
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) and American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) have completed repairs on B737 MAX aircraft grounded over… Read More »
Italy’s Blue Panorama secures Čedok charter contract
Blue Panorama Airlines (BV, Rome Fiumicino), which is in the process of rebranding as Luke Air, will base an A330-200… Read More »
Air France closes two B777F sale/lease-backs
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) has sold and leased back two B777-200Fs from Apollo Global Management and Merx Aviation Finance,… Read More »
Royal Eswatini plans regional schedules from 4Q21
State-owned Royal Eswatini National Airways (Manzini King Mswati III Int’l) (RENAC) plans to launch regional scheduled commercial operations by November… Read More »
Etihad Airways gears up for A350-1000 debut
In a sign the carrier may be planning to at last deploy the type into commercial service, Etihad Airways (EY,… Read More »
Court ruling allows SAA to proceed with planned 3Q21 restart
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) says it is proceeding with its July/August launch plans after a labour court… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet wins reprieve from lessor in $25.6mn case
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) and Irish lessor Goshawk have been urged to mutually mediate by a UK court, as the… Read More »
DHL to turn UK unit into long-haul arm, targets Austrian AOC
DHL Express has announced it will transform its European airline operations with the United Kingdom’s DHL Air (D0, East Midlands)… Read More »
Brazil’s Azul explores acquisitions as LATAM p’ship ends
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, Sao Paulo Viracopos) is looking for acquisition and partnership opportunities after LATAM Airlines Brasil (JJ,… Read More »
Indonesia’s Super Air Jet gets Lion Air funds – report
Lion Air Group appears to have injected a total of IDR968 billion rupiah (USD67.5 million) into both Indonesian low-cost start-up… Read More »