Ireland’s Hibernian Airlines opens Maastricht base
Hibernian Airlines (HG, Dublin Int’l) is to station two CRJ1000s in Maastricht, The Netherlands, as part of a new commercial… Read More »
France’s La Compagnie secures state, shareholder financing
La Compagnie (B0, Paris Orly) has announced it has secured an additional EUR10 million euro (US12.1 million) in state-backed loans,… Read More »
Ireland’s Emerald Airlines near Aer Lingus Regional deal
Start-up Emerald Airlines (Ireland) is on the verge of signing a contract to operate the Aer Lingus Regional service from… Read More »
EC backs Alitalia aid, Rome mulls further €100mn injection
On the same day that the European Commission approved another EUR12.84 million euros (USD15.5 million) in Italian state aid for… Read More »
Supplier dispute threatens Boeing’s VC-25B deliveries
An ongoing legal dispute with a key cabin interior supplier is threatening the completion of two new VIP B747-8s for… Read More »
Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways outlines launch plans
Green Africa Airways (Q9, Lagos) has revealed its domestic network ahead of entry into service from Lagos, pending the finalisation… Read More »
Nepal extends international flight ban
Nepal has extended its ban on most international flights until midnight on May 31, 2021, to prevent the spread of… Read More »
Taiwan fines China Airlines, quarantines pilots
China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) has been fined TWD1 million Taiwan new dollars (USD35,600) by Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (TWCAA)… Read More »
TAP Portugal applies for liquidation of its groundhandler
TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) has filed an application in the Commercial Courts of Lisbon for the liquidation of its… Read More »
Nauru Airlines puts a B737 freighter up for sale
Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru) has put one of its two B737-300(F)s up for sale with July 15, 2021, set as… Read More »
India’s Vistara to make Far East Asian debut in late 2Q21
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) has announced it will launch scheduled services between Delhi Int’l and Tokyo Haneda on June 16,… Read More »
Cathay Pacific raises $650mn in US dollar bond issue
As it had pointed to in a preliminary term sheet last week, Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has sold… Read More »
IAG boosts liquidity amid “uncertainty” with €825mn bond
IAG International Airlines Group will raise EUR825 million euros (USD1 billion) from a senior unsecured bond, convertible into shares, a… Read More »
Iberia to debut domestic Portuguese charters
Faced with a drop-off in long-haul demand due to the COVID-19 crisis, Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas) has set its sights… Read More »
Tel Aviv Ben Gurion, Israel reopens after rocket fire
Israel’s Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport has re-opened to traffic with a number of flights taking off on Wednesday morning…. Read More »
New Mexico’s Taos Air to resume flights
Taos Air (Taos) has announced it will resume flights between Taos, a town in northern New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo… Read More »
Kenya Airways calls for loan term extensions
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is in talks with its lenders to extend moratoria on the repayment of its… Read More »
Budapest partners Zhengzhou to bolster China-EU cargo growth
Budapest Airport Ltd., the operator of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, has signed an expanded cooperation agreement with the Henan… Read More »
Croatia Airlines hires post-Covid strategy consultants
Croatia Airlines (OU, Zagreb) has hired Boston Consulting Group to develop and implement a strategy for the post-Covid market environment,… Read More »
Australian regulator launches capacity dumping inquest
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is being dragged into a continuing war of words between Rex – Regional… Read More »
Finnair announces new €400mn bond
Finnair (AY, Helsinki Vantaa) has issued a senior unsecured bond of EUR400 million euros (USD486 million), it announced in a… Read More »
Kenya bans flights from Somalia in new diplomatic row
Kenya has banned all commercial and cargo flights to and from Somalia until August, despite the two countries agreeing to… Read More »
Korean Air enters urban air mobility race
According to news reports from Seoul, Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has appointed an internal task force to drive its… Read More »
IndiGo parent InterGlobe approves $409mn fund raise
As a surge of coronavirus infections again disrupts travel across India, the country’s airlines are under renewed pressure to raise… Read More »
South Africa’s Airlink eyes St Helena return in late 3Q21
Regional airline Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) may resume flights to St. Helena, a remote British Overseas Territory… Read More »
Air Sénégal targets US debut from late 3Q21
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) has announced a new year-round service from September 2, 2021, between Dakar Blaise… Read More »