India’s Trujet to buy 54 A220s, 54 E2s, says new investor
Barely a week after the New York-based investment firm Interups bought a 49% stake in TruJet (2T, Hyderabad Int’l), the… Read More »
Polokwane, South Africa loses scheduled ops after downgrade
Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has been forced to suspend flights to Polokwane in northern Limpopo Province with… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways warned about overselling tickets
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has ordered Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) not to exceed the number of tickets it… Read More »
IMF asks Kenya to limit support to SOEs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Kenya’s National Treasury to limit its support to struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such… Read More »
Israel’s El Al plans $105mn share issue before mid-3Q21
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) plans to raise at least USD105 million in an offering of… Read More »
Lessor orders India’s SpiceJet to ground three B737s
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE Capital) has served SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) with a notice immediately requiring three of its B737s… Read More »
ASL Aviation Holdings agrees $125mn debt facility
ASL Aviation Holdings has closed an agreement making USD125 million available to the group to be drawn down as the… Read More »
Korean Air, Asiana LCCs to be merged, HQ to be decided
Air Busan (BX, Busan), Air Seoul (RS, Seoul Incheon), and Jin Air (LJ, Jeju) will be integrated into a single… Read More »
Allegiant to open Austin, TX base in 4Q21
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas McCarran) will invest USD75 million to open a new base at the South Terminal of… Read More »
Cabo Verde Airlines to be privatised – IMF
The Cabo Verde government remains committed to completing the privatisation of Cabo Verde Airlines (VR, Sal Amilcar Cabral Int’l) by… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet ready to open bids for stake sale – CEO
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) plans to open bidding for the sale of a majority stake in the airline by… Read More »
All but Virgin Australia gear up for Trans-Tasman bubble
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith), Jetstar Airways, and Air New Zealand are gearing up to resume flights between Australia and… Read More »
Podgorica rebrands ToMontenegro as Air Montenegro
The Montenegrin government has confirmed the official name for its ToMontenegro (Podgorica) project will be Air Montenegro (Podgorica). The Ministry… Read More »
Eritrea reopens to limited int’l pax traffic
Eritrea will allow the limited resumption of commercial international flights from Asmara in mid-April, according to an announcement by the… Read More »
Japan Airlines retires all PW4000-powered 777s
JAL – Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) has joined ANA – All Nippon Airways in retiring its fleet of PW4000-powered… Read More »
Nigeria’s Ibom Air to add A220s for int’l growth
Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) will shortly add its first A220-300s ahead of plans to expand into the regional West African… Read More »
EC backs Air France-KLM aid, Paris to hold biggest stake
As anticipated, the European Commission has approved a second bailout of Air France-KLM, involving EUR4 billion euros (USD4.75 billion) in… Read More »
Chilean carriers nix int’l flights as borders close
LATAM Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Int’l) has suspended most of its international commercial flights to and from Chile in… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet lays off another 415 pilots
The Airline Pilots Association of Canada has strongly criticised Ottawa for procrastinating in responding to the COVID-19 crisis in Canadian… Read More »
Australia’s Alliance Air launches E190 commercial ops
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane Int’l) on April 10 launches commercial service with its recently acquired ERJ 190-100AR fleet based out… Read More »
AMCON plans to operate Arik, NG Eagle side-by-side
The state-owned Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) intends to retain Arik Air (W3, Lagos) alongside its new start-up NG… Read More »
Alitalia running out of time and money – reports
Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) paid its 10,500 employees only half of their March salaries as it runs short of cash… Read More »
Romania’s Blue Air plans Bucharest bond, London IPO
Blue Air (Romania) (0B, Bucharest Otopeni) is planning a bond issue on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in October 2022, after… Read More »
Georgia threatens Delta Air Lines tax break amid voter row
Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives voted late on March 31 to deny a tax break to Delta Air… Read More »
American Airlines restarts $205mn projects at Dallas hub
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) will resume USD205 million worth of mothballed projects at Dallas/Fort Worth after a faster-than-anticipated upswing… Read More »
flydubai to restart B737 MAX ops in early 2Q21
flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int’l) has announced it will resume scheduled B737 MAX operations on April 8, 2021. Initially, the Emirati… Read More »