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 »
Alaska’s Servant Air loses interstate certification again
For the second time in as many years, the United States Department of Transport (DoT) has revoked Alaska’s Servant Air… Read More »
Malawi Airlines to resume full operations after bail-out
Malawi Airlines (3W, Lilongwe) has announced the resumption of full network operations effective mid-June 2021 after its shareholders – the… Read More »
Philippine Airlines seeking to raise $500mn – report
As speculation intensifies that PAL Holdings may be about to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States,… Read More »
Wizz Air challenges Romanian state aid to Tarom, Blue Air
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has filed a complaint at the General Court of the European Union against the European Commission… Read More »
Mexico’s Mas Air to lease A330-300(P2F)s
Mas Air (M7, México City Int’l) is set to diversify its fleet further, having signed a commitment for two A330-300(P2F)s… Read More »
AirAsia X makes staff cuts, eyes late 3Q21 resumption
As it posted a ballooning loss for the first quarter of 2021 on May 20, AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur… Read More »
Iberojet Portugal takes first A330-900
Iberojet Portugal, formerly known as Orbest (Portugal) (6O, Lisbon), began the commercial operation of its first A330-900 on May 23,… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia considers halving fleet
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) is contemplating a significant fleet reduction as a cornerstone of its post-COVID restructuring strategy, which… Read More »
Norwegian raises new capital in “oversubscribed” measures
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) expects to exit its restructuring process this week once it completes the raising of NOK6 billion… Read More »
US supersonic jet project Aerion closes shop
Boeing-backed supersonic aircraft manufacturer Aerion (Reno/Tahoe) has ceased operations after failing to secure new capital in the current economic environment,… Read More »