Costa Rica returns to FAA Category 1 status
Costa Rica’s international aviation safety ranking has been upgraded to Category 1 status, the highest possible ranking, by the US… Read More »
Emirates targets 1Q24 for B777X deliveries, mulls B787 swap
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) does not expect to take delivery of its first B777-9 earlier than the first quarter of… Read More »
Bahrain Defense Force doubles its ARJ-100 fleet
The Bahrain Defence Force (BFW, Bahrain Int’l) has bought a second ARJ-100 via a transaction facilitated by Skyworld Aviation. SE-DSZ… Read More »
Pretoria short-lists three equity partners for SAA
The South African government has short-listed three potential strategic equity partners (SEPs) for its bankrupt flag carrier and will make… Read More »
Air Senegal plans US debut in late 3Q21
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) plans to launch services from Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l to the United States… Read More »
Wizz Air to open seasonal Burgas, Bulgaria base in 2Q21
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will open a new seasonal summer base in Burgas, Bulgaria and will start seven new routes… Read More »
France’s CMA CGM formally axes Groupe Dubreuil equity plans
French global shipping specialist CMA CGM has formally abandoned plans to acquire a 30% stake in Groupe Dubreuil following the… Read More »
Ottawa okays Air Canada/Air Transat merger
The Canadian government has approved Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Air Transat from Montreal-based tour operator Transat despite objections that… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 raises $584mn via share issuance
UK leisure specialist Jet2 plc says it has raised GBP422 million pounds (USD584.2 million) via a new share issuance to… Read More »
US House Committee approves third airline bailout package
The US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee has approved a third payroll support package to the aviation industry, which… Read More »
Former executives of India’s Jet Airways plan new start-up
Former executives of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) are planning to launch a new Indian low-cost carrier before the end… Read More »
IndiGo parent InterGlobe settles case with SEBI
InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of low-cost airline IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l), has paid INR21 million rupees (USD289,701) to the… Read More »
Florida’s Spirit Airlines accelerates A320neo deliveries
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) announced in its annual results for 2020 that it has accelerated deliveries of six… Read More »
Ethiopian in MAX volte-face ahead of “amicable” settlement
In a major volte-face that signals an image-shifting re-endorsement of Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines this week said it would resume B737-8… Read More »
Kenya Airways receives $91mn in COVID state aid
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is to receive KES10 billion Kenyan shillings (USD91.3 million) in COVID-19 state aid less… Read More »
United Nigeria Airlines secures AOC, launches
United Nigeria Airlines (NUA, Enugu) commenced operations from Lagos on February 12 after completing its certification drive at the beginning… Read More »
French gov’t, Ryanair quarrel over Air France’s slots
After Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) reiterated its opposition to any further state aid to Air France (AF, Paris CDG), French… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet confirms addition of B777-300 freighters
Having raised CAD350,156,500 Canadian dollars (USD275.9 million) through a share offering with the aim of funding an expansion of its… Read More »
Houthi drone strike damages Saudi A320
An A320-200 operated by Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier flyadeal (F3, Jeddah) was damaged in a drone attack conducted by Yemen’s… Read More »
Cathay Pacific secures most Cathay Dragon mainland rights
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has awarded Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) traffic rights to 15 routes… Read More »
Namibia confirms liquidation of flag carrier
The Namibian government has confirmed it has decided to liquidate Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) as it can no longer… Read More »
Etihad’s focus on smaller aircraft puts fleet plans in limbo
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) will focus on rebuilding its operations as a medium-size carrier with smaller twin-aisle B787s… Read More »
United to invest in eVTOL start-up, eyes 200-unit order
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has announced an agreement with California’s Archer Aviation, a start-up developing electric vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL)… Read More »
US sanctions Mahan Air’s Chinese cargo GSA
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added Shanghai Saint Logistics Limited to… Read More »
Air Canada temporarily cuts staff and int’l routes
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) will temporarily lay off 1,500 employees and an unspecified number of executives as it cuts… Read More »
Plan at India’s SpiceJet to hive off cargo arm criticised
Banks that have extended loans to cash-strapped SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) have warned the carrier against any moves to separate… Read More »