Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways raises charter capital – again
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) continues to increase its registered charter capital, announcing on April 29 a rise to VND16 trillion… Read More »
UK’s flybe. secures Heathrow slots
flybe. (BE, Exeter) is edging towards its relaunch under new ownership and a certificate issued to shell company Thyme Opco,… Read More »
Air Seychelles to be 100% Seychellois in Etihad deal
Seychelles will take full ownership of its flag carrier, having reached an agreement with Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l)… Read More »
SAA exits bankruptcy protection with equity deal in sight
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has exited bankruptcy protection with its administrators declaring it “both solvent and liquid”… Read More »
Transat AT secures C$700mn in Canadian gov’t funding
Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) parent Transat AT will borrow up to CAD700 million Canadian dollars (USD570 million) from the… Read More »
Canada’s West Wind, Transwest Air complete merger
West Wind Aviation (WEW, Saskatoon) and Transwest Air (4T, Prince Albert) have announced their rebranding as Rise Air (4T, Saskatoon),… Read More »
Ryanair to open Riga, Latvia base in 4Q21
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) will base two aircraft in Riga from October 2021, resulting in 16 new international routes across… Read More »
Unions hold off final liquidation of South African Express
The final liquidation of South African Express (EXY, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has been postponed for another three months on the… Read More »
JetSMART Peru starts certification drive
JetSMART Peru (Lima Int’l) has formally applied for an Operating Licence (OL) and Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in Peru to… Read More »
Air Austral’s A220s delayed pending financial guarantees
The delivery of Air Austral’s first two A220-300s has been postponed pending the finalisation of financial guarantees, the airline says…. Read More »
Eurowings eyes more bases outside DACH countries
Gearing up for pan-European expansion, Eurowings (EW, Düsseldorf Int’l) is in talks with numerous airports and local authorities over plans… Read More »
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West orders five 777 freighters
Silk Way West Airlines (7L, Baku) has placed an order for five B777-200Fs from Boeing with deliveries scheduled between 2023… Read More »
Undisclosed customer orders 30 E195-E2s
Embraer (EMB, Sao Jose dos Campos) says it has secured an order for thirty E195-E2s from an undisclosed customer. The… Read More »
Nigeria’s Chanchangi Airlines eyes relaunch, granted new ATL
Chanchangi Airlines (NCH, Kaduna Int’l) appears to be making another attempt to return to commercial operations, having been re-issued with… Read More »
India’s Vistara plans to launch US ops in late 3Q21
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) has applied for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) and an exemption to launch commercial services… Read More »
Shareholders of Mexico’s Interjet approve bankruptcy
Shareholders in Interjet (AIJ, Toluca) have reached an agreement for the company to enter commercial bankruptcy under Mexican law with… Read More »
Pakistan gov’t greenlights radical restructuring at PIA
The Cabinet of Pakistan has tentatively approved a restructuring plan for PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l)… Read More »
Togo’s ASKY Airlines holds out for financial assistance
West Africa’s ASKY Airlines (KP, Lomé) is still holding out for financial injections from lenders and shareholders but remains confident… Read More »
Mexico’s Mas Air to add two A330-200(P2F)s
Mas Air (M7, México City Int’l) has announced it signed an agreement with Altavair to dry-lease two P2F-converted A330-200s with… Read More »
Colorado’s Global SuperTanker Services ceases operations
Global SuperTanker Services (GST, Colorado Springs) has ceased operating of the world’s only firefighting B747-400(BCF), which is also the company’s… Read More »
Kenya Airways, Skyports team up for drone ops development
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) and UK-based advanced air mobility (AAM) company Skyports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding… Read More »
Founder of South Korea’s Eastar Jet arrested
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) founder Lee Sang-jik has been arrested on charges of embezzlement and breach of trust, after… Read More »