FedEx Express to retire all MD-10 freighters by YE22
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) is planning to retire all of its remaining MD-10 dedicated freighters by the end of… Read More »
KLM suspends longhaul flights to curb COVID-19
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) will suspend 270 weekly long-haul flights and some European routes to the Netherlands… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines parent wins court backing on restructuring
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) parent Malaysia Aviation Group has obtained court approval in the United Kingdom to proceed… Read More »
American Airlines receives another $3.1bn in payroll support
American Airlines Group has secured at least USD3.09 billion from the US Treasury as part of the government’s Payroll Support… Read More »
Norwegian wins gov’t backing for plan – with conditions
Norway’s government has announced that it supports Norwegian’s new rescue plan to avoid bankruptcy, a change from its position adopted… Read More »
Bulgaria Air parent to issue $9.3mn bond; announces Dubai
Bulgarian Airways Group, the owner of flag carrier Bulgaria Air (FB, Sofia), announced in a stock exchange filing on January… Read More »
FedEx announces 6,300 lay-offs, dual-hub in Europe
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) plans to lay-off up to 6,300 employees in Europe as it nears the completion of… Read More »
FAA confirms slot waiver extension over LCC objections
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed its tentative proposal to extend a slot usage waiver at seven airports across… Read More »
Thai Airways pockets $90mn from sale of fuel supplier stake
Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has announced in a stock market filing that it sold a 15.5% stake in… Read More »
Transport Canada lifts MAX ban, mandates extra changes
Transport Canada has issued an Airworthiness Directive ungrounding the B737-8 but subject to design and software changes that go beyond… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet to add B777 freighters in 2023
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) says it has raised CAD350.2 million Canadian dollars (USD275 million) through the sale of 1.64… Read More »
Israel’s El Al to resume domestic flights
After a seven-year hiatus, El Al Israel Airlines has announced it will temporarily resume flights between Tel Aviv Ben Gurion… Read More »
IAG finalises Air Europa purchase for €500mn
IAG International Airlines Group and Globalia have finalised the sale of Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) to Iberia (IB,… Read More »
Sudan bans traffic over Qadarif border region with Ethiopia
The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority has banned all civilian air traffic from using the airspace over the Al Qadarif border… Read More »
Turkmenistan Airlines finalises A330 P2F freighter purchase
Turkmenistan Airlines (T5, Ashgabat) has signed a firm order agreement with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for the purchase of two… Read More »
Florida’s GLOBALX hosts delivery for first A320, eyes A330s
Charter and cargo start-up Global Crossing Airlines Group, operating as GLOBALX (Miami Int’l), hosted a delivery ceremony for its first… Read More »
Israel’s Sun D’Or terminates Saturday flights
El Al Israel Airlines unit Sun d’Or International Airlines (2U, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has joined its parent in a… Read More »
Thai AirAsia mulls over capital raising options
Thai AirAsia (FD, Bangkok Don Mueang) is contemplating various options to raise capital, including through a new share issuance and… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet hopes to resume MAX flights by end-1Q21
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is hoping to recertify its B737-8 aircraft and resume the type’s operations by the end of… Read More »
Innsbruck, Austria to close for runway works in late 3Q21
Austria’s Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport will close from September 20 to October 18, 2021, to allow for a EUR18.8 million (USD20.2… Read More »
Canada’s Conair Aviation buys 11 Q400s for firefighting ops
Conair Aviation (FGD, Abbotsford) has bought eleven DHC-8-Q400s from Hamburger EmissionsHaus, in a transaction facilitated by Skyworld Aviation. The airline… Read More »
AirKenya receives first Dash 8-200
Safari operator AirKenya (P2, Nairobi Wilson) has taken delivery of one DHC-8-200 (msn 516) on lease from Elix Aviation Capital…. Read More »
COCO Bahama Seaplanes targets mid-1Q21 launch
Kamalame Cay, a high-end private island resort off the central coast of Andros Island, has unveiled plans to launch its… Read More »
Utah’s SkyWest Airlines secures extra $233mn payroll support
SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) has secured an additional USD233 million from the US federal government under the Payroll… Read More »
Norwegian warns it lacks working capital; lessor wound up
The High Court of Ireland has wound up one of the five Irish-registered subsidiaries of Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) given… Read More »
Lessor seizes PIA B777 in Malaysia over $14mn dispute
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) will attempt to settle via diplomatic channels a dispute involving two… Read More »