Korea’s Eastar Jet to file for receivership
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) plans to file for court receivership by the end of January in a last-ditch effort… Read More »
Atlas Air orders four more B747-8 freighters
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced an incremental order for four B747-8(F)s, which are due to deliver by the end… Read More »
SkyWest takes over Mason City/Fort Dodge EAS routes
SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) branded as United Express, replaces Air Choice One (3E, St. Louis Lambert Int’l) as… Read More »
Ryanair to start MAX operations on UK routes
Ryanair Holdings is looking to deploy its forthcoming B737-8-200s to the United Kingdom in the first stage, the Chief Executive… Read More »
Icelandair mulls replacing B757s with A321neo(LR)s
Icelandair (FI, Reykjavik Keflavik) is considering several scenarios as it searches for a long-term solution to replace its ageing B757… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 suspends flight operations through late 1Q21
Jet2 (LS, Leeds/Bradford) has suspended all flights through to the end of the current winter season, citing the ongoing uncertainty… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet cuts staff, blames new testing requirements
WestJet (WS, Calgary) has announced it will further prune its network to about 80% of last year’s level, including a… Read More »
Qatar Airways resumes use of Saudi, UAE, Bahrain airspace
Following the lifting of a three-and-a-half-year-old embargo against Qatar, Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) has outlined plans to resume… Read More »
Jordan Aviation targets US flights
Jordan Aviation (R5, Amman Queen Alia) has applied for exemption authority and a foreign air carrier permit (FACP) to begin… Read More »
UK’s RVL Aviation adds first Saab 340 freighte
RVL Aviation (REV, East Midlands) has acquired its largest aircraft thus far and its first dedicated freighter, namely a S340B(F)…. Read More »
US multinational Dow Chemical adds first CRJ900
Dow Chemical (Baton Rouge) has taken delivery of its first CRJ900ER, one of the last of the type to roll… Read More »
Norway’s Sundt Air takes first Grand Caravan seaplane
Sundt Air (MDT, Oslo Gardermoen) took delivery of its first Cessna (single turboprop) C208EX Grand Caravan amphibian earlier this month,… Read More »
Mokulele Airlines takes over EAS service from Hawaiian
Mokulele Airlines (MHO, Kona) on January 13 takes over from Ohana by Hawaiian in operating the Essential Air Service (EAS)… Read More »
Indonesia’s TransNusa set to acquire ARJ21s
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) and TransNusa (8B, Kupang) have entered into a firm order agreement with COMAC… Read More »
Court demands clarity from DGCA over Jet Airways slots
India’s National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has postponed to January 12 a hearing on whether to approve the acquisition of… Read More »
Romania’s Animawings launches individual ticket sales
Animawings (AWG, Bucharest Otopeni) has launched individual ticket sales for flights out of Bucharest Otopeni and other Romanian airports that have been hitherto operated… Read More »
UK’s Titan Airways takes delivery of maiden A321 freighter
Titan Airways (ZT, London Stansted) took delivery of its first A321-200F dedicated freighter, on dry lease from BBAM, becoming the… Read More »
DGCA approves ETOPS for 29 IndiGo A320neo, A321neo
The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved extended-range twin-engine operations certification to twenty-nine A320-200neo and A321-200neo aircraft… Read More »
Air Taxi India names first three UDAN routes
Having secured its Air Operators Permit (AOP) in December, Air Taxi (India) (Delhi Int’l) has revealed the first three of… Read More »
easyJet reveals new $1.87bn five-year UK-guaranteed loan
easyJet (U2, London Luton) announced on January 11 “the continued strengthening of its liquidity position” with the signing of a… Read More »
Shareholders approve TUI Group recapitalisation, bailout
TUI Group shareholders almost unanimously approved three resolutions relating to the recapitalisation and state bailout of the group during an… Read More »
Qantas to resume int’l flights in 3Q21
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) is expected to deploy its B787-9 and A330-300 fleet to restart international commercial services in… Read More »
Turkmenistan Airlines to order two A330 P2F freighters
Turkmenistan Airlines (T5, Ashgabat) is set to order two P2F-converted A330-200s from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) after President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines to wrap up debt restructuring in late 1Q21
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) parent Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) expects to complete its protracted debt restructuring process by… Read More »
Aid enables US carriers to start recalling staff – for now
Major airlines in the United States have said they are better prepared to face a year ahead that could be… Read More »
Tata Sons may merge AirAsia India and Vistara – report
A merger between AirAsia India (I5, Bangalore Int’l) and Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) is one of the options their conglomerate… Read More »