Lenders push to sell RavnAir Group’s aircraft
A consortium of lenders led by BNP Paribas, collectively owed around USD90 million, is pushing to continue with the sale… Read More »
South Africa allows limited domestic flights from late 2Q20
South Africa is allowing domestic air travel for business purposes from June 1, but not all carriers are providing capacity… Read More »
Mitsubishi closes acquisition of Bombardier’s CRJ line
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has taken formal ownership of the CRJ Regional Jet line from Bombardier Aerospace (BBA, Montréal Trudeau)… Read More »
Draft South African Airways rescue plan proposes new airline
A draft business rescue plan for embattled national carrier South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) would see the government… Read More »
Air Kiribati resume flight ops after brief downtime
Air Kiribati (IK, Tarawa) has resumed flight operations following a 17-day suspension brought on by a lack of serviceable aircraft…. Read More »
Greek gov’t unveils €115mn in support for airline industry
The Greek government has announced a EUR115 million euro (USD127.65 million) aid package for the tourism-dependent country’s ailing aviation industry…. Read More »
Air Algérie converts an A330 into a makeshift freighter
Air Algérie (AH, Algiers) has announced that it has converted one of its eight A330-200s into a makeshift cargo carrier…. Read More »
India’s SpiceJet adds makeshift Q400 freighters
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has converted three of its thirty-two Dash 8-400s to makeshift freighters to respond to increased demand… Read More »
Thai AirAsia mulls merger with rival LCCs
Thai AirAsia (FD, Bangkok Don Mueang) has initiated talks with rival low-cost carriers about a potential merger given the havoc… Read More »
Cyprus Airways plots restart in late 2Q20
Cyprus Airways (CY, Larnaca) is planning to gradually resume services from Cyprus, initially focusing on serving destinations in Greece. The… Read More »
Southwest Airlines eyes restart of int’l routes in 3Q20
Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) is planning to restart its international flights to destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean… Read More »
Russia’s Pobeda to restart in late 2Q20
Pobeda (DP, Moscow Vnukovo) is planning to restart flights on 73 routes on June 1, 2020, after a two-month hiatus… Read More »
Bangladeshi carriers to resume domestic ops from late 2Q20
Private Bangladeshi carrier NovoAir (VQ, Dhaka) will resume scheduled domestic operations from June, after being largely grounded from late March… Read More »
EasyJet cutting routes, staff as flights resume
easyJet (U2, London Luton) will resume flights in mid-June, but will cut routes and a third of its staff as… Read More »
Saudi Arabia to resume scheduled domestic flights
Saudi Arabia is set to resume scheduled domestic passenger flights from Sunday, May 31, onwards following a 71-day moratorium on… Read More »
Blue Islands resumes Jersey-London flights
Blue Islands (SI, Jersey) resumed services between Jersey and London Gatwick on May 26, 2020, although travel to the Channel… Read More »
Delta may finish $3.5bn La Guardia rebuild “much sooner”
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) plans to finish a USD3.5 billion redevelopment at New York La Guardia Airport… Read More »
Air France retires all A380s
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) has announced that due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has resolved to… Read More »
Florida’s Miami Air Int’l goes into liquidation
Miami Air International (LL, Miami Int’l) is set to be liquidated after failing to secure the renewed investment needed to… Read More »
Avianca Holdings files for Chapter 11
Avianca Holdings says it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York on Sunday, May… Read More »
United to focus on B787s as widebody “workhorse”
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has firmed up options for seven B787s for delivery in 2021 as its looks to… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic to end Gatwick ops, retire B747s
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) will transfer all flights from London Gatwick to London Heathrow and retire all seven of… Read More »