Brussels backs state aid for Corsair International
Under its relaxed state aid rules tailored for the Covid-19 era, the European Commission has approved two French measures in… Read More »
French Air Force sells both A340-200s
The French Air Force (Armée de l’Air (CTM, Paris Villacoublay-Velizy)) has put its two A340-200s up for sale with viewings… Read More »
Thai Airways puts more aircraft up for sale including A380s
Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has added a further eight aircraft – two A380-800s and six B777-200(ER)s – to the list of units… Read More »
Canadian North to add B737NGs for Greenland routes
Canadian North (5T, Yellowknife) will acquire two B737-700s next year as part of plans to launch new regular flights to… Read More »
Dutch court dismisses Corendon claim against Sunweb
The Court of Amsterdam (Rechtbank Amsterdam) has provisionally ruled in favour of the Sunweb Group’s decision to terminate its EUR146… Read More »
Korea’s Jeju Air gets $29.4mn aid but must wait for the rest
South Korea will provide KRW32.1 billion won (USD29.4 million) in assistance to Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) to help it stay… Read More »
Aer Lingus sets up UK subsidiary for transatlantic ops
Irish carrier Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) is seeking to enter the UK-US transatlantic market in the IATA summer season… Read More »
Estonian gov’t praises Nordica, confirms €30mn aid
The Estonian government has confirmed that it will inject EUR22 million euros (USD27 million) into the share capital of flag… Read More »
McKinsey to repay $43mn for tainted SAA contracts
Management consulting firm McKinsey & Co will repay ZAR650 million (USD43 million) for tainted contracts it had with South African… Read More »
Former Swissair bosses cough up $3.1mn in final settlement
Almost 20 years after the Swissair (SR, Zurich) grounding, a dispute over liability claims has finally been put to rest with 29 former… Read More »
Congo Airways resumes int’l flights
State-owned Congo Airways (8Z, Kinshasa N’Djili) is to resume flights to South Africa, currently, its only international service, on December… Read More »
AirAsia India parents row over sums owed and aircraft leased
Tata Sons will halt payments that AirAsia India (I5, Bangalore Int’l) makes to AirAsia Group if the Malaysian company fails… Read More »
Royal Zambian Airlines commences flight operations
Zambian charter specialist Royal Air Charters (3Q, Lusaka) has expanded its market reach with the launch of scheduled passenger flights… Read More »
Nigeria’s Arik Air resumes flights after truce with unions
Nigeria’s Arik Air (W3, Lagos), currently in receivership, has announced the resumption of normal flight operations after resolving what it… Read More »
Draft plan moots $2.4bn for TAP, thousands of job cuts
TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) may receive an additional EUR2 billion euro (USD2.4 billion) in public or state-guaranteed loans until… Read More »
UK’s Virgin Atlantic inks B787-9 sale/lease-back deal
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) will sell and leaseback two of its B787-9s to raise a “cash enhancement” of up… Read More »
Air Macau shareholders Air China, SAR approve cash injection
As anticipated, Air Macau (NX, Macau Int’l) shareholders have approved a capital increase via cash injection to mitigate the coronavirus… Read More »
LIAT receives St. Kitts debt reprieve
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has written off more than XCD11 million East Caribbean dollars (USD4 million) in… Read More »
Vistara, Singapore Airlines deepen ties; watchdog probes
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) and its 49% owner Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) have signed a Commercial Cooperation Framework Agreement… Read More »
Canada’s aid package omits major carriers
The National Airlines Council of Canada has criticised the omission of federal aid to the country’s major airlines from the… Read More »
SAS works on further financing solutions, optimises fleet
As it looks for further financing and reworks its fleet to fit depleted demand, SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup)… Read More »
BA, Air Canada settle cartel claim with Deutsche Bahn
British Airways, Air Canada, and Deutsche Bahn (DB), the German rail operator, have reached an out-of-court settlement in a longstanding… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL first carrier to resume B737 MAX ops
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) is set to become the first B737 MAX customer to return the… Read More »
Paris to sink €4-5bn in AF-KLM and double stake – report
The French government, which currently holds a 14.3% shareholding in Air France-KLM, will double its stake by injecting an additional… Read More »
Israeli gov’t prepared to upgrade aid to El Al – report
Israel’s Ministry of Finance will improve the state aid it has promised to El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv… Read More »
France’s HOP! to become all Embraer operator
HOP! (A5, Paris Orly) is to become an all-Embraer carrier and be re-integrated into the Air France (AF, Paris CDG)… Read More »