Bahrain’s Texel Air orders one B737-800(BCF)
Texel Air (XLR, Bahrain Int’l) has announced an order for a single converted B737-800(BCF) due for delivery by the end… Read More »
Ryanair loses Air France, SAS state-aid cases; to appeal
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) will appeal against two rulings issued on February 17 at the General Court of the European… Read More »
Resurgent Via Airlines’ Alaskan plans run into difficulty
Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) is opposing plans by resurgent carrier Via Airlines, Inc. to resume commuter air services… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet may resume flight ops in late 2Q21 – CEO
Rising chances of an acquisition mean that Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) could resume flight operations in June, the indebted… Read More »
Gov’t to take part in Air New Zealand capital raise
New Zealand’s government will participate in a planned Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) equity capital raise in June, confirming… Read More »
Businessman makes pitch as Air Canada-Transat deal shelved
Pierre Karl Péladeau, president and chief executive of the media and telecommunications company Quebecor, has said he still wants to… Read More »
ASL Aviation Holdings firms ten B737-800(BCF) options
ASL Aviation Holdings has firmed options for ten B737-800(BCF)s, increasing its total order for the converted freighters to 21 aircraft…. Read More »
BVI gov’t sues US lawyer over failed BVI Airways
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has filed a lawsuit against its former long-time US-based attorney seeking up to USD11… Read More »
Amid delays, Lusaka still keen to launch Zambia Airways
Zambia still intends to launch Zambia Airways (ZN, Lusaka) despite delays in commencing operations, according to Transport and Communications Minister… Read More »
Cambodia looking to sign up to Cape Town Convention
Cambodia is looking to sign up to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. The country’s State… Read More »
Delta Air Lines defers A321neo deliveries to 2022
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has revealed in its annual report that it deferred the deliveries of its… Read More »
Canada’s Pivot Airlines eyes US charters
Canadian start-up Pivot Airlines (GGN, Toronto Pearson) has set its sight on providing on-demand transborder charters to the United States… Read More »
Fidelity once more cuts Air Canada stake amid bailout talks
Air Canada’s largest shareholder has once again reduced its shareholding in the carrier to less than 10%. In a stock… Read More »
Costa Rica returns to FAA Category 1 status
Costa Rica’s international aviation safety ranking has been upgraded to Category 1 status, the highest possible ranking, by the US… Read More »
Emirates targets 1Q24 for B777X deliveries, mulls B787 swap
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) does not expect to take delivery of its first B777-9 earlier than the first quarter of… Read More »
Bahrain Defense Force doubles its ARJ-100 fleet
The Bahrain Defence Force (BFW, Bahrain Int’l) has bought a second ARJ-100 via a transaction facilitated by Skyworld Aviation. SE-DSZ… Read More »
Pretoria short-lists three equity partners for SAA
The South African government has short-listed three potential strategic equity partners (SEPs) for its bankrupt flag carrier and will make… Read More »
Air Senegal plans US debut in late 3Q21
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) plans to launch services from Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l to the United States… Read More »
Wizz Air to open seasonal Burgas, Bulgaria base in 2Q21
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will open a new seasonal summer base in Burgas, Bulgaria and will start seven new routes… Read More »
France’s CMA CGM formally axes Groupe Dubreuil equity plans
French global shipping specialist CMA CGM has formally abandoned plans to acquire a 30% stake in Groupe Dubreuil following the… Read More »
Ottawa okays Air Canada/Air Transat merger
The Canadian government has approved Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Air Transat from Montreal-based tour operator Transat despite objections that… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 raises $584mn via share issuance
UK leisure specialist Jet2 plc says it has raised GBP422 million pounds (USD584.2 million) via a new share issuance to… Read More »