Tajikistan’s Somon Air doubles B737 MAX plans
Somon Air (SZ, Dushanbe) has boosted its fleet renewal plans and intends to add two, rather than one, B737-8s, Chief… Read More »
Israel’s El Al inks cooperation MOU with Gulf Air
Following on from the normalisation of ties between Israel and Bahrain, El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion)… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr start-up reveals credo and chief executive
The new Norwegian start-up carrier spearheaded by businessman Erik Gunnar Braathen has been given the name Flyr (Oslo Gardermoen) and… Read More »
Norwegian seeks creditor protection in Norway
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) has filed for bankruptcy protection in Norway after applications for examinership in Ireland by its Norwegian… Read More »
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines to raise $320mn in debt issuance
Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) is set to issue debt securities worth up to TRY2.5 billion lira (USD320.6 million)… Read More »
Ryanair to open Treviso base in 2Q21, closes Vienna at YE20
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) will deploy two B737-800s to Venice Treviso Sant Angelo Airport to cover an anticipated surge in… Read More »
Greece’s Aegean Airlines to open three new bases in 2Q21
Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens Int’l) will open bases in Mykonos, Kerkyra, and Santorini during the Summer 2021 season. In a… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Vietravel Airlines adds first aircraft, an A321
Vietravel Airlines (Hue Phu Bai Int’l) took delivery of its first aircraft, an A321-200, following the arrival of VN-A278 (msn… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways looks to regain slots, traffic rights
The new owners of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) have started talks with Indian regulators about regaining access to airport… Read More »
209 employees to bid for Air India
A group of 209 employees is preparing a bid for Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) in a partnership with an… Read More »
South Africa seeking equity partner for Mango
The South African government is not just seeking strategic equity partners for South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) but… Read More »
Delta signs union deal while Southwest warns of furloughs
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has announced that it reached an agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association… Read More »
Israir ponders last-minute Swiss-Australian bid
Just as a final decision was about to be made on the sale of Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion),… Read More »
Belarus’s Belavia resumes Baku, extends other suspensions
Belavia (B2, Minsk National) has extended the suspensions of a number of its operations due to ongoing travel restrictions across… Read More »
Airbus finds buyers for AirAsia’s cancelled A320neo
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has reportedly placed all six A320neo Family aircraft not taken up by AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur… Read More »
Air Sénégal inducts first A321
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) took delivery of its first A321-200 following the arrival of 6V-AMC (msn 1881)… Read More »
FedEx Express wet-leases 777 freighter for peak season ops
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) has wet-leased a B777-200F from Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) to bolster capacity in… Read More »
Cebu Pacific to convert two A330s into makeshift freighters
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has converted two of its eight A330-300s into makeshift freighters, conversion specialist… Read More »
VietJetAir, Bamboo Airways appeal for state aid
VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi) has asked the government to encourage commercial banks to offer it soft loans of VND4 trillion dong… Read More »
SAS ends A340 operations
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) retired the last of its eight A340-300s on December 1, 2020. OY-KBM (msn 450),… Read More »
France’s La Compagnie to briefly resume ops in 4Q20
La Compagnie (B0, Paris Orly) will briefly restart scheduled operations in late 2020 to operate three return services between Paris… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet inks nine B737 MAX 8 s/lbs
WestJet (WS, Calgary) has sold eight B737-8s to lessor CDB Aviation and will lease them back for an undisclosed period… Read More »
JetBlue posts grim update, announces $500mn stock offering
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) expects to raise USD506.7 million after deducting expenses, in a new share offering to… Read More »
PIA issues dry-lease RFP for eight narrowbodies
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has announced a request for proposals (RFP) for the dry-lease of… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia to be put under tourism holdco Penas
As part of efforts to drive efficiency into Indonesia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) while specifically attempting to boost its aviation and… Read More »
ASL Airlines France adds maiden B737-800(BCF)
ASL Airlines France (5O, Paris CDG) took delivery of its first B737-800(BCF) in the form of F-HIQB (msn 33641) on… Read More »