Norwegian, Airbus agree terms to scrap 88 deliveries
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) has agreed with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) on the terms of a consent order to cancel… Read More »
Emirates to appeal Nigerian $1.6mn lost bags case
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) has filed an appeal with the Nigerian Federal Court of Appeal after it lost an application… Read More »
Hong Kong poker player raises stake in AirAsia Group
Stanley Choi Chiu Fai, a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and professional poker player, has acquired a 4.17% stake in AirAsia Group,… Read More »
Former bmi regional exec may acquire Stobart Air – report
Ian Woodley, an aviation advisor and former bmi regional (BM, Aberdeen Dyce) executive, is reportedly in talks to acquire Aer… Read More »
Spain’s Volotea to add 15-19 A320s in 2021
Volotea (V7, Asturias) has announced it will add at least fifteen A320-200s in 2021, and perhaps four more depending on… Read More »
Corendon CEO attacks KLM for abusing state aid
Corendon Dutch Airlines (CD, Amsterdam Schiphol) parent Corendon Tourism Group has hit out at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways raises charter capital to $455mn
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) has conducted its fifth charter capital increase so far, raising it by about one third to… Read More »
Jet Airways’ new owners eye 2H21 restart
The new owners of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) hope to resume scheduled domestic operations within four to six months… Read More »
South Africa’s Kulula resumes Lanseria ops in early 2Q21
South African low-cost airline Kulula Air (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) restarts its operations at Johannesburg’s Lanseria airport from April 1,… Read More »
Indian gov’t garners multiple bids for Pawan Hans
The Indian government has received “multiple” Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the privatisation of state-owned Pawan Hans Helicopters (Delhi Int’l)… Read More »
Air Seychelles halts Etihad payments, to be 100% Seychellois
Following a visit to the United Arab Emirates by Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan, Air Seychelles (HM, Mahé) will not have… Read More »
Judge extends Norwegian protection, two more units bankrupt
Norwegian’s Norway-based subsidiaries for pilots and cabin crew have asked a court for bankruptcy protection, the carrier revealed in a… Read More »
UAE ungrounds the B737 MAX
The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates issued a safety decision on February 17, 2021, permitting… Read More »
Kenya’s Silverstone Air Services set to rebrand
Silverstone Air Services (SLR, Nairobi Wilson) has announced plans to rebrand as Jetlite Air (Nairobi Wilson), just over a year… Read More »
Canada’s Celtic Air Services eyes fixed-wing expansion
Nova Scotia-based helicopter operator Celtic Air Services intends to expand its fixed-wing fleet of Cessna Aircraft Company aircraft, after acquiring… Read More »
Lufthansa considers downgauging order book to smaller types
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) is in talks with both Airbus and Boeing about switching some its outstanding widebody orders to… Read More »
Trans Maldivian Airways to add ATR turboprops
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMW, Malé) is set to resume Avions de Transport Régional operations with plans to use the incoming… Read More »
Cali regulator rejects Contour’s bid to serve Sacramento
US regional airline Contour Airlines (LF, Tupelo) will continue to serve Oakland from Crescent City after the Border Coast Regional… Read More »
New gov’t, new Alitalia plan, involving Lufthansa – report
Assessing the possible solutions to keep Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) afloat, Italy’s new government led by economist Mario Draghi is… Read More »
Florida’s Eastern Airlines to add B777 freighters
Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l) has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for authorisation to expand its fleet… Read More »
Spain’s Aura Airlines targets US flights
Aura Airlines (GWR, Madrid Barajas) is planning to start commercial flights to the United States as soon as it is… Read More »
Russia’s S7 Airlines adds first B737-800 freighter
S7 Airlines (S7, Novosibirsk) has taken delivery of B737-800(BCF) VP-BEN (msn 33545), its first-ever dedicated freighter. According to Flightradar24 ADS-B… Read More »