Florida’s SkyLease faces hefty fine from FAA
Florida’s SkyLease Cargo (GG, Miami Int’l) faces a USD422,500 fine from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for allegedly flying… Read More »
WestJet raises concerns about Air Canada-Air Transat merger
WestJet has urged the Canadian government to reject or modify the planned takeover by Air Canada of Montreal-based tour operator… Read More »
Canada’s Central Mountain Air suspends key regional routes
Key regional Canadian routes will be left without regular air connectivity soon as Central Mountain Air (9M, Smithers) (CMA), the… Read More »
Italy’s LitorAli Airlines eyes late 1Q21 launch
LitorAli Airlines (Brindisi) is an Italian start-up planning to launch scheduled flights between Italy and Albania on March 29, 2021…. Read More »
FedEx Express to retire all MD-10 freighters by YE22
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) is planning to retire all of its remaining MD-10 dedicated freighters by the end of… Read More »
KLM suspends longhaul flights to curb COVID-19
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) will suspend 270 weekly long-haul flights and some European routes to the Netherlands… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines parent wins court backing on restructuring
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) parent Malaysia Aviation Group has obtained court approval in the United Kingdom to proceed… Read More »
American Airlines receives another $3.1bn in payroll support
American Airlines Group has secured at least USD3.09 billion from the US Treasury as part of the government’s Payroll Support… Read More »
Norwegian wins gov’t backing for plan – with conditions
Norway’s government has announced that it supports Norwegian’s new rescue plan to avoid bankruptcy, a change from its position adopted… Read More »
Bulgaria Air parent to issue $9.3mn bond; announces Dubai
Bulgarian Airways Group, the owner of flag carrier Bulgaria Air (FB, Sofia), announced in a stock exchange filing on January… Read More »
FedEx announces 6,300 lay-offs, dual-hub in Europe
FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int’l) plans to lay-off up to 6,300 employees in Europe as it nears the completion of… Read More »
FAA confirms slot waiver extension over LCC objections
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed its tentative proposal to extend a slot usage waiver at seven airports across… Read More »
Thai Airways pockets $90mn from sale of fuel supplier stake
Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has announced in a stock market filing that it sold a 15.5% stake in… Read More »
Transport Canada lifts MAX ban, mandates extra changes
Transport Canada has issued an Airworthiness Directive ungrounding the B737-8 but subject to design and software changes that go beyond… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet to add B777 freighters in 2023
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) says it has raised CAD350.2 million Canadian dollars (USD275 million) through the sale of 1.64… Read More »
Israel’s El Al to resume domestic flights
After a seven-year hiatus, El Al Israel Airlines has announced it will temporarily resume flights between Tel Aviv Ben Gurion… Read More »
IAG finalises Air Europa purchase for €500mn
IAG International Airlines Group and Globalia have finalised the sale of Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) to Iberia (IB,… Read More »
Sudan bans traffic over Qadarif border region with Ethiopia
The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority has banned all civilian air traffic from using the airspace over the Al Qadarif border… Read More »
Turkmenistan Airlines finalises A330 P2F freighter purchase
Turkmenistan Airlines (T5, Ashgabat) has signed a firm order agreement with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for the purchase of two… Read More »
Florida’s GLOBALX hosts delivery for first A320, eyes A330s
Charter and cargo start-up Global Crossing Airlines Group, operating as GLOBALX (Miami Int’l), hosted a delivery ceremony for its first… Read More »
Israel’s Sun D’Or terminates Saturday flights
El Al Israel Airlines unit Sun d’Or International Airlines (2U, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has joined its parent in a… Read More »
Thai AirAsia mulls over capital raising options
Thai AirAsia (FD, Bangkok Don Mueang) is contemplating various options to raise capital, including through a new share issuance and… Read More »