Norwegian drops long-haul, cuts 2,160 jobs, to raise $590mn
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) will shut down its long-haul operations to focus instead on “a simplified business structure and dedicated… Read More »
US’s ExpressJet Airlines plots 2021 restart
In an enigmatic update posted on its website, ExpressJet Airlines (EV, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) said it was planning to restart… Read More »
American Airlines, JetBlue to divest JFK, Washington slots
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) and JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) agreed to voluntarily divest at least seven slot… Read More »
VietJetAir scoops over $28mn in bond issue
VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi) managed to raise a total of VND650 billion dong (USD28.2 million) in its most recent bond issue,… Read More »
Lesotho temporarily closes airspace to contain COVID-19
Lesotho has closed its airspace for all but essential flights for two weeks in the wake of a new hard… Read More »
Nauru Airlines targets B737NGs for fleet renewal
Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to start the process of replacing its B737-300 passenger… Read More »
DHL Express orders eight Boeing 777 freighters
DHL Express has ordered eight incremental B777-Fs directly from Boeing with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2022. The order also… Read More »
Canada’s Transat clarifies Quebecor proposal
The Board and special committee of the Board of Transat, supported by their financial and legal advisors, have reiterated their… Read More »
Hawaii’s Trans Executive Airlines eyes int’l B737 charters
Trans Executive Airlines (R9, Honolulu) is planning to launch international charters with a B737-200 and has asked the US Department… Read More »
Spain’s Volotea ends B717 operations
Volotea (V7, Asturias) has retired all of its remaining B717-200s and will exclusively operate A319-100s going forward, according to multiple… Read More »
Italy’s EGO Airways outlines network for 2021
EGO Airways (EGW, Milan Malpensa) has outlined the details of its domestic Italian network with the launch of scheduled operations… Read More »
Medical cannabis firm seeks shell merger for Israel’s Arkia
Arkia Israeli Airlines (IZ, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has signed an agreement with Canzon, a developer of cannabidiol (CBD) medical… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet to file for receivership
Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) plans to file for court receivership by the end of January in a last-ditch effort… Read More »
Atlas Air orders four more B747-8 freighters
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced an incremental order for four B747-8(F)s, which are due to deliver by the end… Read More »
SkyWest takes over Mason City/Fort Dodge EAS routes
SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) branded as United Express, replaces Air Choice One (3E, St. Louis Lambert Int’l) as… Read More »
Ryanair to start MAX operations on UK routes
Ryanair Holdings is looking to deploy its forthcoming B737-8-200s to the United Kingdom in the first stage, the Chief Executive… Read More »
Icelandair mulls replacing B757s with A321neo(LR)s
Icelandair (FI, Reykjavik Keflavik) is considering several scenarios as it searches for a long-term solution to replace its ageing B757… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 suspends flight operations through late 1Q21
Jet2 (LS, Leeds/Bradford) has suspended all flights through to the end of the current winter season, citing the ongoing uncertainty… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet cuts staff, blames new testing requirements
WestJet (WS, Calgary) has announced it will further prune its network to about 80% of last year’s level, including a… Read More »
Qatar Airways resumes use of Saudi, UAE, Bahrain airspace
Following the lifting of a three-and-a-half-year-old embargo against Qatar, Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) has outlined plans to resume… Read More »
Jordan Aviation targets US flights
Jordan Aviation (R5, Amman Queen Alia) has applied for exemption authority and a foreign air carrier permit (FACP) to begin… Read More »
UK’s RVL Aviation adds first Saab 340 freighte
RVL Aviation (REV, East Midlands) has acquired its largest aircraft thus far and its first dedicated freighter, namely a S340B(F)…. Read More »