US multinational Dow Chemical adds first CRJ900
Dow Chemical (Baton Rouge) has taken delivery of its first CRJ900ER, one of the last of the type to roll… Read More »
Norway’s Sundt Air takes first Grand Caravan seaplane
Sundt Air (MDT, Oslo Gardermoen) took delivery of its first Cessna (single turboprop) C208EX Grand Caravan amphibian earlier this month,… Read More »
Mokulele Airlines takes over EAS service from Hawaiian
Mokulele Airlines (MHO, Kona) on January 13 takes over from Ohana by Hawaiian in operating the Essential Air Service (EAS)… Read More »
Indonesia’s TransNusa set to acquire ARJ21s
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) and TransNusa (8B, Kupang) have entered into a firm order agreement with COMAC… Read More »
Court demands clarity from DGCA over Jet Airways slots
India’s National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has postponed to January 12 a hearing on whether to approve the acquisition of… Read More »
Romania’s Animawings launches individual ticket sales
Animawings (AWG, Bucharest Otopeni) has launched individual ticket sales for flights out of Bucharest Otopeni and other Romanian airports that have been hitherto operated… Read More »
UK’s Titan Airways takes delivery of maiden A321 freighter
Titan Airways (ZT, London Stansted) took delivery of its first A321-200F dedicated freighter, on dry lease from BBAM, becoming the… Read More »
DGCA approves ETOPS for 29 IndiGo A320neo, A321neo
The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved extended-range twin-engine operations certification to twenty-nine A320-200neo and A321-200neo aircraft… Read More »
Air Taxi India names first three UDAN routes
Having secured its Air Operators Permit (AOP) in December, Air Taxi (India) (Delhi Int’l) has revealed the first three of… Read More »
easyJet reveals new $1.87bn five-year UK-guaranteed loan
easyJet (U2, London Luton) announced on January 11 “the continued strengthening of its liquidity position” with the signing of a… Read More »
Shareholders approve TUI Group recapitalisation, bailout
TUI Group shareholders almost unanimously approved three resolutions relating to the recapitalisation and state bailout of the group during an… Read More »
Qantas to resume int’l flights in 3Q21
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) is expected to deploy its B787-9 and A330-300 fleet to restart international commercial services in… Read More »
Turkmenistan Airlines to order two A330 P2F freighters
Turkmenistan Airlines (T5, Ashgabat) is set to order two P2F-converted A330-200s from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) after President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines to wrap up debt restructuring in late 1Q21
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) parent Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) expects to complete its protracted debt restructuring process by… Read More »
Aid enables US carriers to start recalling staff – for now
Major airlines in the United States have said they are better prepared to face a year ahead that could be… Read More »
Tata Sons may merge AirAsia India and Vistara – report
A merger between AirAsia India (I5, Bangalore Int’l) and Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) is one of the options their conglomerate… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet to restart MAX ops in early 1Q21
WestJet (WS, Calgary) has joined the list of airlines announcing firm B737 MAX service resumption plans, with the type’s first… Read More »
IATA suspends Kenya’s Fly540 from BSP
Fly540 (5H, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) intends to take legal action against the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after it suspended… Read More »
Nepal’s Buddha Air forges ahead with STOL ops
Buddha Air (U4, Kathmandu) is forging ahead with plans to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary operating STOL-enabled aircraft beginning September 2021… Read More »
Court grants Thai more time to file restructuring plan
The Central Bankruptcy Court has granted Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) one more month to file a rehabilitation plan,… Read More »
Spain’s CanaryFly suspends flights through late 1Q21
CanaryFly (PM, Las Palmas) has suspended all scheduled flights between January 11 and March 21, 2021, in response to a… Read More »
Korean Air shareholders back articles of association changes
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) revealed on January 6 that its shareholders had approved an alteration to the company’s articles… Read More »