Ryanair to reopen Shannon base in early 2Q21
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has said that reopening its base at Shannon in 2021 will provide an opportunity for it… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet seeks debt restructure, $68mn loan – report
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has approached India’s Yes Bank for loan restructuring under Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines for… Read More »
Bujumbura unveils plans for new carrier, Burundi Airlines
The Government of Burundi has unveiled plans to launch a new national carrier in 2021 under the brand name Burundi… Read More »
EU clears €120mn state aid for Greece’s Aegean Airlines
European Union regulators have approved a Greek state grant of EUR120 million euros (USD146 million) to privately owned flag carrier… Read More »
AirAsia X restructuring plan may cost Airbus $5bn
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) believes it could lose more than USD5 billion worth of orders if AirAsia X (D7, Kuala… Read More »
AirAsia to cut India stake to 13%, Tata mulls mega carrier
AirAsia Group plans to cut its stake in AirAsia India (I5, Bangalore Int’l) from 49% to just 13%, unnamed sources… Read More »
Germany’s SundAir enters Swedish scheduled market
SundAir (SR, Berlin Brandenburg Int’l) has launched scheduled weekly flights between Stockholm Arlanda and Beirut, its first scheduled services that… Read More »
New Zealand’s Jet Raro rebrands as Pasifika Air
New Zealand start-up Jet Raro (Christchurch) has rebranded as Pasifika Air (Christchurch) amid hopes to launch scheduled services to the… Read More »
Austria’s People’s suspends only route through mid-1Q21
People’s (PE, Altenrhein) has announced it has suspended its only scheduled route, from Vienna to Altenrhein, through February 14, 2021,… Read More »
United Airlines schedules B737 MAX reinduction for mid-1Q21
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has published schedules indicating that it will restart scheduled B737-9 operations on February 11, 2021…. Read More »
FedEx inks new $260mn deal with Qantas
TNT Australia, a subsidiary of FedEx, has inked a new six-year deal with Qantas Group valued at over AUD350 million… Read More »
Efforts to soften post-Brexit EU ownership rules snubbed
With the impact of Brexit on the airline industry still not clear just days away from the end of the… Read More »
Qantas, JAL to form JBA to stimulate market recovery
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) and JAL – Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) have sought Australian Competition and Consumer Commission… Read More »
India’s FlyBig secures AOP, commences operations
FlyBig (Indore) has secured its Air Operator’s Permit (AOP) from the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and is… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic ends B747 operations, returns Gatwick slots
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has completed the retirement of its fleet of B747-400s with the last unit of the… Read More »
Pakistan’s AirSial completes certification, preps for launch
AirSial (PF, Karachi Int’l) will begin commercial flight operations on Friday, December 25, after completing all of its regulatory requirements…. Read More »
DOT extends Oneworld JBA antitrust immunity to Aer Lingus
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalised its decision to include Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) under Oneworld’s umbrella… Read More »
China’s Xiamen Airlines set for $610mn recapitalisation
Xiamen Airlines (MF, Xiamen) is set to be recapitalised after its three shareholders agreed to inject CNY4 billion yuan (USD610.7… Read More »
Korean Air closes inflight unit sale, extends wage freeze
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and the Korean Air Labour Union have agreed to freeze wages and keep 70% of… Read More »
European Commission approves €650mn state aid for LOT
The European Commission has approved EUR650 million euro (USD795 million) state aid to LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) to… Read More »
China Southern offloads 45% stake in logistics unit
China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) is set to dispose of a 45% stake in its wholly-owned CSA Logistics subsidiary as the majority-state-owned… Read More »
Belarus’s Belavia adds maiden E195-E2
Belavia (B2, Minsk National) has taken delivery of its first of three E195-E2s on order from Embraer (EMB, Sao Jose… Read More »