Hawaiian Airlines suspends ‘Ohana turboprop services
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) has announced it would suspend all passenger and cargo turboprop services within Hawaii operated by Empire… Read More »
Icelandair retires a third of its B757-200 fleet
Icelandair (FI, Reykjavik Keflavik) has announced that it sold three B757-200s to an undisclosed buyer for cargo conversions and that… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways rejects claim about winning bid
Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) clarified in a stock exchange filing on October 8 that a consortium consisting of London-based… Read More »
Value of Transat-Air-Canada deal cut to quarter of original
Although Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) remains committed to buying the tour operator Transat AT and its airline Air Transat… Read More »
FlyArmenia Airways outlines initial network plans
FlyArmenia Airways (VF, Yerevan) has announced its tentative initial network on its website with a disclaimer that flights would only… Read More »
Qantas to restart int’l scheduled ops in early 4Q20
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) outlined plans to relaunch scheduled international flights on October 16, 2020, once the “travel bubble”… Read More »
Rome creates Alitalia newco on road to nationalisation
After lengthy political infighting, the Italian government has agreed to incorporate a new company which will house the assets of… Read More »
Michigan’s Vision Air rebrands as FLYBY Air
Vision Air, a business charter airline and a fixed base operator in Michigan, has rebranded as FLYBY Air due to… Read More »
Cebu Pacific Air eyes $500mn capital raising measures
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) will seek to raise USD500 million in additional capital to bolster its… Read More »
Angola’s TAAG resumes international services
TAAG Angola Airlines (DT, Luanda) has resumed international commercial flights with limited regular services to Portugal and Brazil, its biggest… Read More »
Air Seychelles reinstates limited international schedule
Air Seychelles (HM, Mahé) will resume limited commercial flights across its regional network from Mahé to Mauritius, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo,… Read More »
easyJet demands more UK state help, adjusts bases in Europe
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has demanded that the UK government provide “a bespoke package of measures” for airlines as it… Read More »
Maldivian expands seaplane operations
Maldivian (Q2, Malé), the national airline of the Maldives, is to expand its seaplane operations to connect four southern atolls… Read More »
Denmark’s Sun-Air to relaunch in mid-4Q20
Sun-Air (EZ, Billund) has announced that it would restart its scheduled services from Billund on November 2, 2020, adding a… Read More »
Wealth fund strongly denies Turkish Airlines share sale
Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund has vociferously denied claims it has been in talks to provide emergency funding to Turkish Airlines… Read More »
Canada’s Pivot Airlines reveals regional plans
Canadian charter start-up, Pivot Airlines (ZX, Toronto Pearson) is to launch scheduled domestic air services from Ontario’s Kitchener, the airline… Read More »
The Philippines’ gov’t ready to help airlines but not alone
The government of the Philippines is ready to step in and assist the troubled airlines in the country but would… Read More »
St Kitts & Nevis to reopen to commercial pax traffic
Caribbean regional carrier Winair (WM, St. Maarten) will resume flights to Saint Kitts and Nevis when international commercial flights reopen… Read More »
Nigeria cherry-picks airlines
Nigeria has granted daily traffic rights to British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and Turkish Airlines, while continuing to ban other European… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines funding to stop if talks with lessors fail
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has warned lessors that its own parent, state-run… Read More »
Southwest seeks union deal to avoid furloughs in 2021
Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) Chief Executive Gary Kelly has asked the low-cost carrier’s employees to accept voluntary pay… Read More »
Ryanair warns of Cork, Shannon base seasonal closures
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has warned that it will temporarily close its bases at Cork and Shannon airports for the… Read More »
Eastern Airways, Aurigny to turn Southampton into a hub
Eastern Airways (T3, Humberside) has announced that it has entered into a codeshare partnership with Aurigny Air Services (GR, Guernsey)… Read More »
Japan Airlines prioritises LCC network over business travel
More positive about the prospects for domestic leisure travel than for international or business travel, JAL – Japan Airlines (JL,… Read More »
Western Global Airlines set to change business structure
Western Global Airlines (KD, Fort Myers Southwest Florida) is planning to convert its business structure from a Florida-based Limited Liability… Read More »
Kenya Airways in contempt over labour issues
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) management has been found guilty of contempt of court for recruiting 800 workers on… Read More »