EC approves Brussels Airlines, Blue Air state aid
The European Commission has approved state aid packages granted to each of Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National) and Blue Air… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines warns of layoffs as quarantine extended
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) said that its redundancy notices to around 2,000 workers remain valid after Governor David Ige confirmed… Read More »
Turkish Airlines retires last B737-700, floats deferrals
Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul New) retired its last B737-700 on August 17, 2020, having ended the type’s scheduled operations in… Read More »
American Airlines to leave 15 US cities as support expires
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has said it would suspend services to 15 regional airports in the United States effective October 7,… Read More »
Latvia’s airBaltic defers A220 deliveries
airBaltic (BT, Riga) has reached an agreement with Airbus to defer the delivery of 28 outstanding A220-300s, which are now… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet eyes resale as judicial protection looms
As Eastar Jet (ZE, Seoul Gimpo) resets for a new attempted sale of a majority stake in the company, a… Read More »
Utah’s Breeze Airways scraps bid to acquire Compass licences
Breeze Airways (MXY, Salt Lake City) has abandoned plans to acquire certificate authority from defunct carrier Compass Airlines (United States… Read More »
China, US double weekly flight frequencies
Scheduled passenger traffic between the United States and China is set to increase after regulatory authorities on either side increased… Read More »
OFAC designates two UAE-based, Mahan Air proxies
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned a United Arab Emirate-based firm and… Read More »
Manila, Davao resume domestic flights
Airlines restarted limited domestic operations from Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l and Davao on August 19, 2020, following the expiration of… Read More »
India’s Vistara to launch inc’l ops in mid-3Q20
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) has announced that it will launch its maiden intercontinental route, between Delhi Int’l and London Heathrow,… Read More »
Philippine Airlines defers deliveries, gets cash from owner
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has disclosed in its half-yearly financial report that it has deferred aircraft deliveries… Read More »
South African Airways attracts four investment proposals
South Africa has so far received four promising proposals for South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo), Department of Public… Read More »
Russia “expands geography” of subsidised flights
Russia has “expanded the geography” of domestic passenger flights subsidised by the national budget, a statement posted on the website… Read More »
Brazilian police arrest Efromovich brothers over bribery
Brazilian police have arrested and detained Germán Efromovich and his younger brother José over allegations the two were involved in… Read More »
Sweden rejects Norwegian funding, EC blesses SAS refinancing
Sweden’s National Debt Office has rejected a request by Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) for a state-guaranteed loan, it announced in… Read More »
Lufthansa inks “short-term” cost-cutting deal with pilots
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) concluded a “short-term agreement” with pilots on August 19 on a package of “initial” cost-cutting measures… Read More »
El Al attracts third potential buyer, extends ops suspension
A third potential buyer has sought a permit to acquire control of El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben… Read More »
Chile’s Aerovias DAP adds first freighter
Aerovías DAP (V5, Punta Arenas) has added its first dedicated freighter, BAe 146-200(QT) N16TA (msn E2089), Skyliner-Aviation has reported. The… Read More »
Nigeria, Ghana to restart international flights
Scheduled international flights from Nigeria will restart on August 29, Nigerian Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika has said. “Glad to announce… Read More »
Calls for inquiry as Fiji Airways nets $215mn gov’t funding
Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) has had to turn to taxpayers for FJD455 million Fijian dollars (USD215 million) in assistance, of… Read More »
easyJet raises $771mn in sale/lease-backs, eyes more funding
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has said it “will continue to review its liquidity position on a regular basis and will… Read More »
Brussels backs €133mn state aid for Portugal’s Grupo SATA
The European Commission has approved EUR133 million euros (USD157 million) in Portuguese state aid to bolster the liquidity of SATA… Read More »
Wizz Air to open London Gatwick base in 4Q20
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has announced that its British subsidiary Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) will open a new… Read More »
Reykjavik approves $120mn Icelandair loan, share offer moved
The Icelandic government approved on August 18, along with state-run banks Íslandsbanki and Landsbankinn, a government-guaranteed credit facility to Icelandair… Read More »
Iberia ends A340 operations, BA starts B747 part-outs
Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas) has completed the phase-out of its only quadjet type, the A340-600. The Spanish airline said that… Read More »