US carriers detail furlough plans for 4Q20
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has announced plans to lay off and furlough a total of 19,000 staff members after… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X seeks creditors’ help as results plunge
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has warned in its latest financial statements that its going concern status depends partly… Read More »
Malta’s Airhub Airlines launches, secures US FACP
Airhub Airlines (GJM, Malta Int’l) launched operations on August 25, 2020, deploying its sole A320-200 on a charter flight from… Read More »
Boeing grounds eight 787s over manufacturing defects
Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) has issued a service bulletin to the operators of a total of eight B787s ordering them… Read More »
Indian gov’t rolls out UDAN 4 routes
The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved 78 new routes under the fourth round of its Regional Connectivity Scheme… Read More »
New Delhi once again extends Air India bid deadline
The Indian government has extended the deadline for bids in the ongoing privatisation of Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) by… Read More »
Wizz Air calls for end of slot waivers to grow Gatwick base
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) is trying to prevent the extension of the “use-it-or-lose-it” slot rule waiver beyond the end of… Read More »
SAS defers deliveries, still more bondholders back rescue
Ahead of a crucial vote of bondholders at a meeting next week, SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) has claimed… Read More »
Estonia’s Xfly contests Saaremaa PSO award to NyxAir
A decision to award a tender to operate domestic flights between Tallinn Lennart Meri and Kuressaare on Saaremaa, Estonia’s biggest… Read More »
Lesotho’s Mohahlaula Airlines to start scheduled ops in 3Q20
Mohahlaula Airlines (Maseru) has announced the launch of scheduled passenger flights will take place on September 21, with tickets sales… Read More »
Canada’s WestJet resumes transatlantic flights
WestJet (WS, Calgary) resumed transatlantic services from Calgary on August 20, with flights to London Gatwick and Paris CDG. The… Read More »
Tonga’s Lulutai Airlines confirms late 3Q20 launch
Lulutai Airlines (Tongatapu) is hoping to complete its certification in time for a September 21, 2020 launch on domestic routes,… Read More »
Qantas to close Boeing 717 bases in Cairns, Perth
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) plans to close two B717-200 bases at Perth Int’l and Cairns airports currently operated by… Read More »
Rosenberg raises stakes for El Al, Sapir recruits economist
Eli Rosenberg, the first of three individuals to express an interest in buying El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv… Read More »
Emirates finalises Boeing 777/787 order make-up
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) has made a decision on the final composition of its Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) order backlog,… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic creditors back $1.6bn rescue deal
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) secured its creditors’ backing in a vote on August 25 in favour of a GBP1.2… Read More »
Finnair to cut 1,000 jobs, inks A350 sale-leaseback deal
Finnair (AY, Helsinki Vantaa) aims to cut up to 1,000 jobs, about 15% of its workforce, as well as make… Read More »
Malta’s Lauda Europe to launch in late 3Q20
Lauda Europe (Malta Int’l) has scheduled its launch for September 13, 2020, with its inaugural flight tentatively planned from Palma… Read More »
British Virgin Islands lift One Caribbean’s suspension
The Government of the British Virgin Islands has lifted the suspension of OCL Barbados/One Caribbean’s Foreign Operator Permit (FOP) after… Read More »
Fiji Airways takes $50mn ADB loan, minister blasts Qantas
Fiji Airways (FJ, Nadi) will obtain a USD50 million loan from the Asian Development Bank, the archipelago nation’s economy minister,… Read More »
Pakistan’s PIA tenders for widebody charters to the EU
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has launched a pre-qualification procedure for the chartering in of widebody… Read More »
Qantas proposes to outsource ground handling
Qantas Group has announced a plan to review its ground handling operations at a number of Australian airports, which could… Read More »
ExpressJet Airlines to end flying in late 3Q20
ExpressJet Airlines (EV, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) is planning to terminate all of its flight operations on September 30, 2020, given… Read More »
Korean Air sells inflight business for $834mn
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has signed a deal to sell its inflight catering and duty-free business to Seoul-based private… Read More »
Trans Air Congo adds first B737-500
Trans Air Congo – TAC (Q8, Pointe Noire) has taken delivery of its first B737-500 in the form of TN-AKH… Read More »
Samoa Airways to launch scheduled domestic flights
Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo) has announced it will launch its first domestic route, between Apia Faleolo and Maota Savai’i… Read More »