Canada’s Air Transat shuts Vancouver base, sheds more crew
Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) will close one of its three bases, at Vancouver Int’l, until further notice, as its… Read More »
US and Europe jostle over Boeing-Airbus dispute
The United States and the European Union appear to be strengthening their positions ahead of any future negotiations to settle… Read More »
New Jersey’s GLOBALX doubles order for A321-200Fs
GLOBALX (Atlantic City) has signed a letter of intent with lessor Vallair to lease ten A321-200Fs converted freighters with deliveries… Read More »
Cyrus Capital unit buys flybe. brand, eyes 2021 restart
Thyme Opco, a company affiliated to Cyrus Capital, has acquired the brand and the remaining assets of flybe. (BE, Exeter)… Read More »
Finnair cuts 700 jobs, continues furloughs for thousands
Finnair (AY, Helsinki Vantaa) announced 700 job cuts on October 20 following several weeks of talks with unions, including around… Read More »
Air Alderney takes delivery of first BN-2 Islander
Air Alderney (Alderney) has taken delivery of its first BN-2 Islander in the form of G-BLNI (msn 2188), according to… Read More »
United Airlines eyes “aggressive” return to JFK
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has been working “very, very hard to use the pandemic as a way to get… Read More »
Air Namibia resumes international flights
Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) has announced it will resume flights from Windhoek Int’l to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo and Cape… Read More »
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi receives AOC
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (WAZ, Abu Dhabi Int’l) has completed its certification and received the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from… Read More »
General Atomics Europe to buy Do228 assembly line
General Atomics Europe, a German subsidiary of California’s General Atomics, has agreed to buy the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO)… Read More »
Wizz Air takes delivery of A330-200(F) for gov’t ops
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) took delivery of its first dedicated freighter, and simultaneously its first widebody aircraft, in the form… Read More »
Canada’s OWG launches operations
OWG (Montréal Trudeau) launched commercial operations on October 18, 2020, deploying one of its two B737-400s, C-GGWX (msn 24804), on… Read More »
Jet Airways finds a buyer 1.5 years after collapse
The Committee of Creditors of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) approved in an e-voting concluded on October 17, 2020, a… Read More »
Estonian gov’t okays $35mn aid to Nordica, renationalisation
The Estonian government has authorised the Minister of Economy Taavi Aas as the representative of the state to approve the… Read More »
UK data watchdog hits British Airways with $26m fine
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) GBP20 million pounds (USD26 million) for… Read More »
Quebecois gov’t seeks local buyers for Air Transat
The government of Quebec would strongly prefer to find a local investor for Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) rather than… Read More »
United takes over financing of 20 E175s from Mesa Air
Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) has said in a stock market disclosure that it agreed with United Airlines (UA,… Read More »
Partial privatisation of Ethiopian Airlines on hold
The Ethiopian government has “temporarily” suspended plans for the partial privatisation of its flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa),… Read More »
SmartLynx Airlines signs up for first freighters
SmartLynx Airlines Malta (LYX, Malta Int’l) has signed a lease contract with Vallair to add two newly converted A321-200F to… Read More »
Montenegrin tour operator eyes Adria Airways’ brand
Oki Air, a tour operator based in Podgorica, Montenegro, is interested in buying the brand of defunct Slovenian carrier Adria… Read More »
Hong Kong and Singapore announce “milestone” air bubble
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has welcomed a new air travel bubble between Hong Kong Int’l and Singapore Changi… Read More »
Avianca to lay off 6,000 and reduce capacity – CFO
The coronavirus pandemic will force Avianca Holdings to downsize, in which the size of the Avianca Airlines (AV, Bogotá) parent’s… Read More »