Poland’s SkyTaxi plans US and China charter operations
Polish charter airline SkyTaxi (Poland) (TE, Wroclaw) plans to expand its cargo charter operations to the United States and China,… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic plots further cuts after finalising rescue
Announcing the formal completion of its GBP1.2 billion pound (USD1.6 billion) solvent recapitalisation, Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) said that… Read More »
Pilots pitch salary cuts amid Royal Air Maroc job cuts
Morocco’s pilots have voted to strike to protest the recent layoffs of 65 pilots at Royal Air Maroc (AT, Casablanca… Read More »
Alitalia newco imminent as EU approves €200mn bailout
A new Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) could be launched in “a matter of a few days” now that EU regulators… Read More »
Lauda Europe completes Maltese certification
Lauda Europe (Malta Int’l) has received its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from Transport Malta, the Director General of the authority,… Read More »
India’s IndiGo sees uptick, may not deploy share issue
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) may decide not to pursue the fundraising initiatives it was looking at in July and… Read More »
UK’s Stobart Group confirms talks to sell Stobart Air
Stobart Group has confirmed it is considering selling its Ireland-based production carrier Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int’l) and that it… Read More »
Creditors set to call off Asiana sale as talks founder
Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) is set to fall under creditor control amid reports the proposed sale of the cash-strapped… Read More »
Taiwan’s Mandarin Airlines details E190 retirement plans
Mandarin Airlines (AE, Taichung Ching Chuan Kang) is planning to retire its Embraer fleet within the next three years, an… Read More »
Southwest Airlines takes ex-JetBlue Long Beach slots
Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) has requested and been awarded all slots at Long Beach airport which are due… Read More »
Seychelles Int’l Airways to launch cargo charters in 3Q20
Seychelles International Airways (SCH, Mahé) is planning to launch on September 10, 2020, initially chartering an A340-600 for cargo-only flights… Read More »
Qatar Airways seals Airbus deferral, warns Boeing to do same
Qatar Airways Group has agreed with Airbus to defer the delivery of aircraft amid the ongoing air travel slump, but… Read More »
North Carolina’s 21 Air to partner Maleth Aero
21 Air (2I, Greensboro) has entered into a long-term sub-service agreement with Puerto Rico-based AELF – Aircraft Engine Lease Finance… Read More »
Kenya Airways in talks to return surplus aircraft
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is in talks with lessors over the early return of an unspecified number of… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines furloughs a third of its workforce
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) is to put more than 2,000 of its workers on furlough from October 1, 2020 to… Read More »
European airlines, airports back slot waivers for winter
An ensemble of European aviation associations representing airports and airlines have proposed that the European Commission extend the waiver of… Read More »
COVID forces Allegiant to can Florida resort construction
Following the extreme impact of COVID-19 on the airline and travel industry, Allegiant Travel, the parent company of US low-cost… Read More »
Air France-KLM to raise capital by mid-2Q21
Air France-KLM has announced it is planning to “implement measures to strengthen its equity and quasi-equity by May 2021”. The… Read More »
Wizz Air to enter Italian domestic market
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has announced it will enter the Italian domestic market on October 1, 2020, launching two new… Read More »
El Al told to act, as Sapir bids $51mn for joint control
With the passing of the August 31 deadline for a USD150 million public offering for El Al Israel Airlines (LY,… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL pays $300mn loan with helping hand from Delta
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) has managed to pay off a USD300 million debt, plus accrued interest,… Read More »
Aer Lingus mulls moving Shannon A321 routes to the UK
Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) is contemplating ending its transatlantic services from Shannon and moving the two A321-200NX(LR)s used to… Read More »