UK’s flyPOP aims for 2021 debut thanks to gov’t grant
UK startup flyPOP (London Stansted) plans to launch in 2021 with scheduled flights to India, after receiving “a significant investment”… Read More »
Air Canada rouge resumes scheduled pax operations
Air Canada rouge (RV, Toronto Pearson) restarted scheduled passenger operations on November 2, 2020, after having been dormant since late… Read More »
Thessaloniki, Greece shuts for two weeks to stem Covid cases
Greece has imposed a two-week lockdown in the northern regions of Thessaloniki and Serres starting from November 3 in an… Read More »
American Airlines evaluates adding dedicated freighters
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is considering adding dedicated freighters to its line up due to the new opportunities that… Read More »
Hi Fly Malta to end A380 operations
Hi Fly Malta (HFM, Malta Int’l) has announced it will retire its only A380-800 later this year and will replace… Read More »
Mexico’s Interjet resumes flights after two-day suspension
Interjet (4O, Toluca) cancelled all of its flights scheduled for two days, November 1 to 2, with local media reporting… Read More »
India’s Alliance Air cuts costs, expat pilots
Alliance Air (India) (9I, Mumbai Int’l) is focusing on cost reduction, replacing ex-pat pilots with locals, and has put its… Read More »
Ireland’s CityJet retires last ARJ-85
CityJet (WX, Dublin Int’l) has retired its last ARJ-85 and will exclusively operate CRJ900LRs going forward. EI-RJF (msn E2337) was… Read More »
Mesa Airlines accesses $200mn CARES loan
US regional carrier Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) will be able to borrow up to USD200 million under the… Read More »
Value of Virgin Australia frequent flyer scheme slashed
Virgin Australia’s frequent flyer scheme Velocity has had its value written down from AUD2 billion Australian dollars (USD1.4 billion) to… Read More »
Sale of Georgia’s Myway Airlines in progress – report
MyWay Airlines (MJ, Tbilisi) owner Georgian Huashun International Industrial Investment Group is in the process of selling a 100% stake… Read More »
China Southern sets up own cargo carrier
China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) has established a new wholly-owned cargo carrier, China Southern Airlines Cargo Co. Ltd t/a China… Read More »