Liberian gov’t inks MOU for Lone Star Air
The Government of Liberia has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ghanaian start-up Goldstar Airlines (Accra) over the proposed establishment… Read More »
Spain’s Privilege Style reconfigures a B757 into all-premium
Privilege Style (P6, Palma de Mallorca) has converted one of its two B757-200s into an all-premium cabin configuration, business charter… Read More »
Philippine Airlines to cut a third of its workforce
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has announced it will lay off around 2,500 staff during the final quarter… Read More »
Switzerland’s Comlux Aviation orders ACJ TwoTwenty bizjets
Comlux Aviation (Zurich) has become the world’s first disclosed customer for Airbus’s newly unveiled corporate jet, the ACJ TwoTwenty, a… Read More »
Wizz Air to enter Norwegian domestic market
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will open a base at Oslo Gardermoen and launch domestic Norwegian routes effective November 5, signalling… Read More »
Brussels approves €19.3mn Romanian state aid to Tarom
The European Commission has approved Romanian state-guaranteed loans of up to EUR19.3 million euros (USD22.6 million) to Tarom (RO, Bucharest… Read More »
LATAM Airlines Brasil pilots, crew yield to fixed wage cuts
LATAM Airlines Group will resume negotiations with its Brazilian pilots and cabin crew over a permanent reduction in salaries, after… Read More »
KLM mulls early retirement of A330 fleet
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) is discussing the early retirement of its A330 aircraft, Luchtvaartnieuws has reported. With… Read More »
Branson, Bain quibble over size of stake in Virgin Australia
The size of a stake in Virgin Australia Holdings has become a point of disagreement between new owner Bain Capital… Read More »
FAA extends slot, schedule waiver at seven major gateways
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided to extend through March 27, 2021, i.e. for the duration of the… Read More »
Norwegian veterans to launch new airline by summer 2021
A team of seven Norwegian aviation veterans plans to launch a new airline by summer 2021 and are looking for… Read More »
Boeing targets Delta with B737 MAX white tail offer
Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) has approached Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) with an offer to sell it up… Read More »