South Africa backtracks after Emirates cancels flights
The South African government has backtracked on visa obligations for certain travellers and has clarified health requirements for flight crews… Read More »
Bids open for Israir; Arkia suggests merger
IDB Development, the indebted holding group that owns Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Sde Dov), is hunting for investments to keep… Read More »
Estonia’s NyxAir wins Saaremaa PSO award, court rules
NyxAir (NYX, Tallinn Lennart Meri) has officially won a long-contested tender to operate an Estonian public service obligation route between… Read More »
Air Namibia faces liquidation over Challengair debt default
An old debt to Belgium’s bankrupt Challengair (1I, Brussels National) may eventually catch up with Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l)… Read More »
Avianca wins court approval for $2bn financing plan
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved a proposed financing plan allowing Avianca Holdings… Read More »
DOT fines Emirates $400k for Iran NOTAM violations
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) has been fined USD400,000 by the US government for violating a June 2019 NOTAM which banned… Read More »
Nigeria’s Elin Group secures AOC; preps for pax charter ops
Elin Group is set to begin passenger charter operations after securing its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil… Read More »
TUI Group ponders seeking more capital after state aid
TUI Group said it continued “evaluating various measures” to further strengthen its balance sheet just days after the German state-owned… Read More »
Bulgaria’s GullivAir targets US flights
Bulgarian start-up GullivAir (Sofia) has unveiled plans to operate three weekly scheduled return flights between Sofia and New York JFK…. Read More »
Ethiopian offer may be in the mix for SAA
The administrators of South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) say they are unaware of a reported offer from Ethiopian… Read More »
US airlines commence mass furloughs with no state funding
Following the failure of the US lawmakers to extend the Payroll Support Program (PSP) beyond the September 30, 2020, deadline,… Read More »
KLM submits job-slashing restructuring plan to Dutch state
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) has submitted a plan to restructure its operations to the Dutch state, a… Read More »