China Express Airlines takes first ARJ21
China Express Airlines (G5, Chongqing) has taken delivery of its first ARJ21-700 after B-650P (msn 141) arrived at its Chongqing… Read More »
Taiwan’s China Airlines targets 1Q21 pax B747 phase-out
China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) will retire its four remaining passenger-configured B747-400s during the first quarter of 2021. According to… Read More »
Six bids for Israir include Arkia and former El Al owner
Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has attracted six bids for control of the carrier, Haaretz reported on November 9,… Read More »
Romania’s Tarom needs $224mn more in state aid
Cash-strapped Romanian state-owned carrier Tarom (RO, Bucharest Otopeni) is to ask for another RON924 leu million/EUR191 million (USD224.5 million) in… Read More »
Air Botswana resumes regular int’l pax ops
Air Botswana (BP, Gaborone) resumed scheduled international passenger flights with four weekly return flights between Gaborone and Johannesburg O.R. Tambo… Read More »
India’s Supreme Court halts SpiceJet order to pay $33mn
The Supreme Court of India has halted last month’s High Court of Delhi ruling ordering SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) to… Read More »
AirAsia Group reacts to “intimidatory” airport lawsuit
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has altered its planned debt restructuring scheme, reclassifying Malaysia Airports Holdings as a secured… Read More »
Korea’s Jeju Air to receive $170mn in aid as losses widen
Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) is expected to receive KRW190 billion won (USD170 million) in state aid as part of South… Read More »