Somalia and Somaliland Clash Over Visas and Airspace Control
The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) has issued a formal directive to flydubai and Ethiopian Airlines, warning the carriers against… Read More »
Thai Court Denies Bid to Suspend Foreign Pilot Permits
Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected a request from the Thai Pilots Association (TPA) to temporarily suspend the government’s approval… Read More »
Aeroméxico Begins Trading on NYSE and BMV, Raises $179 Million
Grupo Aeroméxico, parent company of Aeroméxico (AM, México City International), has resumed trading on both the New York Stock Exchange… Read More »
Spirit Reaches Union Deals, Cuts More Salaried Jobs Amid Bankruptcy
Spirit Aviation Holdings, parent company of Spirit Airlines, has reached agreements in principle with its pilots and flight attendants as… Read More »
Air Gekko Secures AOC in French Polynesia, Plans Fleet Expansion
Air Gekko (Faaite) has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC #FR.AOC.0163) from France’s civil aviation authority, the Direction Générale de… Read More »
Air Vanuatu Wet-Leases ATR72 from Air Calédonie Amid Engine Delays
Air Vanuatu (NF, Port Vila) has been wet-leasing ATR72-600 capacity from Air Calédonie (TY, Nouméa Magenta) since mid-October to maintain… Read More »
Mesa Air Group Extends Federal Loan Terms Ahead of Republic Merger
Mesa Air Group has amended its 2020 loan and guarantee agreement with Jefferies Capital Services, LLC, the successor to the… Read More »
US Opposes Delta-Aeroméxico Request to Delay JV Termination
The U.S. government has urged the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reject a request from Delta Air Lines (DL,… Read More »
Croatia Airlines Blames Rising Costs on Delayed A220 Deliveries
Croatia Airlines (OU, Zagreb Franjo Tuđman) has attributed a rise in costs during the peak summer season to delays in… Read More »
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Belavia and Government Aircraft
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has officially removed Belarusian flag carrier Belavia (B2, Minsk National) from its… Read More »
Turkish Airlines Reportedly Eyes Full Control of SunExpress
Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport) is reportedly seeking to acquire Lufthansa’s 50% stake in SunExpress (XQ, Antalya), the joint venture… Read More »
Emirates’ Clark Says U.S. Carriers Undermined Airbus A380 Program
Competition—especially from U.S. airlines—undermined the Airbus A380 program in an effort to weaken Emirates, according to the carrier’s president, Tim… Read More »
AirAsia X Considers Bahrain Hub, Eyes Local Air Operator Certificate
Capital A has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications to explore establishing a… Read More »
Switzerland’s BlueLight Plans Nonprofit Humanitarian Airline
Swiss startup BlueLight (Geneva), which bills itself as the world’s first nonprofit airline dedicated to humanitarian missions, officially launched on… Read More »
Kenai Aviation Halts Flights Amid Mounting Post-COVID Debt
Kenai Aviation (KNW, Kenai) has suspended all flight operations as of November 3, 2025, citing unsustainable debt accumulated during the… Read More »
Volaris Expects Pratt & Whitney Engine Issues Resolved by 2027
Volaris (Y4, Mexico City International) expects the ongoing impact of Pratt & Whitney engine recalls on its fleet to end… Read More »
Nigeria to Enforce ‘Zero Debt’ Policy for Airlines in 2026
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced it will implement a new “Zero Debt Strategy” beginning January 2026, requiring… Read More »
Ascend Airways Malaysia Gains AOC, to Launch in Late 2025
Ascend Airways Malaysia has secured its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and Air Service Permit from the Civil Aviation Authority of… Read More »
Court Rules in Favor of American Airlines in Texas Tax Dispute
The Texas Court of Appeals has sided with American Airlines in its long-running dispute with the State of Texas over… Read More »
Sun PhuQuoc Airways Launches Commercial Flights in Vietnam
Sun PhuQuoc Airways, a new Vietnamese leisure airline under Sun Group, has officially launched commercial operations with its inaugural domestic… Read More »
AirAsia X to Finalize Restructuring by 2025, Cancels A330-900neo Order and Plans A330 Retirement
AirAsia X and parent company Capital A have met all conditions for their restructuring plan, with the Share Sale and… Read More »
Vanuatu Gov’t Guarantees $8.2M Air Vanuatu Loan Repayment
The government of Vanuatu has signed a guarantee agreement with the Vanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) to resume repayments on… Read More »
ANA to Phase Out AirJapan Brand by March 2026
ANA Holdings has confirmed it will discontinue flight operations under the AirJapan brand by the end of March 2026. The… Read More »
Somali Airlines to Restart Operations by End of 2025
Somali Airlines is set to resume operations by the end of 2025 after a 34-year hiatus, according to the country’s… Read More »
Delta Drops Plans for Narrowbody Transatlantic Flights
Delta Air Lines has decided not to operate transatlantic flights using narrowbody aircraft, citing “brand issues,” according to the carrier’s… Read More »
US Halts New Routes and Cargo Flights by Mexican Airlines
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has rejected new route applications from Aeroméxico, Volaris, and Viva Aerobus for flights departing… Read More »