Israel’s Arkia to resume as deal inked on layoffs, pay cuts
Arkia Israeli Airlines (IZ, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion), its workers’ committee, and Israel’s powerful national trade union Histadrut have agreed… Read More »
Boeing 747-8 only quadjet with future at Lufthansa
The B747-8 is the only quadjet type with future at Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l), Group Chief Executive Carsten Spohr has… Read More »
Philippine gov’t promises airlines $14.5mn in loans
According to the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP), the government has allocated around PHP700 million pesos (USD14.5 million)… Read More »
Tanzania lifts Kenyan operator restrictions
Tanzania has lifted a ban on Kenyan airlines after Kenya announced it would no longer impose a mandatory 14-day COVID-19… Read More »
Aeroflot shareholders back offering of 1.7bn new shares
Aeroflot (SU, Moscow Sheremetyevo) shareholders have approved at an extraordinary general meeting a state-approved increase in the company’s authorised capital… Read More »
Crunch time for South African Airways
It’s crunch time for state-owned South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo), as the country’s government appears to run out… Read More »
More West African airlines return to the skies
Mauritania Airlines (L6, Nouakchott) has resumed international flights following the reopening of the country’s airspace on September 11, 2020, after… Read More »
South Africa to reopen to int’l pax traffic in early 4Q20
South Africa will reopen its international borders in October as the country scales down its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. This has… Read More »