Sri Lanka’s Spark Air to lease A330s
Spark Air (Hambantota) has applied to the Sri Lankan government for an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and an Operator’s Licence (OL)… Read More »
Mexico’s Volaris wins support for $160mn capital increase
Volaris (Y4, Toluca) has secured shareholder approval to raise up to MXN3.5 billion pesos (USD160 million) in capital, it outlined… Read More »
Ryanair to launch Paris Beauvais base in late 4Q20
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has announced it will open its fourth French base, at Paris Beauvais, on December 3, 2020,… Read More »
Australia’s Rex targets mid-market niche
Rex – Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) is planning to position itself as a “mid-tier” airline with a hybrid type… Read More »
Delta Air Lines hastens B717, B767-300, CRJ200 phase-outs
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has accelerated the retirement of two of its mainline types, B717-200s and B767-300(ER)s,… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango fleet grounded over non-payment
The entire fleet of South Africa’s state-owned low-cost carrier Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) remained grounded on September 27,… Read More »
Delta looking to defer 40 Airbus deliveries – report
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) is reportedly in talks with Airbus to defer the delivery of 40 aircraft,… Read More »
Etihad Airways reaffirms commitment to B787s
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) has no plans to halt the deliveries of its B787s and is set to… Read More »