Air Namibia gets another stay from liquidation
Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) has had another reprieve from liquidation after the Namibian High Court in Windhoek on October… Read More »
Saudia denies claims after lessor sues for $460mn
Saudia (SV, Jeddah) has said it would defend itself against what it called inaccurate claims after Shariah-compliant lessor Alif Segregated… Read More »
South African LCC Lift to debut ops in late 4Q20
South Africa’s newest budget airline will be called Lift Airlines (Johannesburg O.R. Tambo), its founders have announced. The virtual carrier… Read More »
Thai Airways seeks haircuts from lessors, smaller fleet
Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has outlined a broad downsizing plan to the lessors, seeking both to renegotiate the… Read More »
Ryanair to suspend ops at four out of five Irish airports
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) will suspend operations at four of the five airports in its home market – Cork, Kerry,… Read More »
South African Airways targets 1H21 relaunch
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) is to relaunch in the first half of 2021 as a joint public… Read More »
Thailand’s Nok Air’s rehabilitation plan set for approval
Nok Air (DD, Bangkok Don Mueang) said in a stock market filing that no objections had been raised against its… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines to continue pax ATR ops, defers B787s
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) has rescinded a previous decision to suspend regional passenger services under the ‘Ohana brand, operated by… Read More »
Japan Airlines mulls $2.88bn in subordinated loans
JAL – Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) is investigating the possibility of raising around JPY300 billion yen (USD2.88 billion) in… Read More »
LIAT to relaunch in mid-4Q20
Caribbean regional airline, LIAT (LI, Antigua), currently in administration, is to relaunch on November 1, 2020, according to the Office… Read More »
US DOT tentatively okays Delta-WestJet JV
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively granted antitrust immunity to Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) and… Read More »
AirAsia Group secures $72mn loan, fights airport lawsuit
AirAsia Group has disseminated among its units an MYR300 million ringgit (USD72 million) loan from Sabah Development Bank, it said… Read More »
Nigeria’s Air Peace, Air Senegal to enter Southern Africa
Nigeria’s Air Peace (P4, Lagos) and Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) plan to launch flights to Johannesburg O.R…. Read More »
SA Express’s provisional liquidation extended to early 1Q21
South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will remain in provisional liquidation until January 28, 2021, according to an extension… Read More »
South African Airways gets another gov’t bailout
South Africa’s National Treasury has granted another bailout of ZAR10.5 billion rand (USD638 million) to South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg… Read More »
Darbhanga, India to open to commercial traffic in mid-4Q20
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has announced it will launch services from the newly opened Darbhanga airport on November 8, 2020,… Read More »
SkyWest clinches Pennsylvania, Texas EAS contracts
SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) has been granted new three-year contracts to provide flights to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and Victoria,… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines parent offers early retirement scheme
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) parent Malaysia Aviation Group has offered early retirement to its employees as it continues… Read More »
Wizz Air hopes for new post-Brexit slot rules in the UK
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) is lobbying the British government to change slot allocation rules following the end of… Read More »
UK’s Titan Airways takes first A321neo(LR)
Titan Airways (ZT, London Stansted) has taken delivery of the first of two A321-200NX(LR)s due to be operated, among others,… Read More »
SpiceJet wet-leases Maldivian Twin Otter for seaplane ops
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has wet-leased a DHC-6-300 amphibian from Maldivian (Q2, Malé) for use in operating India’s first-ever scheduled… Read More »
Lithuanian ACMI start-up Heston Airlines to launch in 1Q21
Lithuanian lessor and MRO provider Heston Aviation has launched all-A320 operator Heston Airlines (Vilnius), which will focus on charter and… Read More »