flydubai, Air Arabia caught in Somaliland aero-politics
Emirati low-cost airlines flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int’l) and Air Arabia (G9, Sharjah) have found themselves in the middle of a… Read More »
Airline Passenger Demand Data for September Released
Despite positive signs in the aviation industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that passenger demand in September was still down…. Read More »
Netherlands passes KLM bailout, Air France needs new equity
The Dutch government has approved a EUR3.4 billion euro (USD4 billion) bailout for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol)… Read More »
Eastern Airlines eyes B777 ops growth
Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l) is planning to complete the certification of its first B777-200(ER) within days and induct a… Read More »
Zimbabwe’s defunct Fly Africa sued over deal gone wrong
Defunct Fly Africa Zimbabwe (FZW, Harare Int’l) and its chairman Cassidy Mugwagwa are being sued by Mauritian company Blossom View… Read More »
JetBlue Airways defers more A321neo(LR) deliveries
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) has announced in its quarterly earnings release that it has reached an agreement with… Read More »
China grounds Ethiopian flight for the 3rd time over COVID
Chinese authorities have extended the suspension of Ethiopian Airlines’ flight ET684 from Addis Ababa to Shanghai Pudong after more arrivals… Read More »
Sri Lanka’s FitsAir wet-leases A321 for cargo ops
FitsAir (8D, Colombo Int’l) has wet-leased an A321-200 for cargo-only flights out of Colombo Int’l to “support the local export… Read More »