Ryanair takes over bulk of easyJet’s Stansted slots
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) will take over 312 weekly slots at London Stansted airport from low-cost carrier rival easyJet (U2,… Read More »
Singapore Airlines nets $632mn in bond issue, reworks fleet
Singapore Airlines Group has raised SGD850 million Singapore dollars (USD632 million) via a convertible bond issue placed with a range… Read More »
Nigeria reopens more airports for international flights
The Nigerian government is to reopen Kano and Port Harcourt Omagwa for international flights to relieve congestion at Lagos and… Read More »
Etihad lays off cabin crew, A380s grounded “indefinitely”
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) may lay off more than 20% of its cabin crew and will keep its… Read More »
New business plan mooted for Air Namibia
Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) has presented a new NAD4.7 billion Namibian dollar (USD303.8 million) business plan to the country’s… Read More »
Cargolux studying B777-300(ER) freighters
Cargolux (CV, Luxembourg) is contemplating adding its first converted freighters in the future and is particularly interested in the B777-300(ER)(SF)… Read More »
UAE’s Air Arabia applies for state aid
Air Arabia (G9, Sharjah) is in talks with the Emirati government over a possible financial aid package, given the growing… Read More »
CAPA Live: Emirates Sir Tim Clark: network carriers stronger
Emirates Airlines president Sir Tim Clark, speaking at CAPA Live October 2020, argued there will be a demand-driven bounce back… Read More »