Air India’s new owner to be allowed to cut fleet
India’s government is likely to make it easier for the new owner of heavily indebted Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l)… Read More »
Ryanair to reopen Shannon base in early 2Q21
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has said that reopening its base at Shannon in 2021 will provide an opportunity for it… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet seeks debt restructure, $68mn loan – report
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has approached India’s Yes Bank for loan restructuring under Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines for… Read More »
Bujumbura unveils plans for new carrier, Burundi Airlines
The Government of Burundi has unveiled plans to launch a new national carrier in 2021 under the brand name Burundi… Read More »
EU clears €120mn state aid for Greece’s Aegean Airlines
European Union regulators have approved a Greek state grant of EUR120 million euros (USD146 million) to privately owned flag carrier… Read More »
Southwest Forced To Make Emergency Landing
A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to return to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu on Christmas Day for… Read More »
Boeing CEO Bouyed by Alaska Airlines Sale
We are just days away from 2021, but already Boeing Co. CEO and President Stan Deal is feeling optimistic that… Read More »
Delta Has Another Holiday Cancellation Mess
Delta Air Lines had another holiday meltdown on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, canceling hundreds of flights because of weather… Read More »
Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX Forced To Make Emergency Landing
An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX was forced to make an emergency landing earlier this week after suffering an engine… Read More »
AirAsia X restructuring plan may cost Airbus $5bn
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) believes it could lose more than USD5 billion worth of orders if AirAsia X (D7, Kuala… Read More »
The Naughtiest Airline Passengers of 2020
The Worst of a Weird Year The year 2020 will go down as a year unlike any other, and while… Read More »
AirAsia to cut India stake to 13%, Tata mulls mega carrier
AirAsia Group plans to cut its stake in AirAsia India (I5, Bangalore Int’l) from 49% to just 13%, unnamed sources… Read More »