Passenger Caught Smuggling Over $60K Inside Bag of Sanitary Pads
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport seized more than $60,000 in unreported cash from an… Read More »
Allegiant Responds to Racial Profiling Accusation, Defends Decision to Remove Teens Over Mask Policy
Allegiant Air has responded to allegations of racial profiling after a group of African-American teens were removed from a flight… Read More »
Aviation Facing Pilot Shortage After COVID-19, Study Says
The aviation industry is already facing a pilot shortage, a problem that has lessened over the last year due to the coronavirus… Read More »
Air Senegal plans US debut in late 3Q21
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l) plans to launch services from Dakar Blaise Diagne Int’l to the United States… Read More »
Wizz Air to open seasonal Burgas, Bulgaria base in 2Q21
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will open a new seasonal summer base in Burgas, Bulgaria and will start seven new routes… Read More »
France’s CMA CGM formally axes Groupe Dubreuil equity plans
French global shipping specialist CMA CGM has formally abandoned plans to acquire a 30% stake in Groupe Dubreuil following the… Read More »
Ottawa okays Air Canada/Air Transat merger
The Canadian government has approved Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Air Transat from Montreal-based tour operator Transat despite objections that… Read More »
UK’s Jet2 raises $584mn via share issuance
UK leisure specialist Jet2 plc says it has raised GBP422 million pounds (USD584.2 million) via a new share issuance to… Read More »
US House Committee approves third airline bailout package
The US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee has approved a third payroll support package to the aviation industry, which… Read More »
Former executives of India’s Jet Airways plan new start-up
Former executives of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai Int’l) are planning to launch a new Indian low-cost carrier before the end… Read More »
IndiGo parent InterGlobe settles case with SEBI
InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of low-cost airline IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l), has paid INR21 million rupees (USD289,701) to the… Read More »
Florida’s Spirit Airlines accelerates A320neo deliveries
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) announced in its annual results for 2020 that it has accelerated deliveries of six… Read More »
Ethiopian in MAX volte-face ahead of “amicable” settlement
In a major volte-face that signals an image-shifting re-endorsement of Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines this week said it would resume B737-8… Read More »
Kenya Airways receives $91mn in COVID state aid
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is to receive KES10 billion Kenyan shillings (USD91.3 million) in COVID-19 state aid less… Read More »
United Nigeria Airlines secures AOC, launches
United Nigeria Airlines (NUA, Enugu) commenced operations from Lagos on February 12 after completing its certification drive at the beginning… Read More »
French gov’t, Ryanair quarrel over Air France’s slots
After Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) reiterated its opposition to any further state aid to Air France (AF, Paris CDG), French… Read More »
Government and industry working together to help colleagues find new work
The British Business Aviation Association (BBGA) is proud to be the first aviation industry association actively supporting the new UK… Read More »
CDC Says No To Required COVID Testing Before Domestic Flights
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has told CNN it will not recommend that fliers have a required negative COVID… Read More »
American Uses Loyalty Program to Raise $10 Billion
American Airlines is leveraging its loyalty program to raise $10 billion for near-term cash needs, the respected financial publication The Motley… Read More »
Boeing delivered 21 737 Max aircraft in January
According to Boeing, January was one of its best months in recent times as it delivered 26 aircraft, including 21… Read More »
Aero Capital Solutions acquires 20 A320s from easyJet through sale-and-leaseback
Aero Capital Solutions, Inc. (ACS), a leading mid-life aircraft leasing platform, has announced the acquisition of 20 A320 family aircraft… Read More »
Aerologic implements SITA eWAS Pilot to improve procedures
AeroLogic has become the first European cargo airline to implement the SITA eWAS Pilot weather monitoring solution, minimising the associated… Read More »
Royal Flying Doctor Service selects upgraded Special Missions Beechcraft King Air 360 aircraft
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) has agreed to purchase four Beechcraft King Air 360CHW turboprop aircraft, with… Read More »
Southwest Prepares To Start Service at O’Hare International
Southwest Airlines will start its much-anticipated service out of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Sunday, February 14. The Chicago Tribune reports that Southwest will… Read More »
Another Airline Vaccinates All Relevant Staff
There’s another airline in the world that has already vaccinated all of its relevant staff for the coronavirus, and neither… Read More »
Troubled hotel in Youngstown, Ohio, gains debt break
The only hotel in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, has been granted a delay in loan repayments to the city after falling… Read More »