United Purchases 25 More 737 MAX Jets From Boeing
United Airlines said it will buy 25 more Boeing 737 MAX planes from the manufacturer, as well as taking delivery of previously… Read More »
Key Lufthansa shareholder Heinz Hermann Thiele dies aged 79
Heinz Hermann Thiele, the German billionaire industrialist who as of February 2021 owned 12.42% of Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l), has… Read More »
Condor begins ops for DHL; Bahraini DHL airline adds B767
Condor (DE, Frankfurt Int’l) has increased its presence in the cargo market with a new contract to operate four B767-300(ER)s… Read More »
Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes plans Seattle schedules
Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes (YB, Vancouver Coal Harbour) plans to introduce year-round schedules in June 2021 between Vancouver Coal Harbour… Read More »
Alaska Airlines told to pay $3.2mn after escalator fall
A jury at King County Superior Court in Seattle has ordered Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) to pay USD3.2… Read More »
China Eastern firms five C919 orders
China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) has signed a firm order agreement with COMAC (Shanghai Pudong) for its first five… Read More »
Air Express Algeria grows Beech 1900D, Let fleet
Oil and gas industry air service provider Air Express Algeria (Hassi Messaoud) has secured three aircraft on lease from ACIA… Read More »
Air Seychelles initiates voluntary layoffs to ease finances
Air Seychelles (HM, Mahé) has begun a voluntary redundancy scheme, primarily targetting employees aged 55 and over, as it reevaluates… Read More »
France’s CMA CGM Air Cargo to launch in late 1Q21
CMA CGM Air Cargo (Paris Orly) is set to begin its scheduled cargo operations on March 8 with a route… Read More »
AAPA still waiting for signs of a wider recovery
Preliminary January 2021 traffic figures released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that airline operations are still depressed, as the… Read More »
Rolls-Royce’s all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ powers to a milestone
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed the taxiing of its ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft, the latest milestone on its journey to becoming… Read More »