Milano Malpensa: United Airlines Joins the Covid Tested Flight Programme in Italy
Available to Italian customers flying from New York/Newark to Milan Malpensa. United customers flying to Milan Malpensa from New York/Newark… Read More »
Zurich Airport – Key traffic figures April 2021
In April 2021, 323,500 passengers flew through Zurich Airport, about 12 times more compared to the same period last year,… Read More »
Krasnodar Airport set a record during the 10 days in holidays
During the May holidays in Russia (from 1-10 May) Krasnodar Airport served more than 135 thousand passengers. This result is… Read More »
July 2 Debut Set for Baha Mar’s Baha Bay Waterpark
Nassau’s Baha Mar mega-resort will expand beginning July 2 with Baha Bay, a guests-only luxury beachfront waterpark featuring a 500,000-gallon wave pool… Read More »
Florida Governor Not Backing Down After Norwegian Cruise Line Threats
Despite threats from Norwegian Cruise Line about pulling out of Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has no plans to change his recently announced… Read More »
Gov’t finalises deal with Air Namibia lessors
The Namibian government is finalising a deal with Castlelake over NAD2.5 billion Namibian dollars (USD176 million) owed to it by… Read More »
Ireland’s Aer Lingus has “too many resources”, meets unions
Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) is meeting unions this week to discuss the likely impact on jobs of the airline’s… Read More »
Nigeria’s Azman Air resumes flight operations
Azman Air (AZM, Kano) has announced it will resume flight operations from May 16, 2021, with daily rotations to four… Read More »
Ireland’s Hibernian Airlines opens Maastricht base
Hibernian Airlines (HG, Dublin Int’l) is to station two CRJ1000s in Maastricht, The Netherlands, as part of a new commercial… Read More »
France’s La Compagnie secures state, shareholder financing
La Compagnie (B0, Paris Orly) has announced it has secured an additional EUR10 million euro (US12.1 million) in state-backed loans,… Read More »
Ireland’s Emerald Airlines near Aer Lingus Regional deal
Start-up Emerald Airlines (Ireland) is on the verge of signing a contract to operate the Aer Lingus Regional service from… Read More »
EC backs Alitalia aid, Rome mulls further €100mn injection
On the same day that the European Commission approved another EUR12.84 million euros (USD15.5 million) in Italian state aid for… Read More »
Supplier dispute threatens Boeing’s VC-25B deliveries
An ongoing legal dispute with a key cabin interior supplier is threatening the completion of two new VIP B747-8s for… Read More »
Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways outlines launch plans
Green Africa Airways (Q9, Lagos) has revealed its domestic network ahead of entry into service from Lagos, pending the finalisation… Read More »
Nepal extends international flight ban
Nepal has extended its ban on most international flights until midnight on May 31, 2021, to prevent the spread of… Read More »
Taiwan fines China Airlines, quarantines pilots
China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) has been fined TWD1 million Taiwan new dollars (USD35,600) by Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (TWCAA)… Read More »
TAP Portugal applies for liquidation of its groundhandler
TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) has filed an application in the Commercial Courts of Lisbon for the liquidation of its… Read More »
Nauru Airlines puts a B737 freighter up for sale
Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru) has put one of its two B737-300(F)s up for sale with July 15, 2021, set as… Read More »
India’s Vistara to make Far East Asian debut in late 2Q21
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) has announced it will launch scheduled services between Delhi Int’l and Tokyo Haneda on June 16,… Read More »
Cathay Pacific raises $650mn in US dollar bond issue
As it had pointed to in a preliminary term sheet last week, Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has sold… Read More »
IAG boosts liquidity amid “uncertainty” with €825mn bond
IAG International Airlines Group will raise EUR825 million euros (USD1 billion) from a senior unsecured bond, convertible into shares, a… Read More »
Iberia to debut domestic Portuguese charters
Faced with a drop-off in long-haul demand due to the COVID-19 crisis, Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas) has set its sights… Read More »
Airbus resumes work on modernised A320 family FAL in Toulouse
Airbus has resumed work on the modernisation of its A320 Family industrial capabilities in Toulouse. This will provide Airbus with… Read More »
The future of aircraft maintenance arrives in Malaysia
Asia Digital Engineering Sdn Bhd (ADE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AirAsia Group Berhad, is well on its way of becoming… Read More »
Liebherr-Aerospace launches new service platform
Liebherr-Aerospace has taken an important step forward in the world of online services by launching its new Customer Service Platform…. Read More »
London City welcomes return of SWISS flights to Zurich
London City Airport has welcomed the restoration of connections to Zurich (ZRH), with SWISS which resumed flying to Switzerland’s largest… Read More »