Attestor Capital acquires majority stake in Germany’s Condor
English private equity fund Attestor Capital LLP has acquired a 51% stake in Condor (DE, Frankfurt Int’l). The German leisure… Read More »
US’s JetBlue Airways confirms inc’l debut in mid-3Q21
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) has outlined the details of its long-awaited transatlantic debut and is now set to… Read More »
Australia’s brad pitches for crowd-funding
Australia may have a new domestic airline called “brad” in 2022 – that is, if its founders can raise at… Read More »
Iceland’s PLAY unveils initial network plans for S21
PLAY (FPY, Reykjavik Keflavik) has unveiled its initial network plans covering a range of destinations in Europe, with the first… Read More »
Bulgaria’s Cargo Air adds first B737-800(SF)
Cargo Air (CGF, Sofia) took delivery of its first B737-800(SF) on May 18, 2021, shortly after the European Union Aviation… Read More »
Pakistan’s AirBlue banned from Peshawar ops due to fake PCRs
The Pakistani Civil Aviation Authority (PkCAA) has banned AirBlue (PA, Karachi Int’l) from flying to Peshawar after, on two occasions,… Read More »
LATAM Airlines orders six more B767-300(ERBCF)s
LATAM Airlines Group has announced that it firmed options for four P2F-converted B767-300(ERBCF)s and ordered a further two units of… Read More »
SAA to restart latest by mid-3Q21 says CEO
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will take to the skies again in July or at the latest early… Read More »
Apollo to cut stake in Minnesota’s Sun Country Airlines
Just two months after going public, Sun Country Airlines (SY, Minneapolis/St. Paul) announced in a May 17 statement a proposed… Read More »
Aer Lingus to close Shannon base amid restructuring plan
As feared, Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) outlined in a statement on May 18 plans to close its base at… Read More »
London City Airport receives CAA and Public Health England accreditation for new health measures
As international travel ramps up from UK airports ahead of the summer, the health and safety measures in place at… Read More »
Boeing resumes 737 MAX deliveries
Boeing resumed deliveries of its best-selling 737 MAX on Wednesday, following approval of a fix for an electrical grounding issue… Read More »