Zimbabwe’s Fly City Air targets 3Q21 launch
Zimbabwean startup Fly City Air (Harare Int’l) is set to introduce its first scheduled flight on September 9, 2021, between… Read More »
South Korea’s Jin Air plans $157.5mn recapitalisation
Jin Air (LJ, Jeju) will strengthen its capital by an additional KRW183.4 billion won (USD157.5 million) by issuing both new… Read More »
Denmark’s Star Air settles on B767 freighter for growth
Star Air (Denmark) (SRR, Copenhagen Kastrup) has secured a B767-200 freighter from Air Transport Services Group with service-entry set for… Read More »
American invests in hubs, hires thousands as travel rebounds
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) continues to invest in its hubs and plans to bring back thousands of employees and… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to pursue separate AOC for cargo unit
India’s Minister of Civil Aviation VK Singh has said that SpiceXpress & Logistics, the cargo division of SpiceJet (SG, Delhi… Read More »
Helvetic Airways completes the renewal of its Embraer aircraft fleet
Swiss regional airline Helvetic Airways took delivery of its twelfth latest-generation Embraer E-Jet E2 aircraft on the 15 August. The… Read More »
Brazil’s Embraer and Kenya Airways agree to study flying taxis
Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA) said on Wednesday its flying taxi unit Eve has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Kenya… Read More »
Air taxi maker Archer seeks $1 billion in damages from Boeing-backed rival
Flying taxi developer Archer Aviation is seeking $1 billion in damages from Wisk Aero, a rival backed by Boeing (BA.N)… Read More »
The travel recovery has started, Britain’s Heathrow Airport says
Britain’s Heathrow Airport said that passenger numbers surged in July as the government eased travel restrictions and a recovery was… Read More »
Alaska Airlines is considering Covid vaccine mandates for staff
Alaska Airlines told staff on Wednesday that it is considering making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for employees, according to company memo,… Read More »
Southwest Airlines cuts outlook and warns on delta Covid variant hurting bookings
Southwest Airlines lowered its revenue and profit forecast Wednesday, blaming the Covid delta variant for a drop in bookings. The airline… Read More »
Cathay Pacific’s loss shrinks in first half
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (0293.HK) said on Wednesday its first-half loss shrank by nearly a quarter, helped by a drastic… Read More »
Joby makes surges in trading after SPAC deal with Zynga and LinkedIn founders
Shares of electric aircraft maker Joby Aviation surged more than 20% after opening at $10.62 in their first day of trading on… Read More »
Boeing near breakthrough 737 MAX deal with new Indian carrier
Boeing (NYSE:BA) is in advanced talks with a newly created Indian budget carrier to sell 737 MAX jets, in a… Read More »
Amazon Air opens $1.5 billion air hub in Kentucky in latest push to speed deliveries
Amazon Air, formerly known as Amazon Prime Air opened its $1.5 billion air hub in northern Kentucky, which will help accelerate… Read More »
Harley’s stock tumbles as inflation worries overshadow progress on turnaround
Harley-Davidson Inc on Wednesday warned soaring raw material prices and supply chain and logistics bottlenecks would hurt its earnings in… Read More »