Nigeria’s Green Africa Airways in ownership court challenge
Barely two weeks after lift-off, Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways (Q9, Lagos) faces an ownership challenge in the Federal High Court in Lagos… Read More »
IAI, Etihad to open B777 P2F conversion site in Abu Dhabi
Israel Aerospace Industries (Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has partnered with Etihad Engineering, the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) wing of Etihad Aviation… Read More »
Malaysia’s Kargo Xpress to add two B737-800(BCF)s
Kargo Xpress (KXP, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has ordered two B737-800(BCF)s from GECAS with deliveries scheduled for October 2021 and January 2022, respectively. The two Boeing freighters will… Read More »
South African Airways details relaunch plans due in 3Q21
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has confirmed it will resume commercial passenger operations on September 23 on one domestic and… Read More »
Ryanair pulls out of Northern Ireland over tax issues
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has blamed UK passenger taxes and a lack of COVID-19 recovery incentives for its decision to pull out… Read More »
Israel to give El Al, Arkia, Israir more loans
Less than four weeks after Israel’s airlines appealed for more government funding, the Ministry of Finance said it had agreed in principle… Read More »
Philippine Airlines returns aircraft, defers deliveries
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) returned two unspecified aircraft to lessors in July 2021 and deferred all deliveries of new… Read More »
Icelandic airline PLAY applies for US flying permit
PLAY, the bright red, low-cost, Icelandic airline has applied for a permit and exemption authority with the US Department of… Read More »