US’s AirBahn adds first aircraft, an A320; eyes 2022 launch
AirBahn (ARB, Santa Ana, CA) has accepted its first aircraft, an A320-200 transferred from its Pakistani sister carrier, AirBlue (PA,… Read More »
Pakistan’s AirBlue takes delivery of maiden A321neo
AirBlue (PA, Karachi Int’l) took delivery of its first A321-200N on Friday, October 15, after AP-BOE (msn 10162) arrived at… Read More »
Nigerian senate suspends NG Eagle certification
The Nigerian Senate’s Standing Committee on Aviation has ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend the ongoing certification… Read More »
ITA buys Alitalia brand for one third of starting price
ITA – Italia Trasporto Aereo (AZ, Milan Linate) has acquired the Alitalia (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) brand and website for EUR90… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo ends MD-11 freighter operations
Lufthansa Cargo retired its last MD-11(F) on October 17, 2021, thus completing its fleet rollover to Boeing 777-200Fs. D-ALCC (msn… Read More »
US’s Spirit Airlines bumps A320neo leases with SMBC
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) has agreed to lease six A320-200Ns from SMBC Aviation Capital and has signed sale/lease-back… Read More »
Watchdog may approve Korean Air-Asiana deal, with conditions
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission is expected to approve the planned merger between Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) and Korean… Read More »
US Tourist Hubs Expecting Travel Boom After Restrictions Are Lifted
Now that tourism officials across the U.S. have a date to circle, consider it a launching pad. Fully vaccinated international… Read More »