Singapore Airlines to debut 737 MAX 8 ops in 4Q21
Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi) plans to begin revenue operations of its six B737-8s, taken over from merged subsidiary SilkAir,… Read More »
India’s Akasa Air orders 72 Boeing 737 MAX
Akasa Air has placed an order with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) for seventy-two B737 MAX jets during the ongoing 2021… Read More »
Nigeria’s Ibom Air orders ten A220s
Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) has placed an order for ten A220s with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) during the 2021 Dubai… Read More »
Air Tanzania confirms Boeing 737 MAX, 787, 767 freighter plans
The Tanzanian government has reached an agreement with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) for the purchase of four aircraft including one… Read More »
Embraer, Widerøe to partner on electric urban mobility
Eve Urban Mobility Solutions owned by Embraer and Widerøe Zero, a unit of Widerøe, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to… Read More »
Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways inks MOU for 33 A320neo Family jets
Jazeera Airways (J9, Kuwait) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for up to 33… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango to be mothballed until investor found
Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will be mothballed for a lengthy period while it seeks a new investor after… Read More »
Lufthansa repays all of German gov’t bailout funds
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has announced it repaid “much earlier than originally planned” the last of its EUR9 billion euro… Read More »
Aeromexico’s new plan includes Apollo debt-to-equity option
In what is described as a key milestone in its restructuring process, Grupo Aeroméxico has received a new proposal to… Read More »
Saudia eyes large widebody order in 2022
Saudia (SV, Jeddah) is planning to place a large widebody order in 2022 and is in advanced talks with both… Read More »
Toki Air set to become first Japanese airline to introduce ATR 42-600S
ATR has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with new regional Japanese commercial airline Toki Air. The Letter covers the… Read More »
Scoot launches first UK route
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced its first UK route – the only low-cost non-stop flight… Read More »
Pratt & Whitney Canada unveils new engine series
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has unveiled its new regional turboprop PW127XT engine series,… Read More »
Overland Airways puts faith in Embraer
Overland Airways of Lagos, Nigeria, has placed orders for three new E175 E-Jets, plus three purchase right aircraft. The transaction… Read More »
ATR enjoys regional orders boost
Air Corsica has ordered five ATR 72-600 aircraft as it continues its ATR fleet upgrade. A long-term ATR partner Air… Read More »
Indigo Partners orders 255 A321neo Family aircraft
Indigo Partners has signed an order for an order for 255 additional A321neo Family aircraft for its airline portfolio. This… Read More »
China satisfied with Boeing 737 MAX changes, seeks industry feedback
China’s aviation regulator has told airlines it is satisfied that design changes Boeing proposed for its 737 MAX plane could… Read More »
FAA proposes $225K in fines against unruly passengers
Egregious examples of bad behavior described by the FAA concerned passengers yelling profanities, using obscene gestures, making threats to flight… Read More »
Frontier Airlines orders 91 additional A321neo jets, tripling its fleet size by 2029
Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) announced a major fleet expansion with an order for 91 additional A321neo aircraft from leading aircraft… Read More »
The rule for unruly passengers? One strike and you’re off the plane permanently
A passenger uses a racial slur to berate an African-American flight attendant over wearing a mask. Another on a separate… Read More »
Man dive-bombed Virginia firefighters with drone, then asked for it back
In 2019, a drone darted at a group of firefighters in Virginia several times, sending them ducking for cover before… Read More »
Boeing to add three new air freighter conversion lines
Boeing will open three new air freighter conversion lines, one in London and the other two in Kelowna, British Columbia,… Read More »
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink internet satellites
SpaceX just launched its second rocket this week, this time carrying a stack of Starlink satellites into orbit in a… Read More »
Health elsewhere won’t cure China ills for Western firms
Resurgent coronavirus issues have brought a halt to China’s strong emergence from the pandemic in hospitality, raising concerns for Western… Read More »
Feds continue funding for L.A. hotel program for homeless
A Los Angeles initiative that has housed thousands of homeless people in hotels to curb the spread of the coronavirus… Read More »
States ante up for jackpots via casino resorts
States throughout the US are considering and pursuing the addition and expansion of casino resorts in light of the gaming… Read More »