US’s JetBlue expects fewer A220 deliveries in 2026
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India's Shankh Air eyes mid-2025 start with A320-200s
Indian start-up Shankh Air (Lucknow) is eyeing a May 2025 launch, contingent on it receiving its air operator's certificate (AOC) in time. The carrier intends to induct five A320-200s this year and a further ten in 2026. Last year, ch-aviation reported on Shankh Air's plans to become the first scheduled airline to launch from the [...]
India's SpiceJet resumes B737-8 ops
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) has resumed B737 MAX operations after reactivating the first of seven parked B737-8s in its fleet. In a January 28, 2025, Bombay Stock Exchange filing, the airline said the return of the type would allow it to fly to high-demand destinations like Jeddah International and Riyadh without operational restrictions. The filing [...]
Cathay Pacific mulls widebody order, issues RfP – report
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to Boeing and Airbus to supply it with widebody aircraft, Bloomberg reported citing sources close to the matter. According to the ch-aviation fleets module, Cathay already has thirty A330-900N, six A350F, and twenty-one B777-9 widebodies on order but is also interested in [...]
Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación eyes wet-leased A220 fleet
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Lufthansa Group to acquire minority stake in airBaltic
Lufthansa Group has signed an agreement to invest EUR14 million euros (USD14.5 million) in airBaltic (BT, Riga), securing a minority stake in the carrier and a seat on its supervisory board. In exchange for its investment, the Lufthansa parent will receive a convertible share granting a 10% stake, issued at a subscription price of the [...]
Curaçao’s Z Air takes first E145
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JetSMART Argentina to debut A321neo ops in late 1Q25
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US’s Frontier again seeks merger with Spirit Airlines
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., parent company of Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver International), has made a renewed proposal to merge with Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International), it announced in a press release on January 29. The deal would be structured through newly issued Frontier debt and ordinary shares. The proposal includes issuing USD400 million in [...]
Portugal’s Grupo SATA eyes €65mn cost-saving plan
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