Bangladesh's Air Astra wet leases ATR72 ahead of int'l push
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Biman Bangladesh MD transferred out after gov't overthrow
The managing director and CEO of state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) has been transferred to the Ministry of Public Works following reports he had failed to turn up for work after the toppling of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, 2025. Jahidul Islam Bhuiyan was given his transfer orders on August 15, 2024, [...]
Malaysia Aviation Group open to ordering Airbus narrowbodies
The managing director of Malaysia Aviation Group says he is open to ordering Airbus narrowbodies, breaking the Boeing stranglehold on the narrowbody jet fleets at Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur International) and Firefly (FY, Penang), but also says its second aircraft order is likely to be delayed as the Request for Proposals (RfP) gets pushed [...]
WestJet working to restore 16-hailstorm impacted planes
WestJet (WS, Calgary) is working to return 16 aircraft to serviceability after they were significantly damaged during a hailstorm that hit Calgary on the evening of August 5, the company announced in a statement. Given the unforeseen grounding of almost 10% of its fleet, the Canadian carrier has had to proactively cancel multiple flights while [...]
US’s DOJ defends plea deal struck with Boeing
The United States Department of Justice said in a court filing that it lacks evidence to prosecute Boeing (BOE, Washington National) for more serious crimes thus defending the plea deal it struck with the US planemaker. Last month, Boeing pled guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States government in relation to the two fatal [...]
JetBlue, Spirit fight $34mn legal fees over stopped merger
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) and Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) are challenging a request by law firms for up to USD34 million in fees for having sued to block the airlines' USD3.8 billion merger, which was ultimately abandoned in March, according to documents in the case filed with the US District Court [...]
Brazil to open up Amazon region to cabotage
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Chinese firm set to seize Nigerian presidential jets
A Paris court has authorised a Chinese investment firm to seize three Nigerian presidential aircraft in the execution of an international arbitral award granted in 2021, reports Nigeria's Premium Times. Having published a translated version of the court document, the Premium Times reported that the enforcement judge at the Paris Judicial Court (Tribunal Judiciaire de [...]
Romania’s Legend Airlines eyes US charters
Legend Airlines (Romania) (LZ, Bucharest Henri Coanda) has requested authorisation from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate charter flights carrying persons, property, and mail between the European Union and the United States. The Romanian ACMI/charter specialist requested expedited processing of its application for an exemption and foreign air carrier permit to allow it [...]
KLM delays new HQ, reviews costs after €31mn 1H24 hit
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) has postponed plans for its new head office and is critically reviewing its investments, cost-saving strategies, and new revenue opportunities as it looks to control rising costs which have resulted in an operating loss of EUR31 million euros (USD34.1 million) for the first half of 2024, despite higher [...]