Wizz Air Holdings plans to develop Saudi Arabia as an "inbound market" rather than set up a joint venture with a local AOC, as previously floated, Chief Executive József Váradi has told Reuters. The low-cost carrier recently announced London Gatwick-Jeddah International as the first route to be operated by Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) [...]
Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov Design Bureau expects a Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VI, Ulyanovsk Vostochny) An-124, seized by Canadian authorities last year, to be handed over to Ukraine once legal proceedings conclude. RA-82078 (msn 9773054559153) was stranded at Toronto Pearson in February 2022 when Canada closed its skies to Russian aircraft following that country's invasion of Ukraine. [...]
Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport) has firmly refuted claims by Pakistan's minister of state for finance that it is looking to acquire a stake in PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International). The minister, Ali Pervaiz Malik, told a local news outlet on September 24 that "a Turkish airline" had shown interest in buying [...]
BeOnd (B4, Malé) may pursue a second air operator's certificate to tackle new markets as part of a growth strategy, CEO Tero Taskila told the Runway Girl Network portal. He says the carrier has restarted talks with various airports, including in the Caribbean. "We are rekindling those discussions that we had pre-Covid with other markets [...]
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) has settled its USD16.7 million lease dispute with Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) according to a September 24 Bombay Stock Exchange filing. The low-cost carrier says it "amicably" settled the matter for an undisclosed amount that is lower than the claimed amount. The lessor was pursuing SpiceJet in the National Company [...]
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Argentine President Javier Milei has authorised foreign crews and aircraft to operate in the country having signed Decree No. 844/2024 on September 23, 2024, which deregulates domestic flights in Argentina and allows foreign carriers to operate domestic flights without registering aircraft or using local staff. The decree's executive summary says the changes involve "comprehensively reorganising [...]
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Atmospherica Aviation (AAN, Prague Václav Havel) plans to renew and expand its fleet of Embraer Executive Jets with two more Phenom 300Es due next year - one of which could be for growth - as well as more Praetor 600s, chairperson and sales manager Alice Horvath-Muska told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview. "We have four [...]
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