Taiwan's Starlux adds aircraft, to join Oneworld in 2025
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Japan Airlines eyes flights to Haikou, China as talks held
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Jet Midwest sues Australia's Rex, alleges aircraft theft
US aviation company Jet Midwest has launched legal proceedings against Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) in the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney, alleging that it stripped its aircraft for parts and sold the remaining airframes for scrap without paying for them, according to the Australian Financial Review. The matter, Jet Midwest, [...]
US DOT approves Alaska Airlines-Hawaiian merger
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has given its consent to Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) to merge, although it did require some guarantees, namely that Alaska Airlines, Inc., its subsidiary Horizon Air (QX, Seattle Tacoma International), and Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. all continue to be maintained and operated as [...]
US's CommuteAir looking for more E170/E175s
CommuteAir (C5, Cleveland Hopkins) is already in the market for more E170 or E175 regional jets for its nascent charter operations, Vice-President (Flight Operations) David Fitzgerald told Aviation Week. "The initial response to the announcement of aircraft certification and availability for charter has been very strong, and the indications are that demand will exceed the [...]
US's Prima Air Group retires last Learjet 31A
Prima Air (United States of America) (Burbank) has retired its last Learjet 31A operated on the Part 135 certificate of its sister company Pegasus Elite Aviation (Van Nuys), ch-aviation research has revealed. N311EW (msn 60) was re-registered to a new private owner, under the same registration, in late July 2024. The aircraft was part of [...]
Honda Aircraft terminates HA-420 order with US's Volato
Honda Aircraft (HON, Greensboro Piedmont Triad International) has terminated a 2023 fleet purchase agreement with Volato (TMB, Houston Hobby) covering twenty-three HA-420s, the fractional ownership and charter specialist said in an SEC filing. "Pursuant to the terms of the FPA, Honda Aircraft will retain the deposits that have been previously paid by the company, and [...]
Mauritania Airlines adds wet-leases B737
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Air Albania adds wet-leased B737 capacity
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Air India Express to remove B737-8 business class cabins
Air India Express (IX, Delhi International) will phase out its small business class cabin on certain B737 aircraft because the cabin type does not properly align with its low-cost airline model, according to an Indian Express newspaper report. The aircraft were originally ordered by other carriers who later cancelled, and Air India Express ended up [...]