VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi Noi Bai International) will transfer 50 aircraft from an existing Boeing order to Thai VietJetAir (VZ, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi). Styled as a "strategic initiative to strengthen aviation and tourism connectivity between Thailand, Vietnam, as well as other countries in the region," the agreement was announced on May 16. It was one of a [...]
Central Airlines (I9, Haikou) has started a new year-round scheduled service to Nottingham East Midlands on behalf of the Chinese logistics company YunExpress. The airline plans to operate the route 2x weekly. The inaugural flight from Xiamen via Tianjin operated on May 13, although ADS-B data indicates Central Airlines first flew to Nottingham East Midlands [...]
Skytrans (QN, Cairns) has discontinued Cessna (single turboprop) C208B operations and ceased scheduled passenger services on routes that used them. Without prior notice, the airline axed flights to eleven Torres Strait islands earlier this month, leaving it to another operator, Hinterland Aviation (OI, Cairns), to fill the void. Those flights operated to and from Skytrans' [...]
CommuteAir (C5, Cleveland Hopkins) CEO Rick Hoefling told Cleveland.com, a local online news website, that the company is evaluating launching its own scheduled flights, targeting second- and third-tier cities in the United States that have lost direct connectivity in recent years marked by industry consolidation. "The demand isn’t going away," he said. “We think there’s [...]
Brazil's third-largest airline, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos), is considering filing for Chapter 11 after accumulating debts of USD5.35 billion since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Chapter 11 is one of several options reportedly under consideration by the beleaguered carrier, with others including another capital raising or a merger with another airline. Bloomberg [...]
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) does not expect to take delivery of its first B737-10 before 2027 or 2028, due to uncertainty regarding the aircraft's certification, the CCO Andrew Nocella said on May 13, during the company's event in New York. As quoted by Reuters, Nocella announced that United Airlines might no longer be the [...]
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Boeing has asked a US federal court to dismiss a bid by the estate of defunct Comair (South Africa) (CAW, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) to sanction the manufacturer for deleting a crucial "letter of comfort" that allegedly assured the airline that its deposits for purchasing B737-8 MAX aircraft would be refundable. Boeing argues that no such [...]
RwandAir (WB, Kigali) is shifting strategic focus to expanding routes in Eastern and Southern Africa as part of a broader plan to increase flight frequencies across the continent, according to CEO Yvonne Makolo. The New Times, Rwanda's largest media house, reports Makolo was speaking on the sidelines of the African Airlines Association's (AFRAA) 13th Aviation [...]