South African Air Force wet-leases four Il-76TDs
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Air Greenland secures $39.4mn loan for 2024 investments
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Nigeria's Ibom Air launches A220 operations
Ibom Air (QI, Uyo) has begun operating revenue flights with its first A220-300 nearly half a year after the aircraft was delivered to Nigeria. 5N-CDA (msn 55250) debuted on the Uyo-Lagos route on April 29. Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows it has since been flying mainly between Nigeria's two main airports, Lagos and Abuja. The aircraft [...]
Hong Kong Airlines to add eight aircraft by YE24 – chairman
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China's Amber Aviation to offer fractional ownership scheme
AmberNet, a subsidiary of Amber Aviation (TCI, Shenzhen) - a business jet company with operations at Hong Kong International - will launch a fractional aircraft ownership scheme in June that the airline says will offer clients the benefits of ownership without the costs. This follows Amber Aviation successfully completing a Series C funding round earlier [...]
US’s SkyWest takes DOT to court over certification delays
SkyWest Charter (CW) has asked a US federal court to direct the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to rule on its application to conduct scheduled passenger operations as a commuter air carrier 19 months after it lodged its paperwork, Russell Childs, chief executive officer and president of SkyWest, said during the company’s 2024 first quarter [...]
US’s Southwest, Boeing agree on MAX 7 to 8 order conversion
Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) has agreed with Boeing (BOE, Washington National) to convert orders for nineteen B737-7s into B737-8s to be delivered in 2025, the company revealed in its first quarter 2024 financial results. The agreement was struck as a result of the manufacturer’s ongoing delays “in fulfilling its commitments with regards to [...]
US’s SkyWest to deploy CRJ550s for Delta Connection
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Gov't mulls Grupo SATA call to halt Azores Airlines sale
Source: ch aviation Read more: Gov't mulls Grupo SATA call to halt Azores Airlines sale
Brussels issues IAG/Air Europa merger objections
The European Commission (EC) has sent a new statement of objections over the proposed acquisition of Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) by IAG International Airlines Group via its Spanish subsidiary Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas). The Commission said the merger “may restrict competition in the market for passenger air transport services, in particular for routes [...]