Greece’s BlueBird Airways adds wet-leased B737
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Egypt's Red Sea Airlines eyes widebodies; scheduled ops
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Israel’s El Al set to order 30 B737 MAX
The Board of Directors of El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has approved talks with Boeing and lessors for the purchase and lease of approximately thirty B737 MAX, the company announced. The aircraft will gradually replace and expand the Israeli carrier's existing narrowbody fleet, composed of eighteen B737-800s and eight B737-900ERs, which [...]
India's SpiceJet denies airport cash and carry report
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) has denied claims the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has required it to fly into its airports on a cash-and-carry basis. Last week, a prominent Indian news outlet published a story saying this had occurred, citing an anonymous AAI spokesperson. "The media report is incorrect and false," an official SpiceJet spokesperson [...]
Cambodia Airways seeks $4.6mn IPO; eyes freighters
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Indonesia’s Wings Air parks bulk of ATRs over import duties
Wings Air (Indonesia) (IW, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has parked thirty ATR turboprops (out of 73) due to high import duties, especially for sourcing aircraft spare parts, according to Daniel Putut Kuncoro, the president director of Lion Air Group. First reported by the Indonesian newspaper Kompas, several ATRs are currently under maintenance or do not have engines. [...]
Turkish Airlines mulls branching into manufacturing
As part of its plan to stimulate Türkiye’s aeronautical industry and address global chain supply bottlenecks, Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport) is looking to grow its aircraft component manufacturing business by sell parts it makes to other carriers, as well as partner with Boeing to domestically produce some seats and engine components, Bloomberg reported. Turkish [...]
Israir to buy 50% stake in MRO Bird Aviation
Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) subsidiary Israir Aviation and Tourism is seeking to purchase 50% in Larnaca-based MRO company Bird Aviation, a stock exchange filing revealed. While the basic conditions of the transaction have been agreed upon, it still remains subject to a final agreement, Israir said. The carrier holding is purchasing the stake [...]
Emirates nears network recovery, eyes B787s for new markets
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Investors offer $193mn for Réunion's Air Austral – report
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