Ezy Airlines of Thailand has taken delivery of its first aircraft ahead of its planned start of revenue operations in the third quarter of this year. The start-up, controlled by M-Landarch Company Limited, had its soft launch on May 24, 2024, in Hua Hin. Ezy has acquired a Cessna (single turboprop) Grand Caravan 208B EX, [...]
The bank overseeing the sale of the cargo arm of Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) has extended the due diligence period as it scrutinises potential bidders' financial and business development plans. Seoul-based business news sites report that UBS has allowed itself another two weeks to undertake due diligence before announcing the two preferred bidders to [...]
Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) will begin operating E190 flights on the Adelaide - Perth International city pair, using wet-leased aircraft supplied by National Jet Express (JTE, Adelaide International). The flights will start on June 28. It will be the first time Rex has used Embraer types across its regular passenger network. It [...]
The chief operating officer at Air Chathams (3C, Chatham Island) says Whanganui District Council would be better off facilitating a route between Whanganui and Christchurch, instead of paying NZD6.7 million New Zealand dollars (USD4.1 million) to build a planned parallel taxiway. COO Duane Emeny told the New Zealand Herald that opening a route to Christchurch [...]
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) has announced its new Chapter 11 five-year financial plan, which includes exit financing process of over USD3.5 billion, the issuance of new shares, and the uninterrupted delivery of new B737 MAX aircraft during the restructuring process. The airline’s financing will involve the offering of new shares in [...]
The United States' Corporate Aircraft Association (CAA) has selected Executive Air Taxi as its preferred fixed-base operator (FBO) at Bismarck Airport. The announcement, which took effect May 1, 2024, followed a competitive voting process among CAA members. Executive Air Taxi is among the biggest charter operators in the US Midwest. According to its website, available [...]
Airchoice has added its first Gulfstream Aerospace (GLF, Savannah International) GIV, namely N520EP (msn 1110), ch-aviation research has revealed. The 34.8-year-old aircraft was registered to the Mount Pleasant, IA-based operator on April 2, 2024, but does not appear to have flown since then. Owned by Airchoice, it was formerly operated by Diamond Air LLC as [...]
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In a move designed to open up the domestic airline market, the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has authorised private charter carriers to break into Ethiopia's scheduled domestic passenger and cargo market. In a statement released on social media, the authority revealed that it had already granted licences to Ethiopian air transport operators to provide regular [...]
Wizz Air Holdings said in its annual report that it pocketed "significant compensation" from Pratt & Whitney for the PW1100G GTF engine issues but warned that the number of aircraft grounded will only grow in the coming months. The Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) parent did not disclose the amount it was given but recorded the [...]