Denmark's Airseven transitions to an all B737NG fleet
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Top EU court adviser urges rejection of cartel appeal
An adviser to Europe's highest court has recommended that it reject 13 appeals from airlines challenging air freight cartel fines imposed by the European Commission in 2017. In his non-binding opinion on September 5, Advocate General Athanasios Rantos mostly sided with the EU antitrust watchdog when he proposed that the Court of Justice of the [...]
Air Belgium's future uncertain as takeover bid falls short
Air Belgium's future remains uncertain despite an eleventh-hour non-binding takeover bid from private investors that still falls short of the EUR18 million euros (USD19.9 million) required for the airline's reorganisation plan to succeed. Belgian business newspaper L'Echo reports that the unidentified bidders propose to buy 75% of the airline for EUR6 million (USD6.6 million), subject [...]
Russia's IrAero signs LOI for SJ 100s, MC-21s, Tu-214s
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Canada's Jet-Share Aviation adds first Citation XLS
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Chile’s Aerovías DAP schedules Q400 debut
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TAP’s 2015 privatisation may have been fraudulent – report
Portugal’s audit authority (Inspeção-Geral de Finanças - IGF) has concluded that the privatisation of TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) in 2015, when Atlantic Gateway, a consortium owned by David Neeleman and Humberto Pedrosa, bought the state-owned carrier, might have been fraudulent, the television channel SIC Notícias reported. The consortium acquired the airline while agreeing with [...]
Ryanair mulls setting up package holiday arm
Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair Holdings, has said in an interview with the newspaper The Telegraph that he would consider launching a package holiday arm to rival that of low-cost rival easyJet. “I wouldn’t rule out setting up a holidays division. The holiday product is probably a reasonable way of charging higher fares and [...]
Malta's JetHouse seeks US charter authorisation
JetHouse (JTH, Malta International) has applied for a US Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) and an exemption to launch charter flights between the United States and the European Union. The Maltese business charter specialist currently operates a single Falcon 7X, 9H-NEAH (msn 17). In the absence of US certification, the aircraft has been deployed within [...]
Malta's JetHouse seek US charter authorisation
JetHouse (JTH, Malta International) has applied for a US Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) and an exemption to launch charter flights between the United States and the European Union. The Maltese business charter specialist currently operates a single Falcon 7X, 9H-NEAH (msn 17). In the absence of US certification, the aircraft has been deployed within [...]