Estonia's Marabu wet-leases A320 for Summer 2024
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TAAG replaces A330 ACMI on Lisbon route with own B777s
TAAG Angola Airlines (DT, Luanda 4 De Fevereiro) has switched from ACMI operations with A330s from Hi Fly Malta (3L, Malta International) between Luanda 4 De Fevereiro and Lisbon to using its own B777-300ERs, according to ADS-B data. The change follows the scheduled end of a long-term ACMI contract with Hi Fly Group, the lessor [...]
Libya arrests former chairman of Afriqiyah Airways
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Latvia's airBaltic, Fokker Next Gen to create greener planes
airBaltic (BT, Riga) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fokker Next Gen (Amsterdam Schiphol) to contribute to the development of hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft that the Latvian national carrier could potentially deploy on its route network in the future. As part of the agreement, airBaltic will share its knowledge and insight with the Dutch-based Fokker [...]
Emirates ramps up B777X rhetoric amid delays
Emirates (EK, Dubai International) continues to apply pressure to Boeing over its much-delayed B777X programme, with Chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum telling CNBC last week that the OEM needs to get its act together. "We're not happy with what's going on; we always really wanted to see this aircraft entering the [...]
Garuda Indonesia wet-leases seven widebodies for Hajj ops
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US’s Alaska Air receives $61mn in Boeing credits
Boeing has granted USD61 million worth of supplier credit memos to Alaska Air Group to be used for future Boeing purchases, the airline holding announced in its quarterly financial results. The credit notes were issued after the end of the first quarter of 2024 and are in addition to the USD162 million cash payment Boeing [...]
Gulfstream starts G700 deliveries
Gulfstream Aerospace has begun delivering its first G700 business jets to US customers after the type received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification in late March. Business jet broker Avjet (Burbank) handled one of the deliveries on behalf of its client late last month, an aircraft currently registered as N702GD (msn 87002). Gulfstream had hoped to [...]
US’s Allegiant Air rejigs MAX 8 induction plans
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas Harry Reid) has announced a delay in the induction of its B737-8-200 fleet and a reduction in the number of expected deliveries from Boeing in 2024 due to the manufacturer’s quality issues and reduced output. The budget carrier now expects to add only six B737-8-200s, all arriving in the second [...]
Morocco's Air Oasis eyes Dakhla base, Globalia denies ties
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