UK's Ascend Airways begins commercial flight operations
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Air France wet-leases B777 for the Delhi route
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Former aviation minister faces court grilling on Nigeria Air
The stalled Nigeria Air (NWB, Lagos) project will face scrutiny in a Nigerian federal court in June when former aviation minister Hadi Sirika and family members will be grilled over alleged corrupt contracts associated with the project. Following investigations by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sirika, along with his daughter Fatima Hadi Sirika [...]
Spain’s Air Europa adds wet-leased A330 capacity
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Moldova's Aerotranscargo eyes US flights
Aerotranscargo (F5, Chisinau International) plans to expand its operations to the United States, according to its application to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for an exemption and a foreign air carrier permit to conduct charter flights of property and mail to the full extent permitted under the two countries' bilateral air service agreement. The [...]
Egypt's Air Master certifies, launches
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US's Surf Air changes name to Surf Anywhere
Surf Air (URF, Santa Monica) will change its corporate name to Surf Anywhere, Inc., and no longer use the "Surf Air" name to identify itself as an indirect air carrier or as an agent, according to a United States Department of Transportation (DOT) filing. In the trade name registration notice on May 6, DOT Office [...]
US’s Southwest mulls cuts to pilot hours, pay
Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) is currently working with the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) on ways to address possible adjustments to monthly working hours and payments and “any changes necessary as the schedule for aircraft deliveries fluctuates.” Reuters news agency reported that the US carrier was planning to offer its pilots reduced hours [...]
Hawaiian to join Oneworld after merger with Alaska – CEO
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) plans to join Oneworld in time, pending United States Department of Justice approval of its USD1.9 billion merger with Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International), a member of that alliance, said CEO Peter Ingram. Hawaiian does not belong to any major airline alliance but has individual commercial partnership agreements with several [...]
Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines merger deadline set for mid-3Q24
The United States Department of Justice has until August 5 to decide on the proposed merger between Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu), after the airlines complied with a second request to submit additional information and documents, triggering a 90-day waiting period for the finalisation of the transaction. The merger [...]