Global Airlines (London City) has deferred its launch to 2025 and partnered with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a tech-focused law firm, as a strategic legal advisor to support its investment strategy and capital raises. The UK start-up, which aims to fly A380-800s on transatlantic routes, said the delay was due to "operations and maintenance timelines", [...]
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AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines (J2, Baku Heydar Aliev International) has entered into a lease agreement with CDB Aviation for two A320-200Ns with deliveries due in June and July 2025. Both jets will be equipped with CFM International LEAP-1A engines, making it the first such A320neo in AZAL's fleet. The Azeri flag carrier currently operates three A320-200Ns [...]
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Texel Air Australasia (TNZ, Auckland International) has begun operating a four-strong B737-800(BCF) fleet for logistics operator Team Global Express, formally launching the service at a hangar event in Brisbane this week. Texel will provide the capacity to Team Global Express on an ACMI basis for the next seven years. The four aircraft to be used [...]
LATAM Airlines Brasil (JJ, São Paulo Congonhas) and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) are reportedly in talks with Embraer over a potential E2 jet order, according to chief executive officer Francisco Gomes Neto. These reports follow Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's remarks in April, in which he stated that his [...]
The Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments, and Aviation, has announced the government’s plans to merge Bahamasair (UP, Nassau International) and Nassau Flight Services baggage handling services. “So we have two money-losing agencies, Bahamasair and Nassau Flight Services. Both of them are offering baggage handling services. We are going to merge those [...]
Part 135 certified air carrier Air New England (Boston) has acquired a Cessna 510 Citation. The 16 year-old aircraft is registered as N1RS (msn 510-0105). Air New England says the introduction of the Citation 510 spearheads its expansion into business jet operations. Federal Aviation Administration records show the Hotel Sierra Group LLC, a Maine consulting [...]
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