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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]