Uzbekistan's Humo Air suspends flight operations
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Uzbekistan's Air Samarkand eyes Istanbul for scheduled debut
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Wizz Air floats short-haul feeder deal with Poland's LOT
The chief executive of Wizz Air Holdings, József Varádi, has told Polish media that if he were the CEO of LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin), he would outsource short-haul feeder services to Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) and focus on long-haul operations only. "This would be hard to execute but I believe that the resulting [...]
Lufthansa's City Airlines outlines initial network plans
City Airlines (VL, Munich) will launch during the Summer 2024 season with six domestic and three international routes out of its base at Munich airport, the parent holding Lufthansa Group said in a press release. The initial network will comprise services to Berlin Brandenburg International, Hamburg Helmut Schmidt, Bremen Hans Koschnick, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, and Hanover, [...]
Austria's Avcon Jet adds first CRJ200
Avcon Jet (AOJ, Vienna) has taken delivery of its first CRJ200, namely OE-LVS (msn 8073), ch-aviation research has revealed. The 16.8-year-old regional jet was previously operated by ExecuJet Scandinavia (Copenhagen Roskilde), which retired it in February 2022 and parked it at Nice airport. The aircraft joins Avcon's own fleet of 34 other aircraft registered in [...]
Nordica privatisation process gets Estonian gov't nod
The Estonian government has given the green light for the privatisation of fully state-owned carrier Nordica (ND, Tallinn Lennart Meri). “The company does not provide flights from Tallinn to passengers on its own behalf, nor does it have realistic assumptions of providing flight services from Tallinn anymore; it does not increase connectivity with Estonia, while [...]
flydubai expands ACMI capacity due to Boeing MAX delays
flydubai (FZ, Dubai International) has entered into a new wet-lease agreement with Smartwings (Czechia) (QS, Prague Václav Havel) for six B737-800s, it revealed in its 2023 annual results. The new deal, the third of its type between both carriers, is due to “ongoing challenges with the aircraft manufacturer’s delivery schedule,” which resulted in four fewer [...]
Saudia granted injunction barring lease terminations
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Somalia warns of legal action, diversions from Somaliland
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GOL’s $1bn Chapter 11 DIP financing approved
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