S Africa's Africa Charter Airline adds first B737-400(SF)
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Romania's Animawings to continue A320 ops until 4Q24
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Romania must return $37.7mn in state aid for Blue Air
The restructuring plan of now-bankrupt Blue Air (Romania) (BLA, Bucharest Henri Coanda) failed to ensure the long-term viability of the carrier and so violated EU state aid rules, the European Commission has announced, adding that Romania must now recover the RON163.8 million lei (USD35.6 million) provided to it, plus interest. The European Union executive body’s [...]
Bidders of India's Go First may monetise assets – report
The founder and chairman of SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) and a business partner have reportedly bid INR6 billion rupees (USD72.4 million) to buy insolvent Go First (GOW, Mumbai International), with INR2.5 billion (USD30.1 million) of it payable upfront. The pair are also reportedly planning to sell Go First's assets. India's CNBC TV18 reported that SpiceJet's [...]
AirAsia converts A321neo to LRs; to resume deliveries
AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur International) has converted 36 orders for A321-200NX to the A321-200NX(LR) variant as it prepares its narrowbody fleet for a planned merger with the long-haul unit AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur International), the CEO of parent holding Capital A Tony Fernandes told reporters during a briefing. "It's traditionally never been done by [...]
China Express Airlines sells crew training unit for ¥604mn
China Express Airlines (G5, Chongqing) intends to sell the entirety of its ownership in training tech unit Huaxia Aviation Education Technology Industry Co. Ltd., to related entity Huaxia Yunyi International Education Technology Co. Ltd., for CNY604.43 million yuan (USD84.1 million), according to a February 21 filing. The privately owned regional carrier said it was selling [...]
Niigata to continue subsidising Japan’s Toki Air
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Slot reforms on the radar for Sydney, Australia
The Australian government has announced "demand management" reforms targeting "slot-hoarding" at Sydney Kingsford Smith but has declined to change existing curfew and daily traffic caps. In a February 21 statement, Transport Minister Catherine King said the changes at the country's busiest airport will better align it with contemporary international standards. Currently, Sydney is restricted to [...]
Delta requests US-China slot waiver for IATA summer season
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US's Breeze Airways orders ten more A220s
Breeze Airways (MX, Salt Lake City) has converted a further ten options for A220-300s, increasing the total orderbook for the type directly from Airbus Canada to 90 units. By the end of 2024, the airline plans to operate all of its scheduled routes with the A220s. "Breeze's business model is to bring air service to [...]