Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring on March 12, 2025, having equitised around USD795 million of its pre-existing debt and secured USD350 million in new equity from existing investors. The ultra-low-cost-carrier completed the process in four months, in line with its expected timeline. "We're pleased to complete our streamlined restructuring [...]
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Ryanair Holdings has lifted a restriction barring non-European Union nationals from buying shares in the airline after it had reached the threshold of more than half of its issued share capital now owned by EU nationals. In a March 7, 2025, note to investors, the airline said it was discontinuing the purchase prohibition "with immediate [...]
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Rennia Group has streamlined the Part 135 fleets of both Rennia Aviation and Dumont Aviation, trading as Rennia Global, ch-aviation research reveals. Rennia Aviation has retired the Falcon 50 and Challenger 601-3A types, while Rennia Global phased out its last Falcon 2000 available for charter. The Challenger, N721G (msn 5109), was the only non-Dassault Aviation [...]
Nolinor Aviation (N5, Montréal Trudeau) will install Fire Containment Covers (FCCs) and specialised nets in its B737-200 fleet to comply with Transport Canada’s mandate to transition from Class B to Class F cargo compartments. The changes are driven by the cancellation of the Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOC) for Airworthiness Directive 93-07-15, which applied to [...]
SkyWest Charter (CW, St. George Municipal) has urged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final order granting it commuter air carrier authorisation, despite ongoing opposition from several unions which argue that approving the certificate could pose safety risks, regulatory gaps, and oversight challenges. In a response to the DOT, SkyWest Charter [...]
The Bahamas Air Navigation Services Authority (BANSA) has begun charging retroactive fees for the three-year period between May 2021 and July 2024, increasing origin/destination (O&D) charges that will particularly impact local carriers, according to the Bahamian newspaper The Tribune. As ch-aviation previously reported, BANSA has been trying for years to increase its O&D fees while [...]