Maldivian (Q2, Malé) has finalised a deal with ATR - Avions de Transport Régional to buy two ATR42-600s. The two parties signed the firm agreement on February 20 at the Singapore Air Show. ATR first flagged the transaction in December 2023 but did not disclose the customer at the time. Speaking to ch-aviation after the [...]
The chairman and managing director of SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) has confirmed lodging a bid to buy Go First (GOW, Mumbai International) in conjunction with Busy Bee Airways Private Limited (BBAPL). Sharjah-based Sky One has also submitted a bid to buy the insolvent LCC. In a February 16 filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange, SpiceJet [...]
TransNusa (8B, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) is recasting itself as a full-service airline, which it says is a result of new ownership, a new business strategy, and changing passenger preferences. One of 11 scheduled carriers based in Indonesia, TransNusa was sold in 2022 to investment fund PT Panca Global International Indonesia (51%) and Singapore-based holding company Linkasia [...]
The European Commission said it “stood ready to intervene with interim measures” in case JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) could not secure the slots it was seeking for this coming summer season at Amsterdam Schiphol. It is now satisfied, however, that the American carrier obtained all the slots it needs to continue operating at [...]
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Boeing (BOE, Washington National) is busy "stabilising" its current published B737 MAX production rate and aims to have a steady output of the aircraft by the second half of 2024, Chief Financial Officer Brian West said at the Cowen Aerospace & Defense Conference. "Right now we have a 38-per-month cycle that the supply chain is [...]
Royal Brunei Airlines (BI, Bandar Seri Begawan) has ordered four B787-9s during the 2024 Singapore Air Show to renew its widebody fleet, which currently comprises five B787-8s. The Bruneian flag carrier expects the deliveries to begin in the second half of 2028. While the news release specified that the aircraft would be for renewal of [...]
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Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin International) has been confirmed as the A321-200NY(XLR)'s launch operator, a variant that is now expected to enter into revenue service in the third quarter of 2024. Msn 11348, which is due to become EI-XLR on delivery, has been painted into the Irish carrier's livery, although with no engines installed just yet. [...]
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