IranAir cancels 2024 Umrah ops as Riyadh dithers on permit
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Milan court rules against OTAs in Ryanair ticket appeal
The Milan Court of Appeal has dismissed claims from online travel agents (OTAs) Lastminute and Viaggiare that the exclusive online distribution model used by Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) constitutes an abuse of a dominant position. The court handed down its decision earlier this week, saying Ryanair's ticket sales channel puts downward pressure on airfares and [...]
UK's Ascend Airways inducts first B737-800
Ascend Airways (YD, Fairoaks) has taken delivery of its first B737-800 and began operating it in the first half of February, ch-aviation research has revealed. G-HODL (msn 38175), a 12.2-year-old aircraft previously operated by KlasJet (a sister company also owned by Avia Solutions Group) and owned by Air Lease Corporation, was registered in the United [...]
Minister flags downsizing of Oman Air's fleet
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Uzbekistan's Air Samarkand adds first A321neo
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Tajikistan's Asian Express Airlines again adds an A320
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India's Mehair eyes Jammu & Kashmir seaplane ops
The government of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory in India is moving along with plans to establish a subsidised seaplane service between Dal Lake in Srinagar and Manasbal, with Mehair (Mumbai International) poised to be the operator. The Secretary of the local Civil Aviation Department, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, asked officials to accelerate work on the [...]
China’s Kunming Airlines takes delivery of first B737-8
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Australia's Aerlink inducts first ATR72-200(F)
Aerlink (Brisbane International) is inducting its first ATR72-200(F), having ferried VH-AK3 (msn 467) to Australia in January. The carrier secured the 28.4-year-old aircraft, last operated as TR-XCL for Solenta Aviation Gabon (SVG, Libreville Leon M'Ba), on operating lease from ACIA Aero. The Queensland charter specialist operates six passenger-configured ATR72-500s, but until now, did not deploy [...]
Philippines' Sunlight Air switches main base
Sunlight Air (2R, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) is shifting its operations and most of its flights to Angeles City Clark International on April 1, 2024. The Filipino carrier announced the change via a press release this week and said the move came after "careful consideration." As a result, the existing Manila Ninoy Aquino - Busuanga, [...]