The Ugandan government may have struck a deal with Boeing for the purchase of four aircraft for Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe), stirring speculation of a strategic move against rival Airbus. While there has been no official confirmation, sources "familiar with the development" told the Kampala-based news site 256 Business News that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni [...]
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easyJet (London Luton) is seeking approval for the acquisition of the SR Technics maintenance facility at Malta International, the airline confirmed to ch-aviation. “easyJet has agreed to acquire the SR Technics maintenance facility based in Malta, subject to regulatory approval. The six-bay aircraft maintenance facility in Malta has undertaken heavy maintenance for the easyJet fleet [...]
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) sees the potential to "substantially grow" its fleet of E195s operated through the SAS Link subsidiary and is now evaluating how to combine this growth with the wet-leased smaller regional fleet, Vice-President (Network) Henrik Winell said during the recent Routes Europe conference, as reported by Aviation Week. "We are [...]
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A political spat is brewing between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) suspending its flights to Kinshasa N'Djili on April 30, accusing the Congolese military of illegally detaining two of its employees, allegedly due to missing customs documents for cargo. "We are perturbed by this action [...]