FlyGabon secures first two ATR72-600s
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Libya's MedSky Airways adds wet-leased A320
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Six firms eye stake in SriLankan Airlines – MOF
An entity with close ties to AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur International) is among six entities to have their Request for Qualification (RfQ) to bid for SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo International) accepted by Sri Lanka's State Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit (SRU), an agency of the country's Ministry of Finance. The Sri Lankan government owns 99.52% of [...]
Thailand's Pattaya Airways adds first aircraft, an ATR72F
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AirAsia Cambodia adds first aircraft, an A320
AirAsia Cambodia (CAM, Phnom Penh) has ferried in its first aircraft ahead of the startup commencing revenue operations in early May 2024. A320-200 XU-819 (msn 5109) flew into Phnom Penh on April 20 from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta and is the first of two planes AirAsia Cambodia intends to have stationed at the airport during its launch [...]
Australia's Alliance Airlines puts VIP Fokker 70 up for sale
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane International) has exclusively appointed Fokker Aircraft Services to market Fokker 70 VH-KBX (msn 11547), a VIP-configured aircraft formerly in service with the Dutch government (Rijksluchtvaartdienst). The 28.6-year-old jet has been stored at Rockhampton since August 2023, although it has not operated any official flights since November 2022. Originally delivered to the [...]
Philippines' Bangsamoro Airways set to launch ops
Bangsamoro Airways (Cotabato) will begin revenue operations on April 24, serving a network of routes in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, located in the southwestern portion of the island of Mindanao. According to an April 19 statement from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government, the airline will initially fly to Zamboanga and Jolo [...]
Caterer sues Hainan Airlines & Co. for contract default
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Alaska Airlines cuts 2024 Boeing delivery forecast
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) no longer expects to add 23 new B737 MAX this year, Ben Minicucci, Alaska Air Group’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said during a first quarter investors call. Instead, the carrier expects to get somewhere between ten and 20 aircraft from Boeing (BOE, Washington National) in 2024. “We are [...]
US's Premier Air Charters close to finalising Altair merger
Metals and mining investment firm Altair International Corporation is well-advanced in its reverse merger with Premier Air Charter (San Diego McClellan Palomar), according to a recent shareholder update. Altair said the closing items, per the terms of the merger agreement, are being completed and both parties look forward to finalising the transaction. In February, Altair [...]