Aruba Airlines halts Haiti flights over safety concerns
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LATAM eyes Argentina-US fifth-freedom route under Delta JV
LATAM Airlines Group is looking to launch a new fifth-freedom route connecting Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini with Miami International as it works to incorporate Argentina into its joint venture agreement with Delta Air Lines. The new agreement, which follows the rapid liberalisation and adoption of open skies policies by Argentina, has already been submitted to [...]
United Airlines eyes additional aircraft retirements in 2025
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) is expected to retire 21 aircraft early during 2025, as the company anticipates some softness in the market and prepares to implement a short-term response to new headwinds, according to chief executive Scott Kirby. Speaking at a Barclays industrial event earlier this month, Kirby discussed the possibility of lower-than-expected profitability [...]
US's NetJets Aviation opens terminal at Vail/Eagle, CO
NetJets Aviation (EJA, Columbus John Glenn, OH) has opened its new private terminal at Vail/Eagle, an airport serving the upmarket mountain resort of Vail, CO, president Patrick Gallagher said. "Proud to continue investing in locations where our owners travel the most and expand our real estate network," Gallagher said. NetJets is heavily investing in expanding [...]
Canada's Execaire phases-out Phenom 300, Falcon 2000EX
Execaire Aviation (Montréal Trudeau) has phased out the only Falcon 2000EX EASy and Phenom 300E it operated, ch-aviation research reveals. The Falcon 2000EX EASy, C-FTMI (msn 76), was last active on March 2, 2025, when it flew from Miami Opa-Locka to Toronto Pearson, where it was based. Configured for up to 10 passengers, the 19-year-old [...]
Wizz Air UK defers A321XLR debut amid delivery delay
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) will postpone the entry into service of the A321-200NY(XLR) due to the delayed delivery of the first aircraft. The low-cost carrier now expects to receive the first one on April 10 instead of the originally planned March arrival, it told the aviation news site Rynek Lotniczy. The airline will [...]
Former SAA board member in court over extortion cases
A former South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) non-executive board member appeared briefly in a South African court on March 18 in connection with multiple extortion and taxi violence cases. Yakhe Kwinana faces charges of malicious damage to property and pointing a firearm after she was arrested in Midrand near Johannesburg on March 17. [...]
Germany's FAI continues fleet renewal, closes Berlin MRO
FAI Rent-A-Jet (IFA, Nuremberg) is advancing with its fleet renewal strategy that will replace its fleet of four Learjet 60s, six Challenger 604s, and five Global Express with Learjet 60XRs, Challenger 605s, and Global 6000s. In parallel, the company has announced the closure of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility at Berlin Brandenburg. In [...]
Japan's Amakusa Airlines suspends ops after lightning strike
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Russia's Jetica adds first Hawker 750
Jetica (JTC, Moscow Vnukovo) has added the first Hawker 750 in February 2025, ch-aviation research reveals. RA-02790 (msn HB-34), a 15.4-year-old jet, became active on February 17, 2025, flying from Ankara Esenboga to Baku Heydar Aliev International. ADS-B data shows the jet's first flight under Jetica's 'JTC' code was on March 17, between Nizhnekamsk, where [...]