US's 7 AIR secures first two B737s
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Air Sénégal to retire ATR72-600s
Air Sénégal (HC, Dakar Blaise Diagne International) has signalled its intention to exit the large turboprop market, having exclusively mandated Blueberry Aviation to sell its two ATR72-600s with immediate availability. 6V-AMS (msn 1447) and 6V-ASN (msn 1452) are both 2017 models, and both have been operated by the Senegalese flag carrier since new. The former [...]
Brussels opens probe into restructuring of France’s Corsair
The European Commission has announced the opening of “an in-depth investigation” into the modified restructuring plan of Corsair International (SS, Paris Orly), to determine whether it complies with EU state aid rules and whether it can really restore the airline’s “long-term viability without additional or continued state aid and within a reasonable time period.” In [...]
SAS files restructuring plan, “up to” $325mn for creditors
SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) has filed a second amended restructuring plan with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York as part of its ongoing Chapter 11 process, claiming to have obtained the support of the majority of unsecured creditors. The amended plan includes allocating up to USD325 million [...]
Austrian Airlines to wet-lease two ATR72-600s
Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna) will wet-lease two ATR72-600s from Sweden's BRA - Braathens Regional Airlines (Stockholm Bromma) to continue operating thinner regional routes where demand does not justify deploying the carrier's in-house E195s. "On some regional routes, the demand has not fully returned after the pandemic. To continue connecting these routes to our Vienna hub [...]
Romania's Air Bucharest shelves relaunch plans
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Slovakia's Air Explore begins DHL ops, adds B737-800(SF)
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Romania's TAROM denies selling Heathrow slots
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EgyptAir to retire A220 fleet
EgyptAir (MS, Cairo International) will sell its fleet of twelve A220-300s to Azorra Aviation amid plans to retire the type completely. In a statement, Azorra said it is acquiring the jets from Egyptair to support the state-owned airline’s ongoing fleet transformation, which includes new A350-900s, due from Airbus as well as eighteen B737-8s due from [...]
Embraer's 4Q23 order book changes revealed
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