The US Department of Transport granted an exemption and tentatively awarded a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) to Airbus Beluga Transport (BCO, Toulouse Blagnac) on January 6, 2024, authorising the commercial subsidiary of Airbus to operate cargo charters to the United States. The start-up cargo specialist applied for the US authorisation in early December and [...]
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Air Peace (P4, Lagos) is hoping to cooperate with Norse Atlantic (United Kingdom) (Z0, London Gatwick) to launch flights between Lagos and London Gatwick, as it struggles to secure its own slots at the British gateway, Nigeria's Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, told local media. However, the airlines have held only initial [...]
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Zimbabwe's High Court has upheld appeals by a former chief executive and a former company secretary of Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare International), quashing their fraud convictions and drawing a line under a saga dating back 15 years. As reported by the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper, justices Pisirayi Kwenda and Benjamin Chikowero ruled on January 29 on [...]
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Aircastle has joined a list of lessors that have reached settlement deals with Russian airlines, receiving USD43 million from two unnamed carriers, it said in a quarterly report issued in early January 2024. Reuters specified that the claim related to four aircraft, although it also did not identify the lessors or airframes. Aircastle confirmed to [...]
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JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) and Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) are asking for an expedited appeal following a January 16 decision by the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block JetBlue's USD3.8 billion bid to acquire Spirit. "We strongly disagree with the court's ruling and have filed a motion [...]