Saudi Arabia's flynas eyes further aircraft orders in 2024
Source: ch aviation Read more: Saudi Arabia's flynas eyes further aircraft orders in 2024
Indian start-up Fly91 seals deal with DAE for two ATR72-600s
Fly91 (GOA, Goa Dabolim) has reached an agreement with DAE Capital to lease two ATR72-600s, with deliveries expected this year. They will be the start-up carrier's first aircraft. Fly91 has said it intends to start flights later this year. The airline aims to connect smaller Indian cities with a fleet of turboprops. It is a [...]
Philippines Airlines to start taking A350-1000s in 2025
Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) has told Manila-based news outlets that it is expecting the delivery of nine A350-1000s to start in 2025. The widebodies will operate some of the longest commercial flights in the world. "Philippine Airlines Group is optimistic about the long-term growth prospects for the Philippine aviation sector and the [...]
Nepal’s Tara Air looks to build back Twin Otter fleet
Source: ch aviation Read more: Nepal’s Tara Air looks to build back Twin Otter fleet
Prosecutors maintain pressure on former Thai Eastar Jet exec
Source: ch aviation Read more: Prosecutors maintain pressure on former Thai Eastar Jet exec
VietJetAir inducts wet-leased A320s for Lunar New Year
VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi Noi Bai International) has taken delivery of four A320-200s to help meet passenger demand over the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. The aircraft will be operated on an ACMI basis by Freebird Airlines (FH, Istanbul Airport). ch-aviation research has identified the aircraft as: TC-FBV (msn 4658), which ferried into Ho Chi Minh [...]
SkyUp MT wet-leases two A320s for Egyptian bases
SkyUp MT (U5, Malta International) will wet-lease two A320-200s over the Summer 2024 season to boost its capacity from its Egyptian bases. On lease from from Fly2Sky (F6, Sofia), LZ-MDI (msn 3378) and LZ-FSD (msn 3461) will operate on behalf of SkyUp MT starting on April 5 and continue until November 5, 2024. They will [...]
Air France-KLM, CMA CGM end JV; open path for divestment
Air France-KLM and French shipping giant CMA CGM will end their existing joint venture on March 31, 2024, a year after its launch. The companies have also paved the way for a potential accelerated exit of the cargo forwarder from Air France-KLM's shareholding. The two French firms blamed "the tight regulatory environment in certain important [...]
India's Akasa Air orders 150 B737 MAX
Akasa Air (QP, Mumbai International) has ordered 150 B737 MAX from Boeing composed of an undisclosed number of B737-10s and B737-8-200s, it announced in a statement on January 18. This brings the airline's total order book to 226 aircraft. The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that the carrier already operates twenty-one B737-8s and one B737-8-200. [...]
Air Côte d'Ivoire to wet-lease A319, E145 for football cup
Source: ch aviation Read more: Air Côte d'Ivoire to wet-lease A319, E145 for football cup