After nearly four months in custody at Arthur Road Prison, the founder of Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai International) told a Mumbai court on January 6 that he was preparing to die in jail. At a bail hearing, a physically unwell 75-year-old Naresh Goyal told the specially convened court that it was “better [to] die rather [...]
Capital A is considering making Manila Ninoy Aquino International a "hub to the United States" by launching flights to destinations such as Los Angeles International in 2025, Tony Fernandes, Group CEO, said during a virtual press conference on January 9. He said that the company was looking to use the Philippine capital as well as [...]
Lion Air (JT, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has grounded all three of its B737-9s after an Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) MAX 9 saw its left-hand rear mid-cabin plugged exit door separate mid-flight last week. Indonesia's transport ministry announced the immediate grounding of PK-LRF (msn 42989), PK-LRG (msn 42991), and PK-LRI (msn 42987) following the incident, [...]
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Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) has told the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) that it remains in talks with Airbus and Boeing about a significant aircraft order. The January 8 filing was in response to local media reports about the imminent move. "Cebu Air, Inc. would like to confirm and verify the news [...]
EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan) has firmed up a commitment to take eighteen A350-1000s and fifteen A321-200Ns, finalising the order according to a January 9, 2024, statement from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac). The prospective order was first announced in November 2023. EVA will use the widebodies to update its long-haul fleet, while the A321neo will [...]
LIAT 1974 Ltd, dba LIAT (Antigua and Barbuda) (LI, Antigua) is expected to cease operations on January 24, 2024, ahead of the launch of newco LIAT 2020 Ltd, commencing operations. The transition will result in the loss of over 90 jobs. In 2022, the four major shareholders of LIAT, the governments of Antigua & Barbuda, [...]
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