Türkiye's Southwind denies migrant ops, to file lawsuit
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Air India adds first A350-900 ahead of 1Q24 EIS
Air India (AI, Delhi International) has taken delivery of its first A350-900, ferrying VT-JRA (msn 554) in from Toulouse Blagnac to Delhi on December 23, 2023. The aircraft is the first of 20 of the type going to the airline. Air India CEO Campbell Wilson called the plane's arrival a "red letter day" saying it [...]
Maldivian to run new medevac service – President
Maldivian (Q2, Malé) will be tasked with operating two unspecified aircraft in the first phase of the national air ambulance service in the Maldives, Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim, the principal secretary to the president on public policy, told media after a cabinet meeting. The new service is due to launch in March 2024 and will be [...]
JKC loses appeal to hold onto Jet Airways' B777s
Three B777-300ERs belonging to Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai International) will be sold to special purpose vehicles (SPVs) controlled by the Challenge Group after a failed appeal to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) by the consortium attempting to acquire the airline. The bankruptcy appeals court handed down its decision in the matter of The [...]
Pakistan's PIA denies report of Rs17bn debt default
PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) has refuted a media report of a PKR17 billion rupee (USD60.8 million) debt repayment default, calling it a misreporting of a balance sheet restructuring proposal that has been not be accepted by Pakistan's Ministry of Finance. Pakistan's NetMag portal recently reported that PIA failed to make repayments [...]
SriLankan Airlines wet-leases A330, adds A320
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Air Belgium gains ACMI customers, reimbursing 11,000 pax
Source: ch aviation Read more: Air Belgium gains ACMI customers, reimbursing 11,000 pax
KLM “pleased” Schiphol ups cap despite tight prep time
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam Schiphol) said it was “pleased” Amsterdam Schiphol Airport had announced that 483,000 aircraft movements would be possible during 2024, although the airport cautioned that this can be done “on the condition that peak times are relieved.” The Dutch flag carrier said in response to the December 21 announcement that [...]
Slovenia's CAMEX Adria Airlines obtains its AOC
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Greece's Aegean Airlines to wet-lease two A320s
Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens) will wet-lease two A320-200s from Cyprus Airways (CY, Larnaca) under a long-term ACMI deal covering all of 2024. The first aircraft began operating for the Greek airline on December 19, 2023. 5B-DDQ (msn 4055) was ferried from Larnaca to Thessaloniki on December 18 and operated its first flight for Aegean Airlines [...]