Uzbekistan's Centrum Air to begin A330-300 ops in late 1Q25
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Air China Cargo eyes 10 more freighters by late 2026
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South Korea's Eastar Jet moves into cargo market
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Brazil's GOL prioritises fleet growth in five-year plan
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) has updated its Chapter 11 five-year financial restructuring plan, which foresees fleet growth, an improving financial performance and "strong profitability", and a capital raise. It adjusts a version it proposed last month. The plan projects the company’s fleet to grow to 167 aircraft by 2029, from 138 [...]
Arkia Israeli Airlines to wet-lease A330neo for JFK flights
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IAG interested in majority ownership at TAP Air Portugal
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Valletta still budgets €2.3mn to defunct Air Malta – report
Malta's government continues to employ 51 people and allocates EUR2.3 million euros (USD2.3 million) annually to Air Malta (Malta International), the country's finance minister, Clyde Caruana, revealed earlier this week during a parliamentary question-and-answer session. Caruana's statement came in response to a query from parliamentary member Mario de Marco. Air Malta ceased operations in March [...]
Saudi Arabia's flyadeal to order ten A330neo – reports
Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal (F3, Jeddah International) will soon place an order for ten A330-900N aircraft, according to Reuters. As previously reported in ch-aviation, the airline had decided to place a widebody order but was undecided about the type. Aside from a single wet-leased A330-200, flyadeal has exclusively relied on Airbus narrowbodies to date. flyadeal [...]
Korean Air takes delivery of B737-8(BBJ)
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has taken delivery of a new B737-8(BBJ), which it will lease to the Republic of Korea Air Force (Seoul Gimpo). Once in service, the aircraft will ferry around government VIPs and other officials. The BBJ will be entered onto the Korean register as HL8566 (msn 63448). ADS-B flight tracking data [...]
Micronesian Air Connection Services plans 1Q25 launch
MACS - Micronesian Air Connection Services intends to begin scheduled passenger services in 30 to 60 days, owner John Stewart told the newspaper Marianas Variety this week. The airline recently received a 100% tax break for 22 years from Northern Marianas (CNMI) authorities. Once operating, it will break the monopoly in CNMI inter-island flights currently [...]