SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) plans to make a decision between either the A330 and A350 for future widebody fleet operations, considering technology and network suitability, but the winning type remains to be seen, according to CEO Anko van der Werff. Speaking at the Routes Europe conference in Aarhus, Denmark, he said SAS was [...]
GlobeAir (GAC, Linz Blue Danube) is planning to renew its fleet of Cessna 510 Mustangs with new Citation M2s, Chief Executive Bernhard Fragner told ch-aviation in an exclusive interview at the carrier's headquarters in Hörsching. "The Mustang is aging. I'm responsible for shareholder value and for the team to develop the company so that our [...]
The chairman of AirX Charter (AX, Malta International) has hit back at allegations he spread false information about rival VistaJet (Malta) (VJT, Malta International), resulting in a lawsuit asking for damages of more than EUR386 million euros (USD413 million). VistaJet, headed by Swiss entrepreneur Thomas Flohr, has sued AirX, its chairman John Matthews, and five [...]
AJet (VF, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) parent Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport) has reached an agreement with lessor CDB Aviation to lease six B737-8s, for the new-look subsidiary to take delivery of in 2025 and 2026. CDB Aviation and Turkish Airlines reached an agreement for a total of seven new leases, the seventh of which pertains [...]
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added an Il-76TD operated by Iran's Pouya Air Lines (PYA, Tehran Mehrabad) to its list of sanctioned aircraft. Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows that EP-PUS (msn 1023409321) has operated multiple flights between Tehran Mehrabad and Moscow Vnukovo in recent months. The US alleges that Pouya Air Lines [...]
The competition to buy the cargo business of Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) has become a three-horse race with Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) not participating in the second round of bidding this past week. Sale adviser UBS had set an April 25 deadline for second-round bidding with Eastar Jet, Air Incheon, and Air Premia now [...]
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Air China (CA, Beijing Capital) has placed a firm order with COMAC for 100 extended range C919s with deliveries scheduled to begin this year. The carrier said in a stock market filing that the order was signed on April 26, 2024, and approved by the airline's board of directors the day after. Deliveries are scheduled [...]
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Cubana (CU, Havana International) has cancelled its flights to Argentina following an “abrupt refusal of aviation fuel suppliers” to provide services to the carrier, it announced. The state-owned airline said it had been forced to scrap flights CU360 between Havana International and Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini and CU361 from Buenos Aires to Cayo Coco, planned [...]