Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) is exploring a partnership with SAA Technical (SAAT), the maintenance arm of South African Airways, according to Group Managing Director and CEO, Allan Kilavuka. In an interview with Aviation Week, Kilavuka disclosed that he sees an opportunity to collaborate with SAA on MRO services, aiming to scale up Kenya [...]
The chairman of Saurya Airlines (Kathmandu) says the carrier is preparing to resume operations after a fatal crash six months ago and the subsequent suspension of its air operator's certificate (AOC). Dipak Pokharel told Kathmandu's Business Age newspaper that the airline had submitted the required documents to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) and [...]
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Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has participated in a rights issue conducted by subsidiary PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia Tbk, though not with cash. Instead, it provided IDR418.28 billion rupiah (USD25.8 million) in non-cash deposits, primarily hangars and supporting facilities. A January 3 Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) filing shows that Garuda Indonesia handed over [...]
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Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) will trim its schedules this quarter by another 600 flights, bringing the number of flight cancellations to almost 1,900 in the first three months of the year. The latest flight cuts, announced on January 7, follow the crash of a B737-800 at Muan Airport on December 29, which killed 179 people. [...]
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FlyExclusive (JRE, Kinston) expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with the addition of its first Challenger 300, ch-aviation research has revealed. The 15.3-year-old Bombardier Business Aircraft, N710DL (msn 20282), previously operated privately in the United States, became active under FlyExclusive’s ‘JRE’ code on January 4, 2025, flying between Kinston and Fort Lauderdale International. In a recent [...]
Syrianair (RB, Damascus) and Cham Wings Airlines (SAW, Damascus) restarted scheduled international operations on January 7, 2025, each operating a flight from Damascus to Sharjah. The latter carrier also operated a domestic flight on the same day. A320-200 YK-AKG (msn 1402), one of only two aircraft of the type that Syrianair recently had in service, [...]
Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) cancelled flights to/from Nampula in Mozambique on January 7 to prevent a Mozambican court from seizing its aircraft following a damages claim brought by local passengers who were offloaded for unruly behaviour in December at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo airport. This follows an unsuccessful attempt by Mozambican court officials [...]