Court rejects fraud claims over £165mn for Monarch Airlines
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Paris set to dramatically hike French aviation tax – reports
The French government is widely expected to raise aviation taxes as part of efforts to address a EUR60 billion euro (USD65.5 billion) budget deficit. According to French news reports, the government is considering raising the so-called solidarity tax on airline tickets by an additional EUR1 billion euros (USD1.09 billion) as part of the 2025 finance [...]
Romania's Dokia Air adds Falcon 2000LXS, certifies
Dokia Air has added its first aircraft, a Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000LXS, and obtained its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) in Romania. The new-build YR-NDV (msn 412) was ferried from Paris Le Bourget to Bucharest Baneasa on September 30, 2024. It has since been operating test flights in Romania and was made available for charters once [...]
Avcon Jet integrates three Austrian AOCs
Avcon Jet (AOJ, Vienna) has integrated all three of its Austrian Air Operator's Certificates (AOC) - Avcon Jet itself, International Jet Management, and JET24 - into a single framework under a unified oversight by the Austrocontrol. "Previously, each AOC required independent processes, audits, and manuals, which created considerable administrative work. With the new system in [...]
Ukraine’s Constanta Airlines introduces B737-300(F)
Constanta Airlines (UZA, Zaporizhzhia) has launched operations with its first in-house B737-300(F), ch-aviation research has revealed. UR-UAA (msn 29326) operated its first flight for the Ukrainian carrier on October 9, flying from Chisinau International, where it was stored since July 2024, to Iasi. It also flew back to Chisinau and then to Piestany and Liège [...]
India's SpiceJet to add seven extra aircraft by mid-4Q24
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) expects to induct seven leased aircraft and return three grounded aircraft to service by the end of November, according to an October 8 Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filing. The airline says it has signed agreements for the leased aircraft, with the full induction of all seven planes expected by November 15. [...]
Ace Aviation dumps Jet Airways B777 purchase
The Chief Investment Officer of Challenge Group says subsidiary entity Ace Aviation has been forced to source an alternative aircraft to fill an early 2025 P2F conversion slot originally slated to be taken by one of three B777-300ERs formerly placed at Jet Airways (JAI, Mumbai International). In comments made to the Business Standard outlet, CIO [...]
Air New Zealand dealing with engine issues, delivery delays
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French Polynesia's Air Moana secures funding; eyes more ATRs
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Kush Air Uganda adds first B737 freighter, more turboprops
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