Dmitry Yadrov, head of Russia’s civil aviation regulator (Rosaviatsiya), has confirmed that S7 Airlines (S7, Novosibirsk) is experiencing problems keeping its fleet of A320neo and A321neo aircraft in the air, with Western sanctions on Russia hampering the maintenance of their Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines. Separately, S7 has come out in opposition to a Kremlin [...]
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The Delhi High Court has issued SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) with a contempt notice after it ignored earlier deadlines to return three aircraft engines to lessor TWC Aviation Capital. However, the court will stay the action if the low-cost carrier hands over the engines by a new July 8, 2024, deadline. ch-aviation previously reported on [...]
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Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi Noi Bai International) has secured a three-year extension on VND4 trillion dong (USD158 million) worth of government loans that were falling due later this month. Per a Bloomberg report, Viet Nam's National Assembly approved the extension, to July 2027. A week ago, ch-aviation reported on a statement on the National Assembly's [...]
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has denied reports that the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) may require the carrier to surrender slots at certain US airports in exchange for approving its merger application with Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon), according to the Korean-language newspaper Viewers. Reportedly, the DOJ wants to see US carriers snag [...]
Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) will furlough 53 pilots, citing a significant and unexpected reduction in flight crew attrition levels. First reported by Airline Geeks, the carrier operating as United Express on behalf of United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has since sent an announcement to more junior first officers via email. Mesa Airlines’ pilots [...]
Boeing (BOE, Washington National) has restarted widebody deliveries to China after an almost two-month gap caused by a regulatory review, ferrying two B777-200Fs to Air China Cargo (CA, Beijing Capital) in late June 2024. Reuters reported that B737 MAX and B787 deliveries are also expected to restart shortly. B-223S (msn 67834) and B-223T (msn 67835) [...]