Russia's S7 Airlines eyes more foreign lease buybacks
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Batik Air Malaysia relying on Indonesia sibling for aircraft
Batik Air Malaysia (OD, Kuala Lumpur International) is using at least four aircraft wet-leased from sibling carrier Batik Air (ID, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta), according to ch-aviation research. Three Indonesian-registered B737-800s have recently ferried up to the Malaysian operator. They include PK-LZZ (msn 39821), which started flights on May 30, PK-LBK (msn 39882) on June 4, and [...]
Switzerland's flyBAIR faces closure amid liquidation push
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Congo Airways inks provisional $68mn A320 deal
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Lufthansa Cargo launches freighter operations from Munich
Lufthansa Cargo (LH, Frankfurt International) has announced that it will launch its first freighter route from Munich, connecting the Bavarian capital with Istanbul Airport. Flights are scheduled to begin on July 6, 2024, and will initially be operated 2x weekly with an A321-200(P2F) operated by Lufthansa CityLine (CL, Munich). "For our southern German customers in [...]
Brussels likely to greenlight Lufthansa, ITA merger – report
The European Commission is likely to approve Lufthansa Group's proposed EUR325 million euro (USD353 million) bid for a 41% stake in Italy's state-owned ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) following additional concessions on long-haul flights to North America, according to online newspaper Politico, citing several unnamed sources. They claimed that barring any last-minute hitches, the Commission [...]
Russia's North-West Aircompany adds an ACJ320neo
North-West Aircompany (0E, St. Petersburg) has taken delivery of its first ACJ320-200N, namely RA-73889 (msn 8774), despite Western sanctions on Russia. The 2019 vintage bizliner was ferried from Muscat to Moscow Vnukovo on June 16, 2024, already under its Russian registration. Aviatorshchina, a well-informed Russian Telegram news channel focused on aviation, confirmed that the aircraft [...]
Iran's ATA Air secures ex-Thai B737
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India's IndiGo agrees compensation over P&W engines
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) has finalized an agreement with Pratt & Whitney affiliate International Aero Engines regarding “customized compensation” over aircraft groundings which have affected the airline’s vast fleet. According to a stock exchange filing, IAE will compensate the airline’s parent InterGlobe Aviation for an undisclosed amount due to the unavailability of P&W engines. [...]
Bangladesh's NovoAir puts five ATR72s on the market
NovoAir (VQ, Dhaka) has tapped UK aircraft remarketer and lessor Airstream International Group to sell five ATR72-500s, specifically S2-AJL (msn 600), S2-AHQ (msn 597), S2-AJK (msn 646), S2-AJM (msn 687), and S2-AHF (msn 636). The 1999 - 2002 build aircraft are available for immediate sale. "We’re delighted to continue our close and longstanding relationship with [...]