Jetvia (CYO, El Paso) has launched Cabo Jet Club, a membership programme offering Learjet 60 charters from the United States and Canada to San José Cabo, a popular leisure destination at the southern end of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. The Texas-based business charter specialist said it would target frequent travellers to the Mexican resort town [...]
PLAY (Iceland) (OG, Reykjavik Keflavik) has announced "a fundamental change to its business model" to address the underwhelming financial performance of its current model which focuses on connecting traffic across the North Atlantic. The reorganisation will entail a new AOC in Malta, focus on leisure point-to-point services from Iceland, and more ACMI contracts. "Since PLAY's [...]
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Grupo Wamos, parent entity of Wamos Air (EB, Madrid Barajas), has repaid Spain’s sovereign wealth fund (Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales - SEPI) a loan granted to the firm through a support fund for strategic companies (Fondo de Apoyo a la Solvencia de Empresas Estratégicas - FASEE) during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ACMI/charter carrier made [...]
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Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International) is in "exploratory" talks with both Airbus and Boeing about a new large widebody order, Bloomberg has reported citing unnamed sources. The Emirati flag carrier is choosing between the A350s and B777X types, although sources said the talks were not expected to be finalised any time soon. It is [...]
The Saudi Red Crescent Authority is seeking an operator for its air ambulance services in 2025, information on the Saudi tendering platform Etimad showed. The latest tender was published on October 14 after a previous attempt had failed. The operator is expected to provide air ambulance services throughout Saudi Arabia, a call that ends on [...]
Emirates (EK, Dubai International) has upped its investment in fleet refurbishment programs to USD4 billion to help counter ongoing aircraft delivery delays, according to vice president and chief operating officer Adel Al Redha. Speaking at this week's Aviation Future Week event in Dubai, Al Redha said Emirates is increasing the number of B777s and A380-800s [...]
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The recently elected Sri Lankan president has confirmed SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo International) will remain state-owned, drawing a line under another failed attempt to privatise or partially privatise the heavily-indebted carrier. “President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed that the airline should be an institution that all Sri Lankans are proud of and should be owned [...]