Zoom! (Miami International) plans to launch scheduled passenger operations out of Florida with an initial fleet of E190/E195 regional jets, before moving to A220s later. The start-up also aims to cooperate closely with sister company UrbanLink Air Mobility, which recently placed a firm order for twenty Lilium Jet eVTOLs. Both start-ups are backed by Ed [...]
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Dana Air (9J, Lagos) has confirmed it has furloughed an unspecified number of employees while the airline remains grounded during an ongoing audit of its operations by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Nigeria's aviation minister, Festus Keyamo, ordered the suspension of Dana Air's operations on April 24 after the airline's sole MD-82, 5N-BKI (msn [...]
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TAAG Angola Airlines (DT, Luanda 4 De Fevereiro) has switched from ACMI operations with A330s from Hi Fly Malta (3L, Malta International) between Luanda 4 De Fevereiro and Lisbon to using its own B777-300ERs, according to ADS-B data. The change follows the scheduled end of a long-term ACMI contract with Hi Fly Group, the lessor [...]
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airBaltic (BT, Riga) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fokker Next Gen (Amsterdam Schiphol) to contribute to the development of hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft that the Latvian national carrier could potentially deploy on its route network in the future. As part of the agreement, airBaltic will share its knowledge and insight with the Dutch-based Fokker [...]
Emirates (EK, Dubai International) continues to apply pressure to Boeing over its much-delayed B777X programme, with Chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum telling CNBC last week that the OEM needs to get its act together. "We're not happy with what's going on; we always really wanted to see this aircraft entering the [...]
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