Emirates (EK, Dubai International) has delayed the debut of its first A350-900 to November 4, when it will start operating a daily flight to Edinburgh. First reported by The National daily, Emirates is postponing the deployment of the new widebody because of delivery delays at Airbus. Edinburgh has replaced Bahrain International as the first destination [...]
Air India (AI, Delhi International) is contemplating a push into Indian regional routes, according to Mint. The outlet says internal discussions are underway about taking on IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) and operating more flights between India's key cities and smaller tier two and three cities, as well as point-to-point flights between various smaller cities. [...]
A class action against the founder of insolvent MYAirline (MYM, Kuala Lumpur Subang) is claiming he defrauded 213 people into investing MYR70 million ringgits (USD14.9 million) into corporate entities under the i-Serve group of companies. The statement of claim, filed on June 25 at the Shah Alam High Court by law firm Jerald Gomez and [...]
A former chief executive of Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) was sentenced to eight years imprisonment plus a IDR1 billion rupiah (USD61,200) fine last week following a corruption trial in Jakarta. Emirsyah Satar, Garuda's CEO between 2005 and 2014, heard the bad news at the city's Central District Court on June 27. He was also [...]
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Iskwew Air (Vancouver International) has received funding in the amount of CAD1.75 million Canadian dollars (USD1.28 million) from Raven Indigenous Capital Investments, which should help the 100% indigenous woman-owned airline expand its operations, the companies revealed in a press release. “Co-creating the conditions for Indigenous business to thrive is the most natural, swift, and effective [...]
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Volato (TMB, Houston Hobby) is planning to take its first Gulfstream Aerospace business jet in August 2024, namely a G280, adding to a fleet that currently is almost currently comprised entirely of HondaJet HA-420s. The fractional ownership specialist ordered four G280s in 2022, then hoping for deliveries to start in early 2024. It now expects [...]
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