Kyrgyzstan's Blue Jet Airways adds first B727-200(F)
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Royal Jordanian schedules A320neo debut for 1Q25
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Israeli shipper pleads guilty to smuggling parts to Russia
Gal Haimovich, the Israeli owner of an unspecified international freight company, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate United States sanctions on Russia by facilitating the export of aviation parts via the United Arab Emirates and the Maldives. The United States Department of Justice alleged that Haimovich arranged for around 160 shipments of sanctioned goods [...]
SpiceJet to appeal High Court engine lease decision
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) will appeal a Delhi High Court decision this week that upheld an earlier ruling ordering the return of three aircraft engines to lessors Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS. ch-aviation understands the low-cost carrier will now take the matter to India's Supreme Court. As previously reported in ch-aviation, [...]
Near-term IPO off the table says Philippines AirAsia CEO
The CEO of Philippines AirAsia (Z2, Manila Ninoy Aquino International) told journalists at an aviation forum this week that any IPO will not happen for several years. "We have a plan to go public, [...] it’s in the roadmap, but not immediate, not in the next two to four years," Ricardo Isla said, adding that [...]
Funding line-up changes in Asiana cargo purchase
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Air Calédonie to start int'l ATR72 ops to Vanuatu
Air Calédonie (TY, Nouméa Magenta) will begin international flights on October 3, 2024, when it starts twice-weekly roundtrips between Nouméa La Tontouta and Port Vila using an ATR72-600. The flights will operate under codeshare arrangements with Aircalin (SB, Nouméa La Tontouta), deepening the relationship between the two struggling state-owned carriers. “We have been working on [...]
Australia's Rex had aircraft for sale before administration
Despite having to suspend flights and reduce frequencies due to a lack of operating Saab 340s, Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) put four of the in-operation aircraft on the market before filing for administration in July, according to Australian Aviation. Rex administrators Ernst & Young have confirmed to ch-aviation that they have no [...]
Cargolux eyes B777-8Fs from 4Q27; to keep B747s until 2040s
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Lufthansa eyes airBaltic stake – report
Lufthansa Group is reportedly evaluating buying a stake in airBaltic (BT, Riga) as a part of the latter's planned privatisation, Bloomberg has written, citing what it called informed but anonymous sources. The discussions are at an early stage and no decisions have been made just yet. Both carriers refused to comment on the report. The [...]