Russia's smartavia signs LOI to lease 45 MC-21s
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Aeroflot Group to wet-lease out SJ 100s; eyes more buyouts
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Ethiopian suspends Eritrea ops after Asmara freezes account
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) has suspended its flights to Eritrea's capital Asmara after the local authorities froze the airline's accounts and prevented it from repatriating funds to Ethiopia. While the airline initially blamed unspecified "very difficult operating conditions in Eritrea", CEO Mesfin Tasew offered more details during a media briefing. He claimed that [...]
Wizz Air to receive first A321neo(XLR) in mid-1Q25 – report
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Airlines monitor A350 fleets after Cathay Pacific incident
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Royal Jordanian grows despite aircraft delivery delays
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Cyprus Airways resumes A220 growth
Cyprus Airways (CY, Larnaca) has taken delivery of its third A220-300, resuming this subfleet growth despite earlier concerns about the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines. Lessor Azorra Aviation said it had redelivered one of its twelve A220-300s acquired from EgyptAir earlier this year to the Cypriot carrier. SU-GEY (msn 55059) was ferried from Cairo International [...]
Pakistani gov't settles on selling a 75% stake in PIA
The Pakistani government will sell a 75% stake in PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) with the successful buyer having to invest at least USD500 million over three years to recapitalise and revitalise the carrier, according to an August 29 briefing to the Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation. The secretary of the committee, [...]
Maldives' BeOnd takes first A321
BeOnd (B4, Malé) has taken delivery of its first A321-200 to support its network expansion and increase its operational readiness. 8Q-FBB (msn 1711) was ferried from Hyderabad International to Malé on September 3, 2024, and operated via Kuwait to Oslo Gardermoen the next day. The 22.5-year-old aircraft formerly operated by Fly2Sky underwent total cabin refurbishment [...]
India's Adanis, Ambanis take B737 MAX BBJs
Indian industrial conglomerates Adani Group and the Ambani family's Reliance Industries have both taken delivery of B737 MAX business jets for their own corporate needs, ch-aviation research has revealed. Reliance Industries took its first B737-9(BBJ) T7-LOTUS (msn 65334) on August 27, 2024. The aircraft was ferried from Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH to Delhi International after extensive cabin [...]