Uzbekistan's Centrum Air to induct first A321neo
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Romania's Bees Airlines eyes A321 but settles for A320, ACMI
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India's IndiGo Airlines firms order for A320neo family jets
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) has firmed up an order for another ten A320neo, adding to its already substantial backlog at Airbus. The manufacturer's March 2024 order and delivery update reveals the Indian LCC committed to the ten aircraft on March 15. In early September 2023, IndiGo's parent entity, InterGlobe Aviation Limited, told India's National [...]
Fiji to adopt an open-skies policy
The government of Fiji has approved a recommendation to adopt an open skies policy. Approval was granted during an April 9 cabinet meeting in Suva and resulted from a review of the country's National Aviation Policy, it said in a statement. Approvals will be granted on a case-by-case basis and will consider economic, strategic, and [...]
Sky Airline Ecuador awarded OL
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FAA probes new whistleblower's claims re B777, B787 safety
The US Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed it has launched a probe into new allegations raised by whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a current Boeing engineer, about alleged quality issues with B777 and B787 fuselages. While the manufacturer has denied Salehpour's claims, it will have to go before a US Senate inquest later this month. As reported [...]
St. Barth Executive to start scheduled passenger ops
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Romania's FLYYO resumes flight operations
FLYYO (4D, Bucharest Henri Coanda) has resumed revenue operations after nearly 15 months, deploying its only A320-200 on a short-term ACMI contract with Tunisia's Nouvelair (BJ, Monastir). YR-ADA (msn 3218) was ferried from Craiova to Tunis on April 5, 2024, and subsequently operated one rotation to each of Paris CDG and Lille Lesquin on behalf [...]
AZAL Azerbaijan expands A320 ACMI capacity
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Kenya Airways to switch wet-leased A330 to damp-lease
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) intends to switch the leasing arrangements of its sole A330-300 from Hi Fly Malta (3L, Malta International) from a wet- to a damp lease and has already commenced crew training in this regard, reports Business Day Africa. Neither the airline nor the lessor responded to requests for comment. Citing [...]