US's CommuteAir looking for more E170/E175s

CommuteAir (C5, Cleveland Hopkins) is already in the market for more E170 or E175 regional jets for its nascent charter operations, Vice-President (Flight Operations) David Fitzgerald told Aviation Week. "The initial response to the announcement of aircraft certification and availability for charter has been very strong, and the indications are that demand will exceed the [...]

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US's Prima Air Group retires last Learjet 31A

Prima Air (United States of America) (Burbank) has retired its last Learjet 31A operated on the Part 135 certificate of its sister company Pegasus Elite Aviation (Van Nuys), ch-aviation research has revealed. N311EW (msn 60) was re-registered to a new private owner, under the same registration, in late July 2024. The aircraft was part of [...]

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Honda Aircraft terminates HA-420 order with US's Volato

Honda Aircraft (HON, Greensboro Piedmont Triad International) has terminated a 2023 fleet purchase agreement with Volato (TMB, Houston Hobby) covering twenty-three HA-420s, the fractional ownership and charter specialist said in an SEC filing. "Pursuant to the terms of the FPA, Honda Aircraft will retain the deposits that have been previously paid by the company, and [...]

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Mauritania Airlines adds wet-leases B737

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Air Albania adds wet-leased B737 capacity

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Air India Express to remove B737-8 business class cabins

Air India Express (IX, Delhi International) will phase out its small business class cabin on certain B737 aircraft because the cabin type does not properly align with its low-cost airline model, according to an Indian Express newspaper report. The aircraft were originally ordered by other carriers who later cancelled, and Air India Express ended up [...]

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Bursa Malaysia okays AirAsia X share listing and quotation

AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur International) has received Malaysian Stock Exchange (Bursa Malaysia) approval regarding the listing and quotation of shares connected with its acquisition of Capital A's aviation businesses. Under the plan, AirAsia X Berhad, trading as AirAsia X, will pay MYR6.8 billion ringgits (USD1.58 billion) to buy Capital A's equity interests in AirAsia [...]

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IndiGo CEO flags major int'l expansion, widebodies in 2027

The CEO of IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) has told The Economic Times that he intends to significantly grow the carrier's international network to 40 airports by the end of March 2025 and introduce widebody aircraft by 2027. CEO Pieter Elbers said the expansion is part of a broader strategy to establish IndiGo as a [...]

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Shareholders of India's SpiceJet okay ₹30bn capital raising

A postal ballot conducted by SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) has resulted in shareholders approving a proposal to raise up to INR30 billion rupees (USD357.7 million) via the issuance of securities. The scrutineer reported that 1,459 shareholders cast 408,784,445 votes (99.8061% of the total number of votes cast) in favour of the issuance and 109 shareholders [...]

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Nepal Airlines reissues $1bn funding EOI notice

Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), trading as Nepal Airlines (RA, Kathmandu), is again seeking to borrow USD1.018 billion to service existing loans, acquire new aircraft, and build a hangar, according to an expressions of interest (EOI) notice the state-owned airline filed on September 13. Subject to approval from the Nepalese government and other authorities, NAC says [...]

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