Orange Skies (Washington National) has taken delivery of its first Challenger 601-3A, namely N243JP (msn 5101). The 32.3-year-old aircraft was registered to the aviation and logistics solutions provider on April 29, 2024, and is currently based out of Easton Newnam, MD. It was previously listed for charters by M&N Aviation, which based it out of [...]
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The European Commission has declined to comment on media reports that Lufthansa Group has made even further concessions to Brussels to sweeten its proposed EUR325 million euro (USD353 million) merger with Italian flag carrier ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino). The move comes amid concerns over a potential European Commission veto of the deal, according to [...]
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The Board of Directors of El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has approved talks with Boeing and lessors for the purchase and lease of approximately thirty B737 MAX, the company announced. The aircraft will gradually replace and expand the Israeli carrier's existing narrowbody fleet, composed of eighteen B737-800s and eight B737-900ERs, which [...]
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) has denied claims the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has required it to fly into its airports on a cash-and-carry basis. Last week, a prominent Indian news outlet published a story saying this had occurred, citing an anonymous AAI spokesperson. "The media report is incorrect and false," an official SpiceJet spokesperson [...]
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