Vietnamese PM approves start-up Sun Phu Quoc Airlines
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China's Qingdao Airlines still hunting route partners
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Argentina opens domestic market to foreign-owned airlines
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US DOT drops "chronic delays" lawsuit against Southwest
The United States Department of Transportation has dropped its January 2025 lawsuit against Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field), which alleged that the low-cost carrier was operating "chronically delayed" flights on at least two routes. The government submitted a notice of dismissal to the Northern California District Court on May 16, 2025. It did not [...]
Venezuela suspends air traffic with Colombia for seven days
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DR Congo's Mwant Jet recertifies
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Air Europa sale talks stall over valuation – report
Lufthansa Group and Air France-KLM have halted talks to acquire a stake in Air Europa (UX, Palma de Mallorca) due to a disagreement over the price with the Hidalgo family, the carrier's majority owners through Globalia. According to the Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, the two airline groups rejected the Hidalgos' EUR1 billion euro (USD1.13 billion) [...]
Malta's HansJet launches fractional programme with PC-12s
HansJet, a Malta-based private charter firm, has launched a fractional ownership programme with four PC-12s, with plans to add three more units. The company offers two models, HansJet Pinnacle, a membership scheme featuring 48-hour availability, fixed hourly rates, and no asset depreciation; and HansJet Distinction, a fractional ownership programme offering 25% shares in the PC-12s. [...]
Nigerian court adjourns Arik Air corruption trial
A high-profile corruption trial involving the former managing director of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, in the Lagos High Court (special offences division) has been adjourned until May 29 due to the absence of Kuru's lead counsel for medical reasons. Kuru is facing trial alongside four others - Arik Air's former [...]
Israel's Israir to wet-lease A320-200 during S25
Israir (6H, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) will wet-lease one A320-200 from FLYYO during the 2025 summer season. The aircraft is set to be deployed in Israir's network between June 1 and October 25, operating flights to destinations in Europe. The operator confirmed the contract was planned as a long-term opportunity. The ch-aviation fleets module reveals [...]