777 Partners pushes back on Flair lease lawsuit
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Aeroméxico quits Quito, Ecuador route after diplomatic rift
Aeroméxico (AM, México City International) has announced it will suspend its México City International-Quito International route between July 1 and December 18, 2024, while it evaluates its continuity after grappling with low load factors, the airline and Ecuador’s transport ministry (Ministerio de Transportes y Obras Públicas - MTOP) have confirmed. According to the ministry, Aeroméxico [...]
Faroese FarCargo pauses Newark ops after seven roundtrips
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Air Burkina grounded, unable to pay wages – report
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Nigeria Air is suspended indefinitely – aviation minister
The process of setting up Nigeria Air (NWB, Lagos) will remain suspended indefinitely as it was never a genuine Nigerian project and just Ethiopian Airlines trying to fly the Nigerian flag, according to Nigerian aviation minister Festus Keyamo. "It was not Air Nigeria [sic]. That is the truth. It was never Air Nigeria. It was [...]
France’s Air Corsica to remain ACMI customer until mid-3Q24
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Madagascar Airlines secures $25mn from World Bank
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Russia’s Izhavia searches for more aircraft to lease
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India's IndiGo to roll out business class on select aircraft
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi International) will debut a business-class cabin on selected aircraft and routes by the end of the year in a significant shift away from its low-cost roots. CEO Pieter Elbers confirmed the change during a May 23 earnings call, saying that rising demand for premium travel and a need to cater to [...]
Nishant Pitti drops bid to buy India's Go First
EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti, one half of a two-man band attempting to acquire India's insolvent Go First (GOW, Mumbai International), has withdrawn his offer, posting on X on May 25 that "we have decided to withdraw from the GoAir bid to concentrate on our core areas of strength." He had teamed up with Ajay Singh, [...]