Garuda Indonesia wet-leases seven widebodies for Hajj ops
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US’s Alaska Air receives $61mn in Boeing credits
Boeing has granted USD61 million worth of supplier credit memos to Alaska Air Group to be used for future Boeing purchases, the airline holding announced in its quarterly financial results. The credit notes were issued after the end of the first quarter of 2024 and are in addition to the USD162 million cash payment Boeing [...]
Gulfstream starts G700 deliveries
Gulfstream Aerospace has begun delivering its first G700 business jets to US customers after the type received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification in late March. Business jet broker Avjet (Burbank) handled one of the deliveries on behalf of its client late last month, an aircraft currently registered as N702GD (msn 87002). Gulfstream had hoped to [...]
US’s Allegiant Air rejigs MAX 8 induction plans
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas Harry Reid) has announced a delay in the induction of its B737-8-200 fleet and a reduction in the number of expected deliveries from Boeing in 2024 due to the manufacturer’s quality issues and reduced output. The budget carrier now expects to add only six B737-8-200s, all arriving in the second [...]
Morocco's Air Oasis eyes Dakhla base, Globalia denies ties
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UK's Ascend Airways begins commercial flight operations
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Air France wet-leases B777 for the Delhi route
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Former aviation minister faces court grilling on Nigeria Air
The stalled Nigeria Air (NWB, Lagos) project will face scrutiny in a Nigerian federal court in June when former aviation minister Hadi Sirika and family members will be grilled over alleged corrupt contracts associated with the project. Following investigations by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sirika, along with his daughter Fatima Hadi Sirika [...]
Spain’s Air Europa adds wet-leased A330 capacity
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Moldova's Aerotranscargo eyes US flights
Aerotranscargo (F5, Chisinau International) plans to expand its operations to the United States, according to its application to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for an exemption and a foreign air carrier permit to conduct charter flights of property and mail to the full extent permitted under the two countries' bilateral air service agreement. The [...]