Mexico suspends Calafia Airlines’ licence
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US’s DOT sues Southwest over delays, fines Frontier
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) for “illegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights and disrupting passengers’ travel.” It also fined Frontier Airlines (F9, Denver International) for operating delayed flights. In its suit against Southwest, the DOT highlighted delays on routes such as Chicago O'Hare [...]
US's Spirit Airlines secures chapter 11 exit funding
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) has secured an agreement from certain prepetition debtholders to provide up to USD300 million in financing once it emerges from Chapter 11 and fulfils certain criteria. CEO Ted Christie also told Spirit's employees in an internal memo this week that 200 of them will lose their jobs. According to [...]
Jet Aviation ceases Gulfstream operations under Maltese AOC
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Germany's ProAir Aviation resumes Bombardier operations
ProAir Aviation (PAV, Stuttgart Manfred Rommel) resumed Bombardier Business Aircraft operations with the addition of a brand-new Global 5500. D-ASHY (msn 60145) was delivered on January 8, 2025 directly from Montréal Trudeau to Stuttgart Manfred Rommel. ProAir Aviation confirmed to ch-aviation that the jet will soon be added to the company's Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) [...]
Lufthansa Group acquires 41% stake in ITA Airways
Lufthansa Group completed the acquisition of a 41% stake in ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) on January 17, 2025, in line with previous expectations of concluding the transaction in early 2025. The German holding company and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance injected EUR325 million euros (USD335 million) in fresh capital. Following the move, [...]
Italy's ENI Group disposes of only G280 for corporate use
Italian multinational energy conglomerate ENI Group has retired the sole G280 it operated for corporate travel, ch-aviation research reveals. The group's fleet is owned and operated by Servizi Aerei, a subsidiary holding an Italian Air Operator's Certificate (AOC). I-SEAV (msn 2214), a 4.4-year-old aircraft, was active under Servizi Aerei's "SNM" code until November 11, 2024, [...]
Bulgaria's Electra Airways prizes reliability, eyes A321
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Papua New Guinea's Air Sanga ends Twin Otter ops
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South Korea's Air Seoul borrows $20.6mn from parent Asiana
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