The US Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed it has launched a probe into new allegations raised by whistleblower Sam Salehpour, a current Boeing engineer, about alleged quality issues with B777 and B787 fuselages. While the manufacturer has denied Salehpour's claims, it will have to go before a US Senate inquest later this month. As reported [...]
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FLYYO (4D, Bucharest Henri Coanda) has resumed revenue operations after nearly 15 months, deploying its only A320-200 on a short-term ACMI contract with Tunisia's Nouvelair (BJ, Monastir). YR-ADA (msn 3218) was ferried from Craiova to Tunis on April 5, 2024, and subsequently operated one rotation to each of Paris CDG and Lille Lesquin on behalf [...]
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Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) intends to switch the leasing arrangements of its sole A330-300 from Hi Fly Malta (3L, Malta International) from a wet- to a damp lease and has already commenced crew training in this regard, reports Business Day Africa. Neither the airline nor the lessor responded to requests for comment. Citing [...]
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India's specialist bankruptcy court, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), has granted the administrator of Go First (GOW, Mumbai International) another 60 days to complete the carrier's corporate insolvency resolution process. The court granted the extension, which now runs until June 3, during an April 8 hearing. Go First's administrator, known locally as a resolution [...]
Mukamalah Aviation (Dammam) has expanded its revenue scope following its spinning off from parent Saudi Aramco last year. Company sources told the Saudi business newspaper Al-Eqtisadiah that although it is still wholly-owned by the Saudi petro-giant, its new found managerial independence has seen it expand its customer base to include other subsidiary companies including Aramco [...]
Sirius India Airlines Pvt. Ltd, the entity set up by the spouses of two senior SpiceJet (SG, Delhi International) executives, will partner with an private jet charter operator from the United Arab Emirates to introduce a "luxury private air travel brand" to the Indian market. "Sirius India Airlines, in collaboration with Airavat Aviation, will initially [...]
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