Arkia Israeli Airlines to wet-lease A330neo for JFK flights
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IAG interested in majority ownership at TAP Air Portugal
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Valletta still budgets €2.3mn to defunct Air Malta – report
Malta's government continues to employ 51 people and allocates EUR2.3 million euros (USD2.3 million) annually to Air Malta (Malta International), the country's finance minister, Clyde Caruana, revealed earlier this week during a parliamentary question-and-answer session. Caruana's statement came in response to a query from parliamentary member Mario de Marco. Air Malta ceased operations in March [...]
Saudi Arabia's flyadeal to order ten A330neo – reports
Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal (F3, Jeddah International) will soon place an order for ten A330-900N aircraft, according to Reuters. As previously reported in ch-aviation, the airline had decided to place a widebody order but was undecided about the type. Aside from a single wet-leased A330-200, flyadeal has exclusively relied on Airbus narrowbodies to date. flyadeal [...]
Korean Air takes delivery of B737-8(BBJ)
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has taken delivery of a new B737-8(BBJ), which it will lease to the Republic of Korea Air Force (Seoul Gimpo). Once in service, the aircraft will ferry around government VIPs and other officials. The BBJ will be entered onto the Korean register as HL8566 (msn 63448). ADS-B flight tracking data [...]
Micronesian Air Connection Services plans 1Q25 launch
MACS - Micronesian Air Connection Services intends to begin scheduled passenger services in 30 to 60 days, owner John Stewart told the newspaper Marianas Variety this week. The airline recently received a 100% tax break for 22 years from Northern Marianas (CNMI) authorities. Once operating, it will break the monopoly in CNMI inter-island flights currently [...]
Brazil’s Azul, GOL sign non-binding merger MoU
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos) and Abra Group signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) “aligning terms and conditions for a potential business combination" between Azul and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas). If the merger proceeds, Azul and GOL will maintain separate operations and their respective operating certificates while [...]
US's Mokulele Airlines grounds fleet due to maintenance
Mokulele Airlines (MHO, Kona) has grounded its entire fleet on January 15, 2025, "due to maintenance and an abundance of caution". The airline did not disclose the nature of the problem nor how long it expected it to last. The carrier, which is a division of Southern Airways Express and a subsidiary of Surf Air [...]
US's STAjets adds Hawker 800XPi, retires Phenom 300E, G280
STAjets (KFB, Santa Ana, CA) resumed charter operations with Hawker Beechcraft aircraft following the addition of a Hawker 800XPi(2) to its Part 135-certified fleet in December 2024. The operator has also retired its only G280 and final Phenom 300E jets, as revealed by ch-aviation research. The Hawker 800XPi(2), N906AS (msn 258569), is a 22.6-year-old aircraft [...]
Southwest Airlines sells, leases back 36 B737s
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