The Pakistani government, which owns a stake of around 96% in PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International), voted at an extraordinary general meeting held in Karachi on April 20 to transfer the shares to a new holding company. The move is part of a process to shift non-core liabilities and assets off the [...]
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency order suspending the Part 135 certification of Arizona-based Sawyer Aviation (SJA, Scottsdale), citing as reason inadequate staffing levels at the private jet charter carrier. In a brief statement, the FAA alleged that Sawyer Aviation had not employed a director of maintenance since October 21, 2023, [...]
Following a Nigerian government-ordered crackdown on unauthorised commercial flights, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended "three private operators" for allegedly conducting commercial flights without the required licences. According to a statement from acting director general Chris Ona Najomo, NCAA officials monitoring activities at private jet terminals across Nigeria found at least three operators [...]
Royal Air Maroc (AT, Casablanca Mohamed V) CEO Abdelhamid Addou has confirmed that the airline has launched a long-awaited tender to buy new aircraft, Reuters reported. Launched on April 15, the tender has not been made public, and Royal Air Maroc was not immediately available for comment to ch-aviation. In October last year, the airline [...]
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An entity with close ties to AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur International) is among six entities to have their Request for Qualification (RfQ) to bid for SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo International) accepted by Sri Lanka's State Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit (SRU), an agency of the country's Ministry of Finance. The Sri Lankan government owns 99.52% of [...]