Air Calédonie (TY, Nouméa Magenta) will begin international flights on October 3, 2024, when it starts twice-weekly roundtrips between Nouméa La Tontouta and Port Vila using an ATR72-600. The flights will operate under codeshare arrangements with Aircalin (SB, Nouméa La Tontouta), deepening the relationship between the two struggling state-owned carriers. “We have been working on [...]
Despite having to suspend flights and reduce frequencies due to a lack of operating Saab 340s, Rex - Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) put four of the in-operation aircraft on the market before filing for administration in July, according to Australian Aviation. Rex administrators Ernst & Young have confirmed to ch-aviation that they have no [...]
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Lufthansa Group is reportedly evaluating buying a stake in airBaltic (BT, Riga) as a part of the latter's planned privatisation, Bloomberg has written, citing what it called informed but anonymous sources. The discussions are at an early stage and no decisions have been made just yet. Both carriers refused to comment on the report. The [...]
Germany, France, and the United Kingdom - the so-called E3 countries - have announced coordinated sanctions against Iran over its alleged supply of ballistic missiles to Russia. The actions will include the termination of bilateral air service agreements, albeit deferred for 12 months, and potential sanctions against majority state-owned IranAir (IR, Tehran Mehrabad). "The E3 [...]
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Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi International) - owned by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ - will wait until 2025 before making its stock market debut, aiming to showcase strong 2024 financial results to investors before proceeding with an IPO, two unnamed sources have told Reuters. The airline was not immediately available for comment. [...]
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