Qatar Executive (QQE, Doha International) is considering acquiring a European air operator's certificate, CCO of parent carrier Qatar Airways Thierry Antinori told Bloomberg last week. Demand and revenue for executive jet services is up, he said, and a European AOC would allow the carrier to provide a "smoother service" on the continent. The fleet of [...]
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Officials at Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) have denied the carrier is under financial pressure following the December 29, 2024 crash of one of its B737-800s and a resulting surge in ticket cancellations. Song Kyung-hoon, head of Jeju Air’s management support division, told journalists last week that there were 68,000 cancellations in the 48 hours following [...]
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Lobby group Airlines for America (A4A) has filed a lawsuit to prevent enforcement against airlines of Minnesota's Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law. The association argues the law undermines established collective bargaining agreements and will prompt a rise in the abuse of sick leave and other paid time off, thereby impacting fares, routes, and [...]
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Bonair (Turkey) (Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) added a first Challenger 605, ch-aviation research revealed. TC-KZU (msn 5821) is a 15.2-year-old Bombardier Business Aircraft previously registered as T7-UGR. It was managed by ACASS Europe, and was the only Challenger 605 in the company's San Marino-registered fleet. The aircraft's last flight under the T7- registration was on November [...]