AeroItalia bids to expand Sardinia PSO but threatens to quit
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Ireland's Aer Arann Islands talks fleet renewal plans
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Nigeria's Air Peace to damp-lease four B737-800s
Air Peace (P4, Lagos) will damp-lease four B737-800s from AirExplore (ED, Bratislava) for the Northern Winter 2024/2025 season. The Slovak airline, a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group (ASG), will provide the pilots, while the cabin crew will be Air Peace's. The aircraft will be deployed domestically within Nigeria out of Lagos. The ch-aviation fleets module [...]
Ethiopian Airlines inks design contract for new mega airport
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) has signed a technical advisory and consultancy contract with an international multidisciplinary consulting firm to design a new "mega airport" that will handle 110 million passengers annually, more than four times Addis Ababa International's current capacity. The project will reportedly cost USD6 billion over five years. Ethiopia News Agency [...]
Iraq's Fly Baghdad puts B737-700, -800 up for sale
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Pakistan's PIA lost $78mn over tardy maintenance – audit
PIA - Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad International) has lost PKR21.8 billion Pakistani rupees (USD78.2 million) due to the prolonged maintenance of some of its aircraft over more than ten years, an Auditor General's report said. The audit, widely reported in the Pakistani media but not available online, said the majority state-owned carrier was aware [...]
Iran's Chabahar Airlines eyes international routes
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Russia's Komiaviatrans returns chartered Yak-40, adds An-24
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Yemenia reopens Sana base, Houthis release A320s
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Virgin Australia orders eight E190-E2s
Virgin Australia Holdings has ordered eight E190-E2s from Embraer to support its Western Australia-based regional and charter business. The airline holding confirmed the order on August 13 and expects the first E2 to arrive around October 2025, subject to regulatory approval. “When the first new E190-E2 enters service from October 2025, it will become the [...]