Mexicana counter-sues lessor over breach of contract
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LATAM granted injunction suspending $6mn pay’t to VoePass
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FedEx adds B777Fs and ATR72s, delays MD-11F retirement
FedEx has exercised options to purchase eight B777-200Fs from Boeing and acquired an additional two used aircraft of the type for its in-house airline FedEx Express. The logistics integrator also ordered ten ATR72-600Fs from ATR - Avions de Transport Régional but will delay the retirement of its MD-11Fs as it awaits the delivery of factory-new [...]
Caicos Express Airways adds first ATR42-500
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Portugal’s Sevenair resumes scheduled PSO ops
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SMBC, CDB Leasing settle Russian insurance claims
SMBC Aviation Capital and CDB Leasing have settled war risk insurance claims against at least two major insurers, according to a recent hearing at the Irish High Court reported by the Irish Times. Eileen Barrington, a lawyer representing both lessors, told the court that the two lessors had reached a settlement with Ping An, a [...]
AF-KLM mulls upping SAS stake, confirms Air Europa bid
Air France-KLM is eager to increase its existing holding in SAS Scandinavian Airlines, while simultaneously bidding for a controlling stake in Air Europa, Reuters reports. CEO Ben Smith told the news agency the holding was seeking to boost its existing 19.9% holding in SAS as the carrier continues to meet certain benchmarks such as integration [...]
Lufthansa Cargo faces capacity crunch amid delivery delays
Lufthansa Cargo (LH, Frankfurt International) is facing challenges with its fleet due to delays in the delivery of new freighters, senior director of business development Heike Woerner said during a company webinar. The airline expects to add the first of seven B777-8Fs on order in 2028, a year later than initially planned. As quoted by [...]
Former bank official queries Lulutai Airlines investment
A former deputy governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga has queried why the State Retirement Fund tipped TOP10 million pa'anga (USD4.15 million) into Lulutai Airlines (L8, Tongatapu) in the absence of audited financial statements. Writing in the Matangi Tonga digital newspaper, Samiuela Tukuafu said the amount, comprising a TOP6 million (USD2.5 million) loan [...]
Aruba Airlines halts Haiti flights over safety concerns
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