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The chief executive of Air Astana (KC, Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev) says the entry into service of the carrier's first B787-9, expected towards the end of 2025, will not happen until 2026, delaying the planned start of flights to the United States. "Unfortunately, the delivery is delayed due to the general problems that Boeing is currently [...]
Two Vietnamese airlines have signed aircraft financing deals totalling USD860 million. Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi Noi Bai International) has signed a USD560 million memorandum of understanding with Citibank S.A. "to support its strategic investment initiatives," while VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi Noi Bai International) inked a USD300 million agreement with Av AirFinance to help finance B737-8 deliveries. [...]
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has approved the sale of the Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) cargo business to Air Incheon (KJ, Seoul Incheon). According to the local-language Maeil Business Newspaper, the ministry granted the approval at the end of March and Asiana now intends to close the sale by mid-2025. Air [...]
Virgin Australia (VA, Brisbane International) has disclosed that an IT error resulted in it overcharging 61,000 passengers over a five-year period. The airline says it recently became aware of "some issues" that arose when passengers requested itinerary changes. Those issues saw passengers paying more than they should have. Virgin Australia says it is proactively addressing [...]
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American investment firm Stonepeak has completed the acquisition of US-based Air Transport Services Group, owner of ABX Air, ATI - Air Transport International, and Omni Air International, in an all-cash transaction first announced in November 2024, and with an enterprise valuation of approximately USD3.1 billion. The acquisition received approval from ATSG’s stockholders on February 10, [...]
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