Flightpath added the first Challenger 650, while retiring its last Challenger 604, ch-aviation research has shown. The newly inducted Challenger 650, C-GBOT (msn 6196), was first active under the 'KNT' code on November 8, 2024, flying between Montréal Trudeau and Querétaro. Originally delivered to NovaJet, where it was the only unit of the type, the [...]
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British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) and American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) are trimming schedules over the 2025 northern summer because of issues affecting their B787 aircraft. British Airways is pausing its London Heathrow - Abu Dhabi International route between London Heathrow and Abu Dhabi between March 30 and October 25, 2025, because of supply chain [...]
Silver Airways (3M, Fort Lauderdale International) and its subsidiary Seaborne Virgin Islands (San Juan Luis Muñoz Marin) filed for voluntary Chapter 11 business restructuring in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida on December 30, 2024. The airline will continue normal flight operations and hopes to emerge from the restructuring, with new [...]
Sun-Air (EZ, Billund) retired its sole Challenger 650, which was most recently operated by the group's charter unit, JoinJet, ch-aviation research has revealed. OY-LLG (msn 6156) was flying under Sun-Air's 'SUS' code until August 27, 2024, when it operated between Billund and Berlin Brandenburg International. On November 4 it was first active under JoinJet's 'JNJ' [...]
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The European Union and Switzerland signed new agreements to deepen their existing relationship, which, among others, includes mutual ninth-freedom traffic rights for air carriers. The Aviation Agreement, a part of a broad suite of new and revised agreements, provides unlimited ninth-freedom traffic rights for Swiss-certified carriers to fly within the European Union and for EU-based [...]
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India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended two top officials at Akasa Air (QP, Mumbai International) after an audit uncovered pilot training deficiencies. On December 27, 2024, the DGCA suspended Akasa's director of operations and director of training for six months. The suspensions follow unsatisfactory responses to show-cause notices issued on October 15 and [...]