CemAir (5Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will not be impacted operationally by a South African court ruling ordering the airline to return all equipment in its possession owned by airport groundhandler Swissport South Africa by December 15. This is the word from CEO Miles van der Molen, who told ch-aviation that the matter was an "ongoing [...]
The Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Group has adopted its first-ever "political resolution", calling for a wide range of changes to the European Union's aviation and economic policy. Among other things, the holding is advocating the suspension of the 2021 EU-Qatar open skies agreement due to alleged corruption during its negotiations. "The competitive distortions that impact [...]
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International) wants to axe an order for twenty-five B737-10s, according to Bloomberg. The order was placed in mid-2022 when the carrier was involved in a dispute with Airbus. However, the relationship has since improved and the B737 MAX variant is reportedly no longer required. Currently, the B737-10 is not expected [...]
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easyJet (London Luton) will open bases at Rome Fiumicino and Milan Linate early next year, taking advantage of conditions recently approved by the European Commission (EC) concerning Lufthansa Group's acquisition of ITA - Italia Trasporto Aereo (Milan Linate). In a December 11 media statement, easyJet said it would base five aircraft at Linate in time [...]
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Amelia (8R, Paris Le Bourget) has launched a new subsidiary, Amelia Executive, based in Vienna, Austria, to provide premium charter services. The announcement was made at the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) Show at Dubai World Central and included details of its first aircraft, an A319-100 in an executive configuration. “We [...]
Aircalin (SB, Nouméa La Tontouta) has disclosed a new order for two A350-900s directly from Airbus. The airline said that the new widebodies will reinforce its capacity on the recently launched Nouméa La Tontouta-Bangkok Suvarnabhumi-Paris CDG route and allow for other network expansions. The A350s "will open the doors to very long-haul flights and enable [...]
More than four years after it was first announced, Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has completed its acquisition of Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon). The airline said it had paid the final KRW800 billion won (USD558 million) on December 12 after the US Department of Justice decided not to contest the deal. Korean Air first [...]