Ireland's Emerald Airlines eyes fleet growth, more ACMI gigs
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Ireland's Aer Lingus to cut staff amid waning profitability
Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin International) is reducing staff numbers due to problems caused by a planned passenger cap at Dublin International and low profitability, reports the Irish Independent newspaper, citing an internal video message to employees from CEO Lynne Embleton. An "informed source" told the paper that there are no plans for a "broad-based redundancy [...]
Malta's Universal Air moots second AOC, biz charter ops
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Cambodia Airways revises IPO target to $50mn
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New owners of Korea's Parata Air convert debt into equity
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Mongolia's Eznis Airways ends longhaul, widebody ops
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US's Spirit Airlines sells 23 aircraft to GA Telesis
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) has entered into a binding term sheet with GA Telesis to sell twenty-three A320 and A321 types, according to an October 24 Securities Exchange Commission filing. The lessor will pay around USD519 million for the aircraft, which will be handed over by the end of February 2025. GA Telesis [...]
Brazil’s Azul finalises restructuring, eyes state aid
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LATAM Airlines Group orders 10+5 B787-9s
LATAM Airlines Group has ordered ten B787-9s from Boeing (BOE, Washington National) with options for five more. “This order will enable us to receive at least two aircraft of this model each year from 2025 until the end of the decade,” said Ramiro Alfonsín, Chief Financial Officer of the LATAM Airlines Group. It will potentially [...]
US's Ace Transport Service adds its first business jet
Ace Transport Service has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with its first business jet, a Hawker (850XP), after having exclusively operated turboprops, ch-aviation research shows. A 20.5-year-old Hawker Beechcraft that was privately operated in the US and registered there throughout its entire life, N159FM (msn 258651) is the first jet in the Wilmington-based operator's charter [...]