Air France-KLM leisure carrier Transavia France has struck a seasonal lease deal with Canada’s Air Transat, covering the use of up to nine Boeing 737-800s by 2019.
Jetstar Hong Kong chairman Pansy Ho has defended the carrier’s license application in response to objections from local carriers, including Cathay Pacific Airways, on grounds it is not a Hong Kong-based airline.
South African Airways’ (SAA) has presented its long-term turnaround strategy to the National Assembly in Cape Town following ongoing financial difficulties and a management exodus.
Finnair has entered into a 12-year agreement with Japanese aircraft leasing company NBB for the sale and leaseback of two new Airbus A321 sharklet-equipped aircraft.
Etihad Airways has reportedly increased its shareholding in Virgin Australia by at least 1.4%, taking its holding to a minimum of 12%, ATW understands.
Airberlin, which set a €200 million ($265.1 million) cost-cutting goal for 2013, is 80% there, CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schauer told ATW on the sidelines of the International Symposium of the Austrian Aviation Association in Vienna.
The Arbitration Court of the Dagestan Republic has declared the bankruptcy of Dagestan Airlines, more than a year after Russian authorities withdrew the Makhachkala-based carrier’s air operator’s certificate at the end of 2011.
Air Namibia will lease two new Airbus A330-200s from US lessor Intrepid Aviation, replacing two Airbus A340s, which are due to leave its fleet in October.
Independent holiday charter Small Planet Airlines has signed lease agreements with Aircastle and CIT Aerospace to lease three A320-220s as it continues its fleet renewal program.
Ethiopian Airlines has outlined plans to quadruple its Ethiopian Aviation Academy annual student intake by 2025 as part of its Vision 2025 strategic plan.
When Alex de Gunten took over as executive director of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) 10 years ago, Latin America “was seen as an appendix of the world from an aviation perspective."
