“Recently Cyprus Airways was acquired by the SJC Group, a Maltese group with operations across Africa and the Middle East,” Cyprus Airways disclosed June 30.
Southwest Airlines pilots said a staff shortage caused by an aggressive schedule ramp-up and training bottleneck is exacerbating operational challenges plaguing the company in recent weeks.
Flypop, which plans a series of routes between the UK and South Asia, aims to start low-cost long-haul flights in October, but much depends on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic at that point.
Munich-Dubai was a regular fixture of Lufthansa’s network from 2003 to 2016, but the Star Alliance member suspended the route shortly after Emirates increased its frequencies to 3X-daily.
Scandinavian startup Flyr, backed by industry veteran Erik Braathen, has launched its first commercial routes, initially focusing on connecting domestic destinations in Norway.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that the ban was necessary following Belarus’ forced diversion of a Ryanair flight on May 23 so a dissident journalist aboard the aircraft could be detained.
SpiceJet will seek shareholder permission to raise up to INR25 billion ($335 million) through the issuance of eligible securities to qualified institutional investors.
“It’s all about gauge, gauge, gauge”—that's how United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby described the company’s recently announced 270-aircraft narrowbody order on an investor call June 29.
Saudi Arabia is considering a new airline as part of a new transport and logistics strategy aimed at increasing air passenger connectivity and air cargo activity.
Korean Air has achieved a significant milestone in its planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines, after finalizing an integration plan and obtaining sign-off from the major South Korean state bank.
As the industry begins to ramp-up operations and their businesses recover, European carriers will face a shortage of aircraft and employees—a problem wet-lease operator Xfly believes it can help them solve.
Hans Airways is planning to operate UK-India flights, but this venture is separate from flypop—which was first mooted five years ago and is aiming to launch A330-300 flights between the UK and secondary cities in India in October 2021.
Beginning July 1, Qatar’s passengers can book travel and connect to more than 150 of Alaska’s routes including Anchorage, Denver, Las Vegas, Portland, San Diego, Salt Lake City, San Jose, and Vancouver.
The order from Chicago-based United—its biggest ever and the largest by any airline in over a decade—consists of 50 737-8s, 150 737-10s and 70 A321neos.
The LCC said its growth will be driven by an “exponential increase” in cargo revenue, new opportunities in air transport, staff training and aircraft maintenance as well as several external investments.
Despite Azul’s recent declaration that it was exploring consolidation options in Brazil, GOL has made the first move with its intent to acquire domestic carrier MAP Transportes Aéreos. But the story in Brazil is far from over.
Alaska Airlines will discontinue service between New York JFK and Los Angeles International (LAX) in October, the carrier confirmed, leaving the highly competitive cross-country market while it focuses resources elsewhere.
Newly launched Icelandic LCC PLAY is about to receive its second Airbus A321neo, after increasing its total funding to $90 million through an initial public offering (IPO) that was eight times over-subscribed.
