Nauru Airlines puts a B737 freighter up for sale
Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru) has put one of its two B737-300(F)s up for sale with July 15, 2021, set as the planned delivery date of the 28.5 year-old jet to its new owner.
VH-VLI (msn 27125) is currently active under the Nauru Airlines (Australia) (ON, Brisbane Int'l) AOC plying regular shuttle flights between Melbourne Tullamarine, Sydney Kingsford Smith, and Brisbane Int'l on behalf of Qantas...
Croatia Airlines hires post-Covid strategy consultants
Croatia Airlines (OU, Zagreb) has hired Boston Consulting Group to develop and implement a strategy for the post-Covid market environment, the carrier announced in a stock exchange filing on May 10.
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Read moreTAP Portugal applies for liquidation of its groundhandler
TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) has filed an application in the Commercial Courts of Lisbon for the liquidation of its groundhandling company, Serviços Portugueses de Handling, S.A. (SPdH), also known by its trademark Groundforce Portugal.
The airline is a creditor of Groundforce, which to date has provided ground-handling services to TAP at Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Funchal, and Porto Santo.
At the end of April, Groundforce’s...
The number of worldwide active fleets continue to stagnate in April
The total global fleet size is still under the influence of the worldwide pandemic. At the beginning of April, the total global fleet size counts 27,538; out of which 19,709 are active and 7,829 grounded.
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Read moreIberia to debut domestic Portuguese charters
Faced with a drop-off in long-haul demand due to the COVID-19 crisis, Iberia (IB, Madrid Barajas) has set its sights on Portugal this summer, also introducing new domestic charters to Porto Santo in Madeira from Porto on mainland Portugal.
The IAG International Airlines Group subsidiary will offer flights to six destinations including Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Faro, Porto Santo, and the Azores, it announced in a statement.
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Supplier dispute threatens Boeing's VC-25B deliveries
An ongoing legal dispute with a key cabin interior supplier is threatening the completion of two new VIP B747-8s for the United States Air Force in time for their scheduled deliveries by December...
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Read moreCanada's Air North adds first ATR freighter
Air North (4N, Whitehorse Int'l) has added its first non-quick-change (QC) dedicated freighter in the form of an ATR42-300(F).
C-FVGY (msn 273) was registered in Canada on May 7, 2021, but remains in storage in Kelowna ahead of its induction into service.
The Avions de Transport Régional turboprop was retired by ASL Airlines Ireland (ABR, Dublin Int'l) on April 1, 2021, and subsequently ferried over...
Nigeria's Green Africa Airways outlines launch plans
Green Africa Airways (Q9, Lagos) has revealed its domestic network ahead of entry into service from Lagos, pending the finalisation of its certification with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
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Take a look at the top 25 lessors with the most active aircraft in their fleet
We have also analysed the top 25 lessors (counting more than 50 aircraft in their fleet), with the most active aircraft in their portfolio at the beginning of April 2021. Full update available in our new blog post.
Read moreApril 2021 sees the highest capacity numbers since the outbreak of Covid-19
In April, worldwide capacity numbers have reached a new peak. Numbers have been steadily rising for the third month in a row now, and the global size of the industry currently counts 63.4 million seats per week.
Read moreIndia's Vistara to make Far East Asian debut in late 2Q21
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int'l) has announced it will launch scheduled services between Delhi Int'l and Tokyo Haneda on June 16, 2021, benefitting from the travel bubble established between India and Japan.
"The Far East has been an extremely important geography for our global expansion from the beginning for its tremendous growth potential. We are delighted to add Japan to our international network, under the travel bubble," Chief Executive Leslie...
IAG boosts liquidity amid “uncertainty” with €825mn bond
IAG International Airlines Group will raise EUR825 million euros (USD1 billion) from a senior unsecured bond, convertible into shares, a further attempt to bolster its balance sheet amid “the continuing uncertainty in respect of...
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Read moreOverview of worldwide airports by most aircraft grounded – April 2021
Here is an overview of the Top 25 Airports with the most aircraft in temporary storage, worldwide and by each continent in April 2021.
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