Thailand's Pattaya Airways adds first aircraft, an ATR72F
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AirAsia Cambodia adds first aircraft, an A320
AirAsia Cambodia (CAM, Phnom Penh) has ferried in its first aircraft ahead of the startup commencing revenue operations in early May 2024. A320-200 XU-819 (msn 5109) flew into Phnom Penh on April 20 from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta and is the first of two planes AirAsia Cambodia intends to have stationed at the airport during its launch [...]
Australia's Alliance Airlines puts VIP Fokker 70 up for sale
Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane International) has exclusively appointed Fokker Aircraft Services to market Fokker 70 VH-KBX (msn 11547), a VIP-configured aircraft formerly in service with the Dutch government (Rijksluchtvaartdienst). The 28.6-year-old jet has been stored at Rockhampton since August 2023, although it has not operated any official flights since November 2022. Originally delivered to the [...]
Philippines' Bangsamoro Airways set to launch ops
Bangsamoro Airways (Cotabato) will begin revenue operations on April 24, serving a network of routes in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, located in the southwestern portion of the island of Mindanao. According to an April 19 statement from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government, the airline will initially fly to Zamboanga and Jolo [...]
Caterer sues Hainan Airlines & Co. for contract default
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Alaska Airlines cuts 2024 Boeing delivery forecast
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) no longer expects to add 23 new B737 MAX this year, Ben Minicucci, Alaska Air Group’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said during a first quarter investors call. Instead, the carrier expects to get somewhere between ten and 20 aircraft from Boeing (BOE, Washington National) in 2024. “We are [...]
US's Premier Air Charters close to finalising Altair merger
Metals and mining investment firm Altair International Corporation is well-advanced in its reverse merger with Premier Air Charter (San Diego McClellan Palomar), according to a recent shareholder update. Altair said the closing items, per the terms of the merger agreement, are being completed and both parties look forward to finalising the transaction. In February, Altair [...]
United Airlines, Boeing reach compensation agreement
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has entered into an undisclosed agreement with Boeing to receive compensation for financial damages incurred in the first quarter of 2024 from the grounding of its B737-9 fleet, as well as “a confidential agreement to accommodate certification delays” of the B737-10, the airline announced in an SEC filing. In the [...]
US’s Andrew Airways loses 135 scheduled interstate permit
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has revoked the Part 135 certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to Andrew Airways (Kodiak), due to the airline failing to commence any such operations, according to a filing seen by ch-aviation. Andrew Airways was awarded its certificate in July 2018, to engage in scheduled interstate flights covering [...]
Brazil’s Azul, GOL merger talks gaining momentum – report
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, São Paulo Viracopos) and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes’s talks about a possible merger are gaining momentum, according to a report from Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The media outlet reported Azul is considering one scenario in which Abra Group, the owner of GOL and avianca airlines, would contribute [...]