Reading Time: < 1 minute BOC Aviation, a Singapore-based airplane lessor, continues to grow its fleet. Currently, 99% of its owned fleet is leased out. Currently, only nine out of 420 company’s aircraft are not leased. In total, it has over 100 Airbus A320ceos, over 80 A320neos, close to 20 A330s – current engine and new engine options, as well […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute AirAsia Group Bhd.’s long-haul arm has offered to pay creditors just 0.5% of more than $8 billion of the total debt they are owed. The airline said it is the only way to avoid liquidation and that the subsequent restructuring will allow it to become profitable again. As Bloomberg reports, “To avoid a liquidation and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spanish low-cost airline Volotea plans to open a new base in Alghero, northwest Sardinia, in addition to the carrier’s other two hubs at Cagliari and Olbia. The regional government of Sardinia has announced that Volotea has been awarded with the tender to operate six routes: Alghero – Rome Fiumicino, Alghero – Milan Linate, Cagliari – […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute United Airlines will give each employee a $1,000 bonus for their hard work over the last 18 months. All active employees will be awarded the highest honor at United – United 100. Usually, 100 employees who stand out get this award each year. Scott Kirby, CEO at United, said that the bonus represents a “thank […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Norway’s Flyr has said it would lease six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from Air Lease Corp, and deliveries are due to commence in early 2022. It also eyes an option to lease four more aircraft that would be delivered in 2023. The airline aims to decrease fuel expenses by using the plane and thus, also […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Yesterday Thailand’s government confirmed that it would end the quarantine requirement for vaccinated visitors from 10 nations, including the UK, China, Germany and the US, from November 1st. “I know this decision comes with some risk. It is almost certain that we will see a temporary rise in serious cases as we relax these restrictions,” […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority has approved domestic services resumption on October 10. The flight ticket sales stopped at the end of August due to a tense Covid-19 situation in the country. According to ch-aviation, following consultation with 20 provinces and cities, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on October 6 announced the first phase […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Traveling to the UK from now on will be easier as the United Kingdom removes 87% of countries on its red travel list. For most of 2021, South Africa has been on the list of these countries. Currently, it will drop off the list along with Mexico, Brazil, and 44 other nations. The following countries […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air France and Airbus are discussing a stretched version of the A220 to replace the French airline’s fleet of A320s. Air France recently received its first A220-300 and now is mulling the idea of a further stretched variant to replace its A320 fleet. “We have told Airbus for a long time that we would be […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ryanair said it flew 10.6 million passengers in September, whereas it carried 5.2 million passengers the same month last year. In August this year, however, the carrier moved 11.1 million passengers. While not up to the airline’s summer standards, the month outperformed many pre-COVID-19 winter months. Ryanair’s overall results are far better than its rival […]