Lufthansa to buy seven Boeing passenger aircraft, 10 cargo planes
Germany’s Deutsche Lufthansa announced plans on Monday to buy Boeing passenger and cargo planes with a total list price of nearly $6 billion, citing a drive to modernise its fleet…
Rumored to Replace Garuda, Pelita Air Received 2 Airbus A320s From France
Pelita Air Service (PAS) has brought in two Airbus A320 aircraft to ensure that it is ready to grow its business and expand its services to the regular flight segment.…
U.S. OKs China Eastern rerouting of New York-Shanghai flights
The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday approved China Eastern Airlines Corp’s request to let it extend the rerouting of New York-to-Shanghai flights, over COVID-19 measures, to a different Chinese airport…
Aeroflot says it will not publish first quarter financial results
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has announced that it will not publish financial results for the first quarter of 2022, citing shareholders’ inability to “make investment decisions”. “Disclosure of material information…
Lufthansa sees return to profit this quarter as air travel rebounds
Germany’s Lufthansa is looking to return to an operating profit this quarter as demand for travel rises with the easing of COVID-19 curbs and the airline raises ticket prices to…
Ukraine International Airlines leases out planes to ease impact of war
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), the country’s biggest carrier, said on Monday it had leased out its medium-haul Boeing 737-900 aircraft to Latvian carrier airBaltic to try to minimise its losses…
Air New Zealand Adjusts Operations Amid Gradual Border Reopening
New Zealand has gradually reopened its border to international travelers. After lifting the travel restrictions for Australian citizens three weeks ago, the nation welcomed citizens coming from almost 60 visa-waiver…
Former Virgin Australia executive appointed new COO of Bonza
Bonza has hired a new chief operating officer (COO) to guide its negotiations with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA), according to Australian Aviation. On May 3, 2022,…
Spirit Airlines rejects Jetblue offer, proceeds with Frontier merger
Spirit Airlines rejected Jetblue’s takeover counteroffer to its planned merger with Frontier. Frontier and Spirit Airlines announced merger plans on February 7, 2022, to create an “aggressive ultra-low-fare competitor” in…