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South Korea’s aviation industry has gradually started recovering from the pandemic. Asiana Airlines — the second-largest carrier in the nation— has resumed its services to Hawaii on Sunday. The resumption comes after the easing of the travel restrictions in South Korea. The airline will operate three times a week services to the tourist hotspot. The […]

Nigeria’s much anticipated Nigeria Air will finally launch in 2023, according to the West African country’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The office of the country’s president officially agreed to the extended deadline, according to ICRC Director General Michael Ohiani. “I want to assure the Nigerian public that we are working round the clock to […]

Last week, Ethiopian Airlines confirmed that CEO Tewolde GebreMariam has taken early retirement after more than a decade at the helm. Tewolde Gebremariam, through a correspondence with Reuters, said last Wednesday he had resigned from his position which he held for 11 years, to focus on his medical treatment. He has been receiving medical treatment […]

Kenya Airways has appointed Seabury Consulting, part of Accenture, to advise its board on the restructuring process being undertaken by the airline in restructuring its debt as well as advising the board on growing revenues on a long-term business plan. Confirming the deal, KQ Board Chairman Michael Joseph said, “They [Seabury Consulting] will assist with […]

Ocean Infinity, a reputable technology company specializing in the collection of high-resolution seabed data, has committed to another search for MH370, just under four years after their first search came to a hapless end. The announcement comes eight years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 took off from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, bound […]

Jet Airways has provided an update on how far it has progressed in resuming operations. After a new set of promoters – the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium – injected capital into the bankrupt airline, the carrier’s second stint is anticipated to begin this year. Jet officials are working to obtain the essential clearances and are optimistic that […]

Today there are only three Italian airlines with an Air Operator Certificate (AOC), ITA Airways, Air Dolomiti (part of the Lufthansa group) and Neos Air. At the beginning of 2020, there were six active Italian airlines, but difficulties linked to the pandemic and crises that have never been resolved led to the suspension of the […]

Within the context of international uncertainty that has resulted in high volatility in fuel prices, LATAM Airlines Group has estimated its operation for this month. It is important to remember that in February 2022, LATAM Airlines Group’s passenger traffic (measured in Revenue Passenger Kilometers – RPK) was 60.6% in relation to the same period in […]

Following an extensive review of the distribution of board seats and foreign capital investment, the Canadian Transportation Agency moved forward with a second stage of an investigation that aims to clarify Flair Airlines’ compliance with laws that regulate foreign investor maximum share in an operator based in Canada. Canadian law forbids for foreign capital to […]

Luke Air is the commercial brand of Blue Panorama Airlines S.p.A., an Italian charter airline, founded in Rome in 1998. Under the Blu-express brand, it also operates medium- and short-haul low-cost flights. Since December 2017, it has been controlled by entrepreneur Luca Patanè’s UVET Group, which in 2020 acquired the economic part of Neos Air. […]