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The Italian Minister of Industry Carlo Calenda confirmed that the mandate of the Special Administrative Council formed to deal with the Alitalia bankruptcy last year has been extended until October, when a final ruling about the three offers presented will be made. Despite first impressions of a quick resolution after the presidential elections held in […]

In an anticipated move, Aerolineas Argentinas revealed last week that it will retrofit the interior of its domestic fleet to eliminate Club Economy class and move forward with a single class operation. In a press event held at Aerolineas Argentinas’ headquarters, CEO Mario Dell’ Acqua, the Argentina Minister of Transportation Guillermo Dietrich, and Chief Of […]

Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways has announced that its purchase of  Puerto Rico-based Seaborne Airlines is now complete. Seaborne, which operates eight 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft and two 15-seat de Havilland Twin Otter seaplanes, will serve as a stand-alone subsidiary until the two airlines merge in 2019. Silver Airways, which currently operates a fleet of 20 […]

Singapore Airlines will once again reclaim the title for the world’s longest scheduled flight with the Singapore to New York route. With a new generation of aircraft offering enough fuel efficiency to make lengthy routes more profitable, the airline will resume its non-stop services to Los Angeles and New York. The plan is to restart […]

Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) CEO Bjorn Kjos has divulged that the airline has been approached by other parties interested in buying a stake in the Norwegian-based carrier after it was reported on April 12 that the International Airlines Group (IAG) had taken a minority stake. In an interview with Reuters after the announcement of NAS’ […]

An Airbus spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that it intends to increase the monthly output of its the Airbus A320 series from the current 55 aircraft to 63 by 2019, which will significantly improve the capacity of the builder to take new orders in a timeline that is suitable for future customers. However, while Airbus presses to […]

Due to recent delivery delays, and in a fast-growing demand within the European domestic market, Norwegian Air Argentina is decommissioning its only Boeing 737-800, which will return to Europe and fly routes of its main branch. The aircraft, with Argentinian registration LV-HQH, completed a series of flights and now awaits for its ferry flight at […]

Boeing and European low-cost carrier Ryanair announced on Tuesday that they finalized an order for 25 additional high-capacity 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The $3 billion order, at current list prices, was previously listed as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website. “We are pleased to announce the exercise of 25 Boeing 737 “Gamechanger” options, bringing our firm order […]

Sunday night marked the unofficial first day of the IATA’s Ground Handling Conference (IGHC), held annually in a different city every year. This year, the city of Doha, Qatar was chosen as the designated city for the conference, the first time the IGHC has been held in Qatar, as well as in the Middle East […]

Due to the continuous issues that several companies are facing after the failures and defects detected on Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines, it is a golden age for ACMI providers. ACMI stands for Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance services, also known as wet-leasing. After the mandatory grounding (by range reduction) of Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft […]