Air Algérie, in its bid to renew its fleet, had secured financing from the Fonds National d'Investissement (FNI), Algeria's state-owned national investment fund. The financing is expected to support the acquisition of 15 new aircraft, including eight Boeing 737-9 MAX, five Airbus A330-900 NEO, and two A350-1000 aircraft, which were ordered earlier this year. The resource credit agreement was signed between the FNI and Air Algérie on July 3, marking a major milestone in the carrier's fleet modernization strategy, reports…
Massachusetts-based Connect Airlines announced on Saturday it is struggling to complete Federal Aviation Administration certification, pushing its operations launch back by at least a month. The carrier is struggling to complete the proving flights it needs to get its full approval to launch flights. Connect Airlines has been in and…
Merlin Labs announced on July 6 that it completed 25 autonomous test flights in Alaska. The Boston-based company conducted the tests under a $1 million contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to demonstrate a highly-automated flight control system with a safety pilot onboard. The company operated these test flights…
Finnair, Finland's national air carrier, carried 997,200 passengers in June, 9.9% more than in June 2022 and 3.8% more than in May 2023. These are excellent results considering that there was one day less in June than in May. The negative impact of inflation and the closure of Russian airspace,…
On Wednesday, Jun 28, Avelo Airlines made their return to BZN. A flight that I was excited to be on. My experience with the Purple clad airline is limited as I have only flown with them once before, on their airline's inaugural in April 2021. As a Bozeman-based writer, my…
As a flyer one of the worst things you can hear is that your flight home has been cancelled. This happened to me, as well as thousands of other passengers, last week. I was in Los Angeles after covering Avelo’s flight to Burbank from Bozeman and as I so often…
In what will be a blow to KLM and a number of other airlines, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal has ruled that the Dutch government is allowed to reduce the number of flights at Schiphol airport. The ruling comes after a lower court had earlier pronounced a decision against the…
This past Thursday, Icelandic carrier Icelandair announced a firm order of 13 new Airbus A321XLRs and the leasing of four additional A321LRs. This order has the carrier expanding its fleet from predominantly Boeing to include Airbus, as soon as 2025. The Keflavik, Iceland-based carrier will build on its 39-strong fleet…
Qatar Airways has reported record revenue for the 2022-2023 fiscal year after ferrying fans to and from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The airline also saw significant increases in capacity, yields and market share, as part of their expansion. Recently, the Qatar Airways Group reported overall revenue of 76.3 billion…
After five years of planning its expansion, London’s Gatwick Airport is forecast to submit the application for its project soon, looking forward to starting the expansion in 2025. The second busiest airport in England reached its capacities before the pandemic. In 2018, Gatwick announced its current northern runway, used only…
