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UAE bans Sudanese aircraft amid rising tensions

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 02:38:53 +0000

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Korean Air aerospace division mulls UAV production hub

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 01:55:53 +0000

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Jakarta eyes expansion of regional seaplane operations

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 01:12:53 +0000

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Owner of S Korea's t'way Air delays IPO to focus on fixes

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:29:53 +0000

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China's Xiamen Airlines sets A320neo debut for late 3Q25

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:46:53 +0000

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VietJetAir discloses closed 2024 bond transactions

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:03:53 +0000

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Vietravel Airlines aims to quadruple owned fleet by YE25

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:20:53 +0000

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Qantas retires last DHC-8-Q300

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:37:53 +0000

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US drafts ADS-B safety bill after Washington National crash

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:25:25 +0000

The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by Ted Cruz, has drafted the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, requiring all aircraft and helicopters to be equipped with ADS-B In technology.

The legislation also aims to close a loophole that permits the US Department of Defence to fly aircraft domestically without having to use ADS-B Out technology, "enhancing oversight" of helicopter routes near commercial service airports. Requiring quarterly reports on ADS-B...

Qatari-donated VIP B747 reregistered, ferried for retrofit

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:42:25 +0000

The VIP-configured B747-8(BBJ) donated by Qatar to the United States government has been placed on the civilian register as N7478D (msn 37075) as of August 5, ch-aviation research reveals. Three days later, the aircraft was ferried to Waco James Connall, home to one of the largest aircraft modification facilities of L3Harris Technologies, the company that President Donald Trump tasked with refurbishing the aircraft.

This move follows Washington's acceptance of the "unconditional donation", after a...

Brazil’s GOL closes Chapter 11 process

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:59:25 +0000

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Brazil's Federal Revenue Service inducts first jet

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:15:57 +0000

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Brazil’s GOL resumes flights to Venezuela after nine years

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:29:10 +0000

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US's Tradewind Aviation expands Bahamas jet share

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:46:10 +0000

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Uruguay's Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación gains route approval

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:03:10 +0000

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Lisbon declares insolvency of TAP’s former holding

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:20:10 +0000

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Slovenia's Alpavia phases out sole Citation-series jet

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:39:47 +0000

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Portuguese president green-lights TAP privatisation

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:50:44 +0000

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has signed into law a government decree mandating the privatisation of TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon).

Interested parties will have 60 days to prequalify, after which they will be given 90 days to submit non-binding proposals for the acquisition of up to a 44.9% stake in the airline. Lufthansa Group, Air France-KLM, and IAG International Airlines Group have expressed interest in becoming shareholders of the airline.

In October 2023, de Sousa vetoed the...

Jetpool exits Austrian-registered aircraft operations

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:06:05 +0000

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Wizz Air's CEO pledges to reform the airline by mid-2027

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:02:00 +0000

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Germany's Star Wings Dortmund resumes PC-24 operations

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:19:00 +0000

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Egypt's AlMasria Universal Airlines denies Russian jet deal

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:36:00 +0000

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Austria's Amelia Executive secures AOC with Learjet 45

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 07:53:00 +0000

Amelia Executive has secured an Austrian air operator's certificate (AOC) and operating licence (OL) from Austro Control on July 28, following the addition of 19.6-year-old Learjet 45 OE-GRD (msn 45-287), accountable manager Thomas Dannoville confirmed to ch-aviation. The jet, based at St. Denis de la Réunion and used for medical evacuations and executive charters, was previously registered in France as F-HACP and operated under the Slovenian AOC of Amelia International. Amelia Executive...

Pilatus Aircraft halts US deliveries over tariffs

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 07:10:00 +0000

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Aeroflot sells old Moscow sales office property for $22mn

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:27:00 +0000

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Yemenia adds A320, eyes more in 2026

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:44:00 +0000

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Reserve price for PIA sale to be kept secret ahead of bids

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:01:00 +0000

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Air Seychelles resumes Tel Aviv ops, Arkia withdraws

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:18:00 +0000

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Viet Nam's Sun Phu Quoc Airlines takes first A321neo

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 02:52:00 +0000

Sun Phu Quoc Airlines (SPQ) has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an A321-200NX, as it continues to pursue its air operator's certificate (AOC) ahead of its launch planned later this year.

VN-A281 (msn 12578), on lease from AerCap, is a brand new aircraft that was ferried from Hamburg Finkenwerder via Samarkand to Haikou for final pre-delivery maintenance on July 26-27, 2025. On August 10, already with the start-up's full livery, it was repositioned to Phu Quoc and then to Hanoi Noi Bai...

S Korea's t'way Air to issue $28.8mn in 30-year bonds

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 02:09:00 +0000

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S Korea's Parata Air hits certification snag

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 01:26:00 +0000

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Air New Zealand braces for 2+ more years of Pratt issues

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:43:00 +0000

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Cebu Pacific gets free Pratt engines; sells A320ceo

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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DHL to take up to 6.63% of Cargojet for US$68.1mn

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:25:56 +0000

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US’s Argentum applies for Silver’s Part 121 certificate

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:42:56 +0000

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US's NetJets blocked from selling Columbus maintenance ops

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:59:56 +0000

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US's Ladybird Jet to launch PC-12 shuttle services in Texas

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 18:16:56 +0000

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US’s JetBlue sells twelve E190s to Werner Aero

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:33:56 +0000

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Armed forces allocate $250mn for Mexicana E2 order

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:50:56 +0000

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Brazil's AllJet Aviation begins Citation Jet operations

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:07:56 +0000

Alljet Táxi Aéreo (Jundiaí) has commenced Citation Jet-series operations following the addition of a Citation Jet 2+, ch-aviation research reveals.

The 16.6-year-old aircraft, PS-ZPN (msn 525A-0428), is configured for up to 10 passengers and is based at Cianorte. Although it began operating for AllJet Aviation in July, it has not been added to the company’s RBAC 135 certificate, and is therefore currently unavailable for charter. After being imported from the United States in mid-2024, the jet was operated by a non-RBAC 135 certified...

Mexico’s Aeronaves TSM seeks 30-day exemption from DOT rule

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:23:38 +0000

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AeroItalia only bidder for Comiso-Rome/Milan PSO tender

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:11:29 +0000

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Turkish Airlines preparing binding Air Europa bid

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:28:29 +0000

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Lufthansa may retire A340-600s after late 4Q25 - Spohr

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:45:29 +0000

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France's Jet.Paris loses AOC

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:02:29 +0000

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Sardinia extends new int'l route tender deadline

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:19:29 +0000

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Air Sénégal wet-leases B767-300 for Paris route

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:36:29 +0000

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Offending solar park near Amsterdam Schiphol faces closure

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:44:19 +0000

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S Africa's Airlink expects first E195-E2 by late 4Q25

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:01:19 +0000

Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has finalised a lease agreement with Azorra for ten new E195-E2 regional jets, with the first expected to be delivered by December 2025, the airline announced in a statement. These will be the first of their type in Airlink's fleet and mark a long-anticipated upgauge for the Southern African regional carrier.

The deal was first announced at the Paris Air Show on June 18, with deliveries from Embraer expected to run until 2027. The twinjets will be...

Kenya’s Air Bonanza Express eyes B767-300F and B737-800F

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 06:18:19 +0000