AirlinesEtihad to retire its entire fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs by the end of 2021 Etihad Airways has decided to retire its entire fleet of Boeing 777-300ER’s by the end of this year to become more commercially sustainable.
LinkDelta Air Lines orders 25 additional Airbus A321neos Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 25 A321neo (New Engine Option) aircraft. This is in addition to Delta’s 2017 order of 100 A321neo aircraft. These planes will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines.
LinkETF Airways prepares to take delivery of its first aircraft ETF Airways (Dubrovnik) is a new airline in Croatia.
The new airline is preparing to take livery of its first Boeing 737-800 (ex-MALEV and S7 Airlines 737-8Q8 registered as 9A-ABC, msn 30667, ex OE-ISA and VP-BDH), leased from AerCap.
LinkJAL Group reduces its domestic network between April 29 – May 31, steps-up its antiviral strategy The JAL Group has announced further reductions on its domestic network between April 29 and May 31, as the carrier is expecting a slight decline in travel demand in response to the number of COVID-19 cases reported in Japan. In accordance with the conditions of carriage, customers affected by the cancelations will be re-accommodated on an alternative flight.
LinkEthiopian becomes the first African airline to trial the IATA Travel Pass Ethiopian Airlines Group has become the first African airline to conduct trial of IATA Travel Pass, a digital travel mobile app to enhance efficiency in testing or vaccine verifications.
LinkCan Mango Airlines avoid a May closure? Mango Airlines, the low-fare subsidiary of South African Airways, is also facing a cash crunch like its parent.
The government had approved a rescue package of parent SAA but the details of further payments to its subsidiaries has not yet been worked out. Payments are now being promised for June.
LinkGreen Africa Airways finally takes delivery of its first aircraft Green Africa Airways has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an ATR 72-600, which will be registered as 5N-GAD. The airliner is leased from ACIA Aero Leasing. Two more are expected to arrive shortly after being painted.
LinkIAG to power 10% of its flights with sustainable fuel by 2030 International Airlines Group (IAG) has become the first European airline group to commit to powering 10 percent of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.
The Group will purchase one million tons of sustainable jet fuel per year enabling it to cut its annual emissions by two million tonnes by 2030. This equates to removing one million cars from Europe’s roads each year.
LinkWorld2Fly’s first Airbus A350-900 takes to the skies World2Fly (Palma de Mallorca and Madrid), the new Spanish leisure airline, saw its first Airbus A350-900 with the test registration of F-WZHI, perform its first flight (below) over France on April 23. The pictured F-WZHI will become EC-NOI on delivery.
LinkAlaska Airlines eyes first profitable quarter of 2021 In a financial report released on April 22, 2021, Alaska Airlines recorded its first cash positive month of the year, generating $1 million a day in March 2021, up from hemorrhaging $4 million a day in January and February 2021.
LinkWizz Air hints a possible entry to Asia, Africa after the pandemic On April 23, 2021, Wizz Air CEO said that the airline’s expansion plans were still on track despite the crisis affecting the international air travel demand. The airline eyes a possible post-pandemic entry into Asian and African markets.
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