UPDATE – The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) has officially announced it will launch a second national airline, Riyadh Air. The carrier will be chaired by former Etihad Airways CEO Tony Douglas and has ambitious growth plans with a fleet…
Lessor BOC Aviation is taking a cautious approach to new aircraft deliveries for this year and 2024 as it expects supply chain issues to continue to have an impact. The Singapore-based lessor has adjusted its delivery schedules to reflect the new…
The FAA has Boeing given permission to re-start deliveries of the 787 in the coming week, having resolved a potential issue in the forward pressure bulkhead area, The Seattle Times and Reuters report. The issue led to the suspension of Dreamliner deliveries in…
Embraer will not launch the new turboprop anytime soon. The Brazilian airframer is still undecided about the choice of the engines and will take time to evaluate options, CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said today during a press conference. Last July at…
This week, Colombia’s civil aviation authority (Aerocivil) announced the approval of JetSMART’s filing to open a new domestic carrier in the country. The new airline, JetSMART Colombia, now has three months to begin the process of obtaining its Air Operator…
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