The acquisition of ITA Airways by Lufthansa Group has entered a new phase. Lufthansa and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance have formally notified the European Commission on Thursday after a lengthy pre-notification phase that took longer than expected. Brussels will…
Kuwait Airways plans to grow its Airbus A321neo fleet in the next ten years by leasing another eight aircraft. These are additional to the aircraft the airline has on direct order with Airbus, which was restructured in early 2022. The revised…
Irish low-cost airline group Ryanair is committing heavily to the Ukrainian aviation sector by promising to base 30 aircraft in the country when the war is over and Ukraine is declared safe to fly to and from by EASA. Ryanair…
IATA has launched a ‘make-or-break’ effort to unlock Africa’s latent aviation potential, convening a gathering of more than 400 top-level industry stakeholders in Addis Ababa, to explore pathways for a collaborative approach to resolving the safety and connectivity bottlenecks dogging…
Flag carriers RwandAir and Qatar Airways are on course to conclude their stock acquisition deal in the coming months, as the partners remain committed to the Gulf carrier buying 49 percent into Rwandair . Qatar announced plans to acquire a stake…
Air India has reached the conclusion of the first phase of its comprehensive five-year transformation plan, Vihaan.AI. A Sanskrit word, Vihaan.AI signifies the dawn of a new era. It has a detailed roadmap for Air India with clear milestones focusing…