Newly-established Spanish operator World2Fly is seeking to open transatlantic services to US destinations. The airline – which has ambitions to operate Airbus A350s – has obtained an A330-300 formerly used by Spanish carrier Air Europa. This aircraft (EC-LXR) is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines and was originally delivered to Orbest in 2010. World2Fly says it intends to open services to Punta Cana, Cancun and Havana. But the airline, based...Continue Reading
Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia is intending to stop operations with its older-generation Boeing 737s as it looks towards taking the 737 Max. Belavia has appointed a new general director, former marketing director Igor Cherginets, to succeed long-term airline chief Anatoly Gusarov. Cherginets says the airline is planning to modernise with the Embraer 195-E2 and preparing to acquire the 737 Max 8 following its ungrounding by the US FAA. “By the end...Continue Reading
The air cargo sector – touted as the airline industry’s bright spot during the coronavirus crisis – saw its largest year-on-year fall in demand since IATA records began during 2020, although the final quarter brought signs of the gap closing. The air cargo sector – touted as the airline industry’s bright spot during the coronavirus crisis – saw the largest year-on-year fall in demand in the history of IATA data during 2020, although there...Continue Reading
Lessor Air Lease has resumed deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max, having handed two of the jets to Canadian leisure carrier Sunwing Airlines. Lessor Air Lease has resumed deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max, having handed two of the jets to Canadian leisure carrier Sunwing Airlines. The Toronto-based airline has taken the jets even as its operation remains essentially shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The deliveries bring to four...Continue Reading
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