Month Archives: March 2025

[ad_1] Charter and wet-lease carrier SmartLynx Airlines is to switch to a single-type fleet this year, focusing exclusively on the Airbus A320 family and cutting back its A321 freighter operation. It aims to achieve the simplification by the middle of this year. SmartLynx rapidly expanded to 68 aircraft by the end of 2024, developing an A321 converted freighter fleet as well as Boeing 737 Max operations. The company has a number of individual carriers including operators in Latvia, Estonia and Malta. Its Maltese division had …

[ad_1] Following its pattern of targeting secondary airports near metro centres, low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines has begun operating a new base at Charlotte Concord-Padgett Regional airport – the second in a trio of planned North Carolina bases.  Avelo said on 6 March that ”Charlotte-Concord Airport is conveniently situated a short drive from downtown Charlotte and its suburbs” and provides an alternative to Charlotte Douglas International airport, the area’s largest hub.  A pair of Boeing 737s will be stationed at Avelo’s new base at …

[ad_1] AirAsia is to axe its operations from Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport, dealing a blow to plans to rejuvenate the city airport.  The low-cost operator on 6 March said it will be relocating domestic flights to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching – its only two routes from Subang airport – to its Kuala Lumpur international airport (KLIA) hub from 7 April.  It adds that the move “is aimed at optimising operations amid growing demand and enhancing the overall guest experience”.  AirAsia in August 2024 resumed …

[ad_1] Asiana Airlines expects to complete the transfer of its cargo unit to compatriot Air Incheon by 10 June, with aircraft and employees to be transferred to the latter operator.  The timeline was disclosed following a shareholders’ meeting on 25 February, where the deal was overwhelmingly approved, marking the formal completion of the divestment.  Asiana will transfer 11 freighters – comprising a single 767F and 10 747Fs – as well as 800 employees from the cargo division to Air Incheon.  On 16 January, Asiana …

[ad_1] European airline group IAG rounded off 2024 with another profitable quarter, as the British Airways and Iberia owner continues to see positive returns from all of its business units. Reporting its fourth quarter and full-year results on 28 February, IAG said its October-December operating profit came in 49% ahead of analyst predictions at €961 million ($1 billion), capping a strong year for the business. “This is not the peak, but the start of a more sustained level of profits,” said chief executive Luis …

[ad_1] The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively approved a plan by US regional airline SkyWest to begin operating charter flights under a new subsidiary, coming down against powerful labour groups that have sought to squash the plan. Those unions, however, are still urging the agency to reconsider its tentative finding, warning about the safety of the planned operation. The DOT on 13 February approved a proposal from SkyWest to begin charter flights under SkyWest Charter. SkyWest had applied for the authority …