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Air New Zealand's fleet renewal scheme causes MRO job cuts 27 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int'l) is set to cut 180 heavy maintenance jobs at its MRO wing, Air New Zealand Engineering Services (ANZES), as the airline's fleet renewal scheme has resulted in less ...
China Southern reportedly close to acquiring Adria, LJU airport stakes 27 Aug 2013 | 03:35 pm
China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) is reported to be close to acquiring a stake in Slovenia's Adria Airways (JP, Ljubljana) and has, at the same time, shown a strong desire to acquire Ljubljana A...
Nordic Air Sweden quits scheduled operations 27 Aug 2013 | 02:05 pm
Nordic Air Sweden (Umeå) has suspended its scheduled operations with immediate effect blaming a lack of market base. As previously reported, the Swedish operator had planned to lease an Airbus A320-20...
Lufthansa Cargo to phase out MD11Fs as new B777Fs arrive - Garnadt 27 Aug 2013 | 12:35 pm
Lufthansa Cargo (GEC, Frankfurt Int'l) will reduce the number of operational MD-11(F)s in its fleet from eighteen to sixteen with the imminent arrival of its first two of five B777-Fs, the Deutsche Ve...
Air Berlin rumoured to be eyeing London City using modded A319s 27 Aug 2013 | 11:05 am
Air Berlin (AB, Berlin Tegel) is rumoured to be keen on starting flights to London City using their A319-100s. However, owing to the airport's limitations, the aircraft will require some modifications...
American Eagle's last ERJ135 flight set for mid-November 27 Aug 2013 | 09:22 am
American Eagle Airlines (MQ, Dallas/Fort Worth) will officially operate its last ERJ-135 flight on November 20 of this year, ch-aviation has learned. Some of the fleet, now down to eleven, are likely ...
Swiss to replace Augsburg Q400 with EMB190 from late August 27 Aug 2013 | 09:22 am
Swiss (LX, Zurich) will replace a Dash 8-400, D-ADHQ (c/n 4016), currently wet-leased from Augsburg Airways (IQ, Munich) for use on flights from Zurich to Nuremberg, Brussels National and Munich, with...
Sichuan Airlines inaugurates Gannan airport 27 Aug 2013 | 06:52 am
Sichuan Airlines (3U, Chengdu) has become the first carrier to operate scheduled flights out of Gannan airport, a civilian airport in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in northwestern China's Gans...
SriLankan Airlines planning a return to Africa with Mahé, Nairobi 27 Aug 2013 | 05:36 am
SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo Int'l) is planning to return to Africa with the recent announcement that it is eyeing services between Colombo Int'l, Mahé and possibly Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta in October...
fastjet set to trim workforce by 12% ahead of international debut 27 Aug 2013 | 04:20 am
Fastjet (FN, Dar-es-Salaam) is set to become the second major Tanzanian carrier to embark on a redundancy drive following reports that it is in consultations with its employees regarding pending staff...
