Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian has converted another €1.7 million ($2 million) of debt into equity after perpetual bondholders agreed to swap loans for shares. The bonds are being converted into nearly 4.6 million new, freely tradeable shares in the company, states Norwegian in a...
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Wizz Air’s latest fleet plan projects a slower overall increase in the number of aircraft, compared with the beginning of this year, but with a focus on expanding the A321neo rather than the A320neo fleet. At the beginning of 2020,...
Air cargo demand helped Korean Air eke out an operating profit of W7.6 billion ($6.5 million) in the third quarter — its second consecutive profitable quarter since the coronavirus struck — but its overall revenue was down more than half from a year...
Lufthansa Group will cut capacity to no more than a quarter of previous-year levels for the rest of the 2020 after disclosing a third-quarter net loss of almost €2 billion ($2.3 billion). Lufthansa Group will cut capacity to no more...
Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) has taken delivery of its first of six Boeing 737-800 aircraft, as it mulls taking up to 10 examples by the end of 2021. The aircraft, stripped of its previous livery save for a ring of...
The Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber has conducted its first flight using updated United Engine Corporation NK-32-02 engines. The flight lasted for 2h 20min and the aircraft reached an altitude of 19,700ft, according to Russian defence holding company Rostec. Source: United...
Budget carrier Wizz Air is confident that it would be able to survive a severe deterioration in the air transport crisis, having considered scenarios in which the entire fleet had to be grounded for the second half of the year....
Embattled Thai Airways has put up its entire Boeing 747 and its 777-200/300 fleet up for sale, as it aims to raise cash amid a long-drawn business rehabilitation process. The Star Alliance carrier disclosed on its aircraft trading website that...
AirAsia X (AAX) has agreed to classify Malaysia Airports as a secured creditor, as it seeks to expedite its massive debt restructuring programme. “After consultation, AirAsia X has accommodated [Malaysia Airports] and made certain clarifications and revised the scheme under...