ch-aviation

• Colombia's Ultra Air secures capital, restart sales 27. März 2023
• FedEx Express plots MD-11F phase-out 27. März 2023
  FedEx Express (FX, Memphis International) is eyeing the gradual phase-out of its MD-11F freighters, although it has yet to finalise the plan and announce a specific retirement date, FedEx President and Chief Operating Officer Raj Subramaniam said during a quarterly investor call. "One part of this effort [to cut costs] is to reconfigure our air […]
• United Airlines targets Chicago for eVTOL air taxi service 27. März 2023
  United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has announced the 2025 launch of another air taxi route, this time in Chicago, as it builds its Archer Aviation electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft urban air mobility (UAM) network. The companies last year announced their first airport-to-city centre route between United’s hub at Newark and New York […]
• Abuja calls Nigeria Air mid-2Q23 debut despite legal woes 27. März 2023
  Nigeria's aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, has declared that Nigeria Air - the federal government's joint venture with Ethiopian Airlines - will launch before the end of May 2023, despite an ongoing legal challenge to stop its establishment. Speaking at a National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023 in Abuja on March 23, he said negotiations continued with […]
• Ryanair restarts talks with Boeing over new B737 order 27. März 2023
  Ryanair Holdings has restarted talks with Boeing over a new aircraft order, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told the Financial Times. "We are back talking to them, which I think is an indication there is some movement on pricing... I think there is a deal to be done," he said. O'Leary said the dialogue was still in […]
• Poland's LOT ready to repay state aid by YE26 - interim CEO 27. März 2023