Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in an all-cash transaction it valued at $5 billion, including assumed debt. Under the agreement announced Monday, Onex will pay $31 per share for WestJet, which will…
London Gatwick has announced a new chapter in its ownership as VINCI Airports completed the purchase of a 50.01% stake in the airport. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will continue to manage the remaining 49.99% interest in Gatwick. The new…
Southwest Airlines is adding another destination in Hawaii but has not revealed the timing or flight details. The airline, which began flights to Hawaii in March, plans to offer interisland flights to Hilo International Airport, on the island of…
Azul has returned to the race for assets of bankrupt Avianca Brazil with a new offer, while the financially troubled carrier filed an appeal in court against the last-minute suspension of its bankruptcy auction last week. Azul has filed…
At the Aviation Festival Americas 2019 event held in Miami from May 14th to the 15th, Scott McCartney, reporter, author and creator of “Middle Seat”, a Wall Street Journal publication moderated this key panel. In this occasion, Mr. Espen…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that the Republic of Costa Rica does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards and has been assigned a Category 2 rating based on a…
South African Airways announced on Sunday that plan to launch a direct flight from Johannesburg and Guangzhou, China. The direct flight is a strategy of the company to implement initiative which is aimed at enhancing its route network. The…
Delta Air Lines knew about Daniel Grossman’s life-altering bike accident in northern Minnesota before some of his friends did. Grossman, a Mayo Clinic emergency-room doctor, had been paralyzed. He called the Atlanta-based airline from his Minneapolis hospital bed to…
The first A330neo of the Americas has been delivered to Azul Linhas Aéreas on lease from Avolon, becoming the first airline from the Americas to fly the A330-900. The aircraft is the first of 15 A330neo ordered by Avolon….
Azul expects to receive its first Embraer 195-E2 around September, says the airline’s founder and chairman David Neeleman. The Brazilian carrier, which is the launch operator of the aircraft, expects to end 2019 with six E195-E2s. Embraer secured type…
