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Air India resumes non-stop flights on North American routes

1 day ago | ch-aviation.com | Dominik Sipinski

Air India (AI, Delhi International) has resumed non-stop flights on some of its North American routes from Delhi International and Mumbai International, skipping the costly and logistically challenging stops in Europe, ch-aviation analysis has revealed. The adjustments are necessary due to the ongoing closure of Pakistani airspace for the carrier.
Panama's Copa Holdings to part out retired B737NGs, adds MAX

1 day ago | ch-aviation.com | Dominik Sipinski

Copa Holdings, the parent of Copa Airlines, Wingo (Panama), and Wingo (Colombia), converted options for six incremental B737-8s during the first quarter of 2025. The holding also plans to part out a B737NG it will be retiring to resell the in-demand parts and engines. "We have 39 unencumbered aircraft, including the B737-700s, nine of them.
Iran's Lad Airways to launch with an MD-82

3 days ago | ch-aviation.com | Dominik Sipinski

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India reopens 32 airports after ceasefire with Pakistan

3 days ago | ch-aviation.com | Dominik Sipinski

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) reopened all 32 airports in northern and north-western India that had been previously closed due to the conflict with Pakistan after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire. The airports were closed on May 7 after tensions in Kashmir escalated. They were due to be closed through May 15, but once the ceasefire was signed, the AAI allowed the resumption of flight operations on the morning of May 12.
Russia's Tulpar Air seeks $3.1mn from ex-owner, ex-CEOs

3 days ago | ch-aviation.com | Dominik Sipinski

Tulpar Air Aviakompania (TUL, Kazan International) has claimed RUB250.8 million rubles (USD3.1 million) in damages from former owner Azat Hakim, former general directors Sergei Trifonov and Oleg Zakharov, and Hakim's investment vehicle Tulpar Aero Group. The Tatarstan Arbitration Court accepted the claim on April 16 and set the next hearing in the ongoing legal saga for May 22, 2025. The details of the claim have not been made public.
Alaska Airlines plans Europe with Hawaiian aircraft in 2026

3 days ago | ch-aviation.com | Dominik Sipinski

Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) plans to further expand its long-haul network out of Seattle Tacoma International using widebody aircraft sourced from subsidiary Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu), and aims to debut its first European route in 2026, chief executive officer Ben Minicucci told the Seattle Times. The expansion goes a step further than the new services from Seattle to Seoul Incheon, which debuted on May 12, 2025, and to Seoul Incheon, which begin in September 2025.
Southwest Airlines firms 12 B737-7 options

3 days ago | ch-aviation.com | Dominik Sipinski

Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) has firmed nine options for B737-7 aircraft during the first quarter of 2025 and a further three in April 2025 as it becomes "increasingly optimistic" about Boeing's ability to deliver the aircraft on schedule. Deliveries of all 12 newly firmed B737-7s are scheduled for 2026.
Maldives' Villa Air to resume seaplane ops by mid-2025

4 days ago | ch-aviation.com | Paul Ash

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Ibiza urges Spain to pay $915mn debt to airlines

1 week ago | ch-aviation.com | Daniel Martínez Garbuno

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Austria's Goldeck-Flug to return to bizjet market

1 week ago | ch-aviation.com | Dominik Sipinski

Goldeck-Flug (GDK, Klagenfurt) is planning to add a Global Express XRS and a Challenger 300 as it returns to the business jet market after a three-year gap. The Austrian operator confirmed the plans to the Kleine Zeitung, a local newspaper, and published corresponding job advertisements for pilots. Managing director Thomas Schindler did not disclose the identity of the aircraft but said that both would be transferred by their owners from the fleet of another Austrian operator.