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Mesa Air Group Eyes International Growth Mesa Air Group, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona, UNITED STATES PHOENIX, March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) today announced it has entered into a conditional agreement with Gramercy Associates Ltd. based in London, England to develop a European based joint venture. The joint venture will apply for a new Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) in the European Union using CRJ-900 aircraft with the goal of intr...

Moses Kuria Hires Chopper to Exclusive Party [PHOTOS] Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria celebrating his 50th birthday File Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria celebrated his 50th birthday in style holding two parties; a public one and a private one.  The first party was held at Gatundu Childrens Home where he shared the day with the minors and donated foodstuff and other supplies.  He then flew out to an undisclosed location using a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil chopper whose market rates are upwards of Ks...

MIAMI– Yesterday, Flyr (Norwegian word for flying) held a press conference detailing the formation of Norway’s newest carrier set to enter the domestic market and serve some European destinations to/from the country. Airlines throughout the world have suffered over the last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Collectively, airlines have lost billions, with hundreds of aircraft now in long term storage with no sign of them returning. However, there is new light for the airline indust...

One of Nigeria’s foremost airlines, Azman Air, started the year on a promising note with the acquisition of its second Airbus A340-600 aircraft. The second delivery came barely a year after the first wide-bodied aircraft was purchased. Though aviation globally was hit by the pandemic last year, Azman’s plan to launch an international operation was disrupted last year by the pandemic just as it couldn’t deploy the aircraft for Hajj as planned. But the airline said with the acquisition of t...

MIAMI – Newly-formed Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (5W) kicked off operations on Friday with a flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Athens (ATH). The airline had received a crucial Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) back in October 2020 while taking delivery of some of the Airbus A321neo aircraft that encompass the 5W fleet in August 2020. Following the inaugural ATH flight, 5W plans on launching Thessaloniki (SKG) flights on February 4, expanding first within Greece as which until today was a so-called “g...

AMCON in 2017 took over Arik Air over alleged indebtedness by the former owners of the airline. It had in 2016 taken over the management of Aero Contractors, the oldest indigenous carrier. With both airlines under AMCON’s management, the federal government became the biggest operator in the domestic market. But four years later, there is uncertainty over AMCON’s exit plan in the two airlines. Last year, speculations were rife about the move by AMCON to rebrand Arik Air into Nigeria Eagle bu...

A proposed low-cost carrier – Green Africa Airways – is set to commence operations in Nigeria. It has already reached the final stage of certification

Passenger Plane Crash in Indonesia January 9, 2021 62 passengers and crew are assumed dead after Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 a 737-500 (classic narrow-body airline jet) disappeared on a domestic flight on Saturday afternoon. The aircraft lost more than 10,000 feet in less than 60 seconds and debris has been found in the area. Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 is a 737-500 (classic narrow-body airline jet) — the aircraft in question is 26 years old. The airline had the highest certification of safet...

Low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to begin flights to inaugural destination Athens in Jan 0 Comments Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox I agree to the terms and conditions SIGN UP The airline is also set to soon start flights from Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki December 29, 2020 Low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has announced that it will begin flights to Athens, its inaugural destination, on January 15, 2021. Flights to the Greek capital will tak...