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Europe’s aviation regulator tells airlines to avoid Belarus

Bloomberg | May 26, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

The European Union’s air-safety regulator told airlines to avoid flying over Belarus, saying the diversion of a Ryanair Holdings Plc flight on Sunday raised doubts about the Eastern European nation’s respect for international aviation rules.

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Bloomberg | May 25, 2021

Mexico’s air-safety rating lowered by US, limiting fights

Mexico’s aviation-safety ranking has been downgraded by the U.S., prohibiting an expansion of flights from the nation’s carriers to its northern neighbor.

SMBC aviation capital orders 14 Boeing 737 MAX jets

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay Pacific extends Dubai-Hong Kong flights

AJOT Newsroom | May 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

First resumed flight from Dubai took off successfully with strong cargo demand. The airline has also introduced WhatsApp chat support service for its customers.

Mexico’s air-safety rating lowered by US, limiting new flights

Bloomberg | May 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Bloomberg | May 25, 2021

Airlines flying around Belarus face delays, higher fuel burn

Belarus may have become increasingly isolated with every year that dictator Alexander Lukashenko clings to power. But the country has remained an important fly-over territory for airliners, particularly since parts of neighboring Ukraine were deemed unsafe to traverse in the wake of the 2014 downing of a Malaysian Airlines aircraft.

Airlines rally as US travel rebound quickens ahead of summer

Bloomberg | May 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

US, EU vow to pressure Belarus on diversion of Ryanair jet

Bloomberg | May 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports | International Trade

Israeli flight to Dubai fails to get Saudi airspace permit

Bloomberg | May 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

New Icelandic airline plans June launch after two-year hiatus

Bloomberg | May 25, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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AJOT Newsroom | May 24, 2021

IAG Cargo continues with aid effort to India with flight carrying 5000 items of medical supplies

• IAG Cargo and its sister airline British Airways partners with charities including Oxfam, Khalsa Aid and Christian Aid to fly emergency equipment • Boeing 777-200 aircraft full of critical care equipment, PPE and oxygen concentrators • Fuel partner, Air bp supported the flight and IAG Cargo and British Airways have ensured the flight is carbon offset

Russia backs Belarus ally over Ryanair jet seizure as West fumes

Bloomberg | May 24, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Garuda plans major restructuring that may halve operating fleet

Bloomberg | May 24, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

How Belarus snatched a dissident off a Ryanair plane from Greece

Bloomberg | May 24, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Journalist Raman Pratasevich was asked just one question when a Belarusian official singled him out from a crowd of passengers huddled on a bus after a fighter jet forced their flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk.

EU weighs sanctions over ‘hijacking’ of Ryanair jet by Belarus

Bloomberg | May 24, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports | International Trade

Etihad moves idled A350 plane to Abu Dhabi hub from storage

Bloomberg | May 23, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

US expected to downgrade Mexico’s aviation safety rating

Bloomberg | May 22, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

Cyber-attack on Air India led to data leak of 4.5 million fliers

Bloomberg | May 22, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airlines

London Heathrow to open separate terminal for high-risk arrivals

Bloomberg | May 21, 2021 | Air Cargo | Airports

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Bloomberg | May 21, 2021

JetBlue founder’s new airline to debut as travel revives

Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman’s newest carrier will begin flying May 27 with an initial network of 16 cities, making it the year’s second U.S. startup looking to use discount fares to grab a piece of a much-anticipated resurgence in leisure travel.

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