South African Airways (SAA) is pressing ahead with rebuilding its network and has signed a new interline agreement with privately owned South African regional carrier CemAir.

All-Airbus operator Air Belgium is actively recruiting Boeing 747-8 pilots, with a view to adding the type to its freighter operations in early 2022.

Fly Arna will operate as an LCC on four routes from Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport (EVN).

The airline portfolio includes HNA's flagship carrier Hainan Airlines as well as Air Changan, China Xinhua Airlines, Fuzhou Airlines, Guangxi Beibu Gulf Airlines, Lucky Air, Shanxi Airlines and Urumqi Air.

The start-up LCC will receive 737 MAX aircraft from its owner 777 Partners, which placed a 30-aircraft order for the narrowbody on Dec. 7.

The Biden administration is skeptical about the benefits of immunized joint ventures (JVs), but even it will be hard-pressed to deny the merits of the proposed tie-up between Allegiant Air and Viva Aerobus.

The poor rate of recovery of African passenger traffic–and thus revenues–“is a direct threat to the survival of the African aviation industry,” according to its main representative body. 

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, arguably the architect of modern airline consolidation in the U.S., is retiring in March 2022, the company announced Dec. 7.