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AirAsia is planning to raise MYR455 million ($113 million) in a private placement to raise cash, pay off debts and cover expenses.

The carrier plans to start flying to the UAE’s third most populous city.

Athens will become the first destination to be served by the start-up, while a second route to Greece will start next month.

Austrian aerospace company FACC believes the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is over for first-tier suppliers such as itself, which provide parts and services to the likes of Airbus and Boeing.

The lure of Asia-Pacific market growth potential has spurred the region’s LCCs to dramatically inflate manufacturers’ narrowbody orderbooks in recent years.

The airline will deploy A321neos on new domestic services.

Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith discusses the overhaul of the group’s strategy in the French domestic market.

The Greek government is to provide funds to the carrier as it is deemed crucial to the country’s tourism industry.

The LCC will begin services to LGW and STN in 2021.

London remains JetBlue Airways’ number one priority but other markets in Europe are under consideration as the U.S. carrier pushes ahead with its transatlantic expansion strategy, according to CEO Robin Hayes.

Robin Hayes believes the US carrier’s entry into the transatlantic market will be “brilliantly timed.”

The airline industry is bracing for a long winter, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

OGMA will become a Pratt & Whitney-authorized maintenance center for the geared turbofan engine that powers the Airbus A320neo.

China Eastern Airlines signed major deals with CFM International and Honeywell on the Nov. 5 opening day of the China International Import Expo, both relating to its future Airbus A320neos.

The aircraft is the first of three A321LRs that SAS is taking on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

The order represents the first for an Airbus commercial aircraft since an undisclosed private customer bought a single A320neo on Aug. 7.

China Southern Airlines is issuing CNY16 billion ($2.3 billion) in convertible bonds, primarily to purchase 11 Airbus A320neo series aircraft.

Middle East Airlines has taken delivery of its third Airbus A321neo narrowbody, which is the 10,000th A320 family aircraft the airframer has rolled out.

Peach has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, an aircraft that the Japanese LCC intends to use for fleet replacement rather than growth.

China’s Spring Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo at the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Center on Sept. 18.

Ireland-based lessor CDB Aviation has initiated delivery of three Airbus A320neos to new customer Frontier Airlines as part of a sale-and-leaseback transaction.

India’s Vistara received its first Airbus A321neo, which will be used on short- to medium-haul international routes or destinations within seven hours of flying time.

EasyJet has agreed to new delivery dates for 32 Airbus A320-family aircraft and secured an extension on its purchase and deferral rights, in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

French all-business-class airline La Compagnie has secured a €10 million ($11.3 million) state-guaranteed loan to help it weather the COVID-19 crisis.

Kazakhstan-based Air Astana has retired all of its Boeing 757s and Embraer 190s after their phase-out was accelerated following the coronavirus crisis.