Arkia is to end Indian operations with Kochi going in February and Goa in March, roues were started in October 2019. Malaysian LCC Malindo drops Thiruvananthapuram in India from June after some years of service. Air India seems to have suspended Iraq where they were serving Najaf since about a year,...

For those who don't follow Dutch (.nl) media: on 14th January, the 3 crew members from MP-6912 = Martinair 747-400F PH-CKA have been arrested at EZE - Buenos Aires, Argentina, after 80 kgs cocaine were found in the cargo hold from their aircraft. Scheduled routing MP-6912 was Campinas (Brazil) -> B...

Its the 777-300ER confiscated at AMS.

Flexport is to end its only route Los Angeles-Hong Kong as they drop freighter aircraft operations from later this month.

Aviation Iran Twitter shows a future route map of the carrier that includes Madrid amongst various destinations it plans to resume or start mostly in Asia, will add Van in Turkey.

Also resumed Rome service earlier this month following the ban on Mahan Air flights to Italy

Jazeera Air started service to Central Asia region in November with a rather unusual first destination i.e Osh https://www.aviationpros.com/airlines/press-release/21112934/jazeera-airways-jazeera-airways-launches-first-direct-flights-between-middle-east-and-osh-kygrystan Thai Air Asia X to do Georgi...

Not related to factory news but Iran Air is taking three used 2002 build A319, first one painted and registered, also first time they will operate the type.

Iran's VIP A340-300 gets a new look https://twitter.com/aviationirancom/sta ... 7304587266

TLspotting wrote: ↑

10 Jul 2019, 09:09

Wonder if they have an all white one for Air Sinai's Tel Aviv route which the aircraft is to be used on as well.

TLspotting wrote: ↑

12 Dec 2019, 13:56

Another one bites the dust...

But next day he said it will continue flying.

Tajik Air has resumed operations which were suspended in January and Mongolia's Eznis Airways have also returned to service this year after shutting down in 2014.

Tajik Air is back is service after some months suspension, so is Mongolian carrier Eznis Airways which shut down in 2014, and a small prop operator in Florida is also back after a decade long hiatus.

Arkia of Israel is ending eastern Asian operations, they dropped Thailand in October where they served Bangkok, also to quit India from March where they serve Goa and Kochi.

sn26567 wrote: ↑

09 Dec 2019, 23:14

Pakistan and Russia signed a deal in which Russia will offer SSJ100s to Pakistan International Airlines for regional routes on lease or for purchase.

Link https://www.dawn.com/news/1521769 and MC-21 has also been offered.

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Tus Air said to be reorganising and has temporarily suspended operations.

Garuda CEO has named Istanbul as one of 20 routes the airline plans to launch next year. The airline added a new routing to LHR and AMS from Denpasar via Medan in July ending the nonstop services from Jakarta.

Ariana Afghan has moved operations to Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport, not sure when this happened or if they even served the new IST.

Airlineroute reports https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287597/nordwind-airlines-files-one-time-moscow-taipei-song-shan-schedule-in-4q19/ Is this the first time a Russian carrier is flying there? vaguely recalll defunct Taiwan carrier Trans Asia Airways operating charters to Vladivost...

Air India seems to have dropped plan to serve Indonesia where they were to start Denpasar from October.