Thomas Jaeger

There were many Business Class only scheduled operators years ago, now I think just three left: @_LaCompagnie , @British_Airways with their A318 and Kona Shuttle. Anyone else?

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Russia's Tuva Avia secures ₽130mn medevac contract ow.ly/N7HC30jaVcM

HNA Group, AirAsia Group in talks over asset sales - AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer, Tony Fernandes, says the Malaysia-based budget carrier holding has discussed possible acquisitions with HNA Group. In an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review... ow.ly/XoLT50gXzY9

South Korean antitrust regulator okays Delta, Korean Air JV ow.ly/ReMP50gXxay

AirAsia Group boss talks up widebody opportunities in Japan ow.ly/7XSf50gXuf1

Finnair accelerates A350 deliveries on strong Asian demand - Finnair (AY, Helsinki Vantaa) has revised its A350-900 order book and is now expected to take delivery of its eight remaining aircraft of the type on order from Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac... ow.ly/OLRJ50gXrEk

Tajikistan's Somon Air confirms talks for eight EMB-190-E2s - Somon Air (SZ, Dushanbe) confirmed it has now has opened a dialogue with Embraer (São José dos Campos) over its proposed purchase of eight EMB-190-E2s. The Tajik carrier said in a statement... ow.ly/ai8p50gXprC

IndiGo, GoAir to resume full A320neo ops in early 2Q18 - Pratt & Whitney will deliver repaired PW1100G engines to each of IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int'l) and GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int'l) by the end of April, allowing the carriers to resume full operatio... ow.ly/E5bB50gXkLl

RusLine to relocate its Moscow hub to Vnukovo ow.ly/1F7i50gXiLF

China's Xiamen Airlines orders thirty B737 MAX - Xiamen Airlines (MF, Xiamen) has signed an agreement with Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) for the purchase of twenty B737 MAX 8 and ten B737 MAX 10 aircraft. Parent firm China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangz... ow.ly/IJtD50gXeJ9

Thai Lion Air adds maiden B737 MAX 9 - Thai Lion Air (SL, Bangkok Don Mueang) has taken delivery of the world's first B737 MAX 9 following the handing over of HS-LSH (msn 42991) on Wednesday, March 21. The aircraft will be deployed into service early ... ow.ly/jUsF50gXdy7

Thailand's NewGen Airways to retire B737 Classics by 2019 ow.ly/rOuG50gXceE

Russia's VEB-Leasing struggles with ex-Transaero orders ow.ly/cKs550gX601

Thailand's Nok Air to revise schedule to avoid delays - Nok Air (DD, Bangkok Don Mueang) has been obliged by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to revise its Summer 2018 schedule taking into account the actual availability of aircraft in ... ow.ly/EzQE50gX4SL

Ukraine Int'l Airlines cut long-term fleet growth plan ow.ly/7gKd50gX2mC

GTLK lessor refiles a ₽525.9mn lawsuit against IrAero ow.ly/SICm50gWTW3

China Southern set to raise CNY601 mn from HK investor - China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) has received a tentative authorisation from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue a new batch of nearly 601 million shares nominally worth C... ow.ly/YWnU50gWSip

Chandigarh, India, to close for 20 days in mid-2Q18 - Chandigarh airport in northern India is slated to close for runway repairs for 20 days from May 12 through May 31, 2018, prompting the Indian carriers to reduce their services out of the airport fo... ow.ly/yjMn50gWQor

Eurowings boss dismisses prospects for new Berlin airport ow.ly/TIcP50gWObB