The new Icelandic low-cost carrier, established by a group of investors led by Skúli Mogensen, is planning to launch services from Reykjavik on 1 June 2012. The airline plans to initially serve 12 cities in Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK with a fleet of two leased...
Stellar Airways received its first aircraft, Airbus A320 (reg CS-TQS, serial 1068), on 30 October 2011. The aircraft, which will be operated under a 12-month contract by Portuguese wet-leasing specialist Hi Fly, is the first of a planned fleet of five. The launch of scheduled domestic services connecting...
The Russian low cost carrier which was a joint venture between majority shareholder, Russian investment firm Alfa-1 and US investment fund Indigo Partners, ceased operations at one minute past midnight on 10 October 2011, after Indigo Partners announced that it was freezing all funding for the carrier...
Japan Airlines, Jetstar Airways and Mitsubishi Corporation launched a new joint venture, low cost carrier on 16 August 2011. Jetstar Japan is expected to launch services before the end of December 2012, initially operating the first three of a planned fleet of 24 new, 180-seat, Airbus A320s. The new...
Garuda Indonesia's domestic low cost subsidiary received the first of at least five used Airbus A320s, an IAE V2527E-A5 powered, former Wizz Air aircraft (serial 839) on lease from AerCap on 17 August 2011. The carrier expects to receive three more A320s, including two more former Wizz Air machines...
The Russian airline based in Salekhard in the oil-rich Yamalo-Nenets region of Siberia is about to introduce its first Airbus A320-200 (reg VQ-BNR, serial 1054) into service. The CFMI CFM56-5B4/2P powered aircraft is being leased from Aircastle. The aircraft has been awaiting delivery at Shannon since...
Just over a month ago, GoAir's now former CEO, Kaushik Khona, told a conference that his airline planned to add five more Airbus A320s this year and another five in 2012, with the aim of having 20 aircraft in service by January 2013. GoAir are India's smallest low cost carrier, linking 18 Indian...