Kuwait's first low-cost airline, Jazeera Airways, will start operations in February, serving destinations within a 2h flight time of the Gulf state. The airline has placed orders for four Airbus A320s and four options for delivery from October, but will start with two aircraft on lease. Initial destinations include Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Damascus, Dubai and Egypt, with further expansion planned to include cities on the Indian subcontinent.
Source: Flight International
Air China has entered into an agreement with Comac for the purchase of 100 C919 aircraft, becoming the latest high-profile customer for the narrowbody programme.
AirAsia Group advisor Tony Fernandes is not ruling out Comac aircraft from future fleet planning, becoming the latest in a growing number of airline leaders to comment on the Chinese airframer.
Rick Leach, chief executive of GoJet Airlines, sees a rare opportunity in front of the St Louis-based regional carrier created by slackening demand for pilots among its major US counterparts.
