Bogota, 10 May 2020 – The second-largest airline of Latin America, Avianca, has today applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection through its New York Stock Exchange-listed parent company Avianca Holdings S.A at a New York court. The filing was necessitated by the unforeseeable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in a 90% decline…
Russia landed two nuclear-capable bombers in South Africa on a training mission on Wednesday 23rd October 2019, a flight seemingly timed to coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s opening of a flagship Russia-Africa summit designed to increase Russian influence in the continent. The two Tupolev Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ strategic bombers touched down at Waterkloof Air Force base…
Aviation authorities in Ukraine have revoked the operating licence of Ukraine Air Alliance (UAA), following the fatal crash of An-12 (UR-CAH) in Lviv on Friday 4th October 2019. Ukraine Air Alliance is no longer listed on the state administration’s register of operators, which was recently revised on 7th October 2019. European Union Aviation Safety Agency…