FAA extends Haiti flight ban until March 2025
December 13, 2024
The US Federal Aviation Administration is extending a ban on flights in Haitian airspace until March. The agency will renew the notice to air missions (NOTAM) prohibiting operations below 10,000 feet in specified areas of Haiti until 12 March, it says in a statement. In November, the FAA issued a NOTAM prohibiting flights to Haiti for 30 days, after several US-operated aircraft, including some in service with JetBlue, Spirit Airlines and American Airlines were hit by gunfire. Schedules data shows that the only flights operating between the two countries are thrice-weekly Sunrise Airways services between Miami and Cap-Haitien. In March 2025, schedules show that 30 weekly flights are set to operate between the USA and Haiti by Sunrise, JetBlue and The US Federal Aviation Administration is extending a ban on flights in Haitian airspace until March. The agency will renew the notice to air missions (NOTAM) prohibiting operations below 10,000 feet in specified areas of Haiti until 12 March.
KLM grows regional network
December 12, 2024
KLM Cityhopper will launch flights to Slovenian capital Ljubljana, Exeter in the UK and French city Biarritz in 2025. Ljubljana and Exeter will be served daily from Amsterdam starting 30 March, the SkyTeam carrier says. The route to Biarritz will be operated from 19 April, with daily flights during peak season and twice-weekly service in the winter months.
Breeze receives one A220-300 from SMBC Aviation Capital
December 12, 2024
SMBC Aviation Capital has delivered an Airbus A220-300 to US carrier Breeze Airways. The aircraft, bearing MSN 55318, was handed over at Airbus's US facility in Mobile, Alabama, the lessor indicates in a LinkedIn post. It adds that this is the first of three aircraft it is delivering to Breeze. Fleets data shows that the Utah-based carrier already has 34 A220s in its fleet, along with 15 Embraer E-Jets. It leases 25 of the A220s from AerCap, six from Azorra and three from Jackson Square Aviation. After taking delivery of MSN 55318, Breeze has another 60 A220s on order.