Africa   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Policy & Regulation  
ch-aviation • CH-Aviation Staff

SIU opens formal corruption probe into South African Airways

South Africa's independent corruption watchdog, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), said it has formally added South African Airways (SAA) to an ongoing corruption probe. The SIU's formal inclusion places the airline under its investigative remit and signals intensified scrutiny of SAA-related transactions.

2025-12-30T09:36:46.573542-08:00
Middle East   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Basra Airlines awarded Iraqi AOC, cleared to begin commercial operations

By FlightGlobal: Iraqi start-up carrier Basra Airlines has been granted an air operator's certificate by the country's civil aviation regulator. Basra Airlines says the approval by the Iraqi civil aviation authority means it becomes a "fully authorised and certified" operator.

2025-12-30T03:49:42.198018-08:00
Routes   North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

JetBlue to Launch New Direct Service Between New York-JFK and Cleveland

By Breitflyte: JetBlue has today announced plans to launch new daily nonstop service between New York-JFK and Cleveland, Ohio starting March 30, 2026.

2025-12-30T09:15:37.521536-08:00