FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
Ascend Airways to surrender UK AOC and return six Boeing 737 MAX 8s to lessors, ending Gatwick operations
UK wet-lease ACMI provider Ascend Airways says it will surrender its UK air operator’s certificate and cease operations effective immediately. The carrier will return its six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft— including planes wet-leased to other airlines—citing rising volatile fuel costs and additional engine-related pressures, alongside post-Brexit leasing constraints.
