Icelandair’s First Airbus A321LR Takes Flight
Icelandair’s first Airbus A321LR, registered TF-IAA, completed its inaugural test flight from Hamburg-Finkenwerder (XFW) on November 19, 2024. The flight,… Read More »
Emirates SkyCargo Joins Move to -15°C Coalition
Emirates SkyCargo has become the first airline to join the Move to -15°C global coalition, marking a major step in… Read More »
Amazon Cargo Jet Overruns Runway at Vancouver Airport; No Injuries
A cargo jet carrying Amazon packages overran a runway at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in the early hours of November… Read More »
Sydney Airport Launches $200M Upgrade for T2 Terminal
Sydney Airport (SYD) is set to undergo a transformative A$200 million ($130 million) renovation of its Terminal 2 (T2) Domestic,… Read More »
Frontier Airlines Adds 16 New Routes, Competes with Spirit
Frontier Airlines is ramping up its competitive edge by unveiling 16 new routes in the first quarter of 2025, directly… Read More »
Lithuania’s Avion Express Enters Argentina with Flybondi Airbus A320 Deal
Avion Express has taken a significant step into South America by signing a wet-lease agreement with Argentina-based Flybondi for two… Read More »
Tasman Cargo Seeks Unlimited Hong Kong Cargo Rights
Tasman Cargo Airlines (HJ, Sydney Kingsford Smith) has formally requested the International Air Services Commission (IASC) in Australia to approve… Read More »
LifeFlight Australia Expands at Sunshine Coast
LifeFlight Australia (GDY) has officially broken ground on an AUD 18.5 million (USD 12 million) expansion project at Sunshine Coast… Read More »
Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air Co-Founder Arrested Amid Corruption Investigation
Hendry Lie, co-founder of Sriwijaya Air (SJ,), was arrested by officials from Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office on November 18, 2024,… Read More »
Thai SmartLynx Secures Licence, Plans ACMI Launch in 2025
Thai SmartLynx Airlines (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has obtained its operator’s licence from the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), paving the… Read More »
Bangkok Airways Wet-Leases Amelia Aircraft for Peak Season
Bangkok Airways (PG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) will wet-lease two Airbus narrowbody aircraft from Amelia (8R, Paris Le Bourget) during Thailand’s peak… Read More »
Fly Sirius Plans $100 Million Fundraise for Fleet Expansion
Fly Sirius (Delhi International) is set to raise USD 100 million through debt and other financial instruments to support its… Read More »
UK Sanctions Force IranAir to Suspend Flights to Europe
IranAir (IR, Tehran Mehrabad) has suspended its last remaining scheduled route to Europe beyond Türkiye following sanctions imposed by the… Read More »
Uganda Airlines Wet-Leases A320, Expands Fleet Plans
Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe) is set to wet-lease another A320-200 from the end of November, this time from DAT (Denmark)… Read More »
Nordica and Xfly to File for Bankruptcy After Investor Talks Fail
Nordic Aviation Group, operating as Nordica (ND, Tallinn Lennart Meri), and its subsidiary Xfly (EE, Tallinn Lennart Meri) will file… Read More »
Execaire Aviation Expands Operations to US, Eyes Global Growth
Execaire Aviation (Montréal Trudeau) is strategically exploring growth opportunities outside Canada, primarily focusing on the United States as the Canadian… Read More »
AirMed to Replace Hawker 800s with Challenger 605s
AirMed International (MEJ, Birmingham, AL) has announced plans to replace its existing fleet of Hawker 800 aircraft with Bombardier Business… Read More »
easyJet Launches 26 New Routes, Including Sub-Saharan
easyJet is set to significantly expand its network for summer 2025, announcing the launch of 26 new routes. This expansion… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Projects Revenue and Capacity Growth for 2025
Delta Air Lines has unveiled its outlook for 2025, projecting mid-single-digit revenue growth, aligning with analyst expectations of approximately 6%… Read More »
Allegiant Air Announces Major Expansion with 44 New Routes
Allegiant Air has unveiled one of the largest expansions in its 27-year history, adding 44 nonstop routes and three new… Read More »
British Airways IT Outage Disrupts Flights Across Europe
British Airways (BA) faced a significant IT system failure on November 18, 2024, causing widespread flight delays and cancellations across… Read More »
Avelo Airlines Launches First International Route to Jamaica
Avelo Airlines has celebrated a significant milestone with the launch of its first international route, connecting Bradley International Airport (BDL)… Read More »
Etihad Plans $1 Billion Fleet Retrofit Amid Record Growth
Etihad Airways has unveiled plans to invest nearly $1 billion in refurbishing its older Boeing 777-300ER and 787 Dreamliner fleets…. Read More »
Boeing Layoffs Hit Washington Workforce Amid $6.17B Loss
Boeing has laid off 2,199 employees in Washington state as part of its workforce reduction measures, according to a notice… Read More »
Rayan Air Signs LOI for MRO Facility at Bahrain Airport
Florida-based Rayan Air has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) to establish a maintenance, repair,… Read More »
WestJet Expands Network for Summer 2025 with 11 New Routes
WestJet is set to boost its network capacity by 10% next summer, including a 12% increase in domestic seats, as… Read More »