Iceland is set to triple its flights
Scheduled capacity from Iceland is set to triple by the start of next month as COVID-19 travel restrictions begin to… Read More »
Azul Airlines and LATAM Airlines to codeshare in Brazil
Azul Brazilian Airlines and LATAM Airlines Brazil have signed a codeshare agreement to connect routes in their respective domestic networks…. Read More »
Wizz Air to open seventh Romanian base
While many airlines are fighting for survival, Wizz Air is continuing its bold expansion plan with the opening of a… Read More »
Qatar Airways to slash foreign pilots’ pay
Qatar Airways will slash some pilots’ salaries and make others redundant to offset the revenue collapse caused by the novel… Read More »
Senate proposal would strengthen FAA oversight of Boeing plane designs
A proposed bill to tighten controls on how federal aviation safety regulators oversee and approve Boeing’s design of new jets… Read More »
Swiss startup airline flyBAIR will launch in July
Swiss startup was delayed by two months because of COVID-19 pandemic. Swiss startup airline flyBAIR will launch on July 18… Read More »
Singapore Airlines sees passenger traffic plummet
COVID-19 pandemic has frozen airline travel in much of Asia. As the lockdown and border closures drag into a second… Read More »
Hawaii airline pilots report pair of mid-air near misses with drones
Two near misses with drones have rattled Hawaii airline pilots in recent weeks, and the Federal Aviation Administration confirms they’re… Read More »
Europe prepares for route ramp-up
IATA calls for the resumption of free movement within the EU. The European Commission has called on member states to… Read More »
Zero-emission Airbus A320 to be developed in France
France has announced that it plans to invest €15 billion into its aerospace industry over the coming years with one… Read More »
John Slattery leaves Embraer for GE Aviation
Embraer has announced a restructuring process of its commercial aviation business with the announcement that Arjan Meijer will become the… Read More »
London City Airport flights resume
London City Airport has announced British Airways subsidiary BA CityFlyer will resume some routes from London City Airport to Ibiza,… Read More »
New virtual airline for Lithuania?
The Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications has revealed that the nation plans to establish its own national flag carrier… Read More »
EASA issues world’s first type certificate for an electric aircraft
After more than ten years of development research, Pipistrel, a small aircraft designer and manufacturer focussing on electric aviation has… Read More »
Spirit Aerosystems puts the brakes on MAX shipsets
According to aerotime.aero Spirit Aerosystems is stopping work on 20 737 MAX kits and is expecting Boeing to reduce the… Read More »
New share offering gives Finnair hope
According to ainonline.com Finnair intends to raise €500 million (US$565 million) with a proposed share offering in an effort to… Read More »
Wizz Air restarts flights to Croatia
Wizz Air has announced the restart of its London Luton flights to the Croatian city of Split. Tickets are available… Read More »
Airbus receives no new orders in May but no cancellations either
Airbus has reported that it has received no new orders for its aircraft, but has also suffered no cancellations. For… Read More »
Etihad Airways overhauls cabins on nearly 100 of its passenger aircraft
Etihad Aviation’s engineering department is conducting a massive cabin refurb project to refresh 96 of the airline’s passenger jets while… Read More »
SpaceX launches 58 more Starlink satellites and 3 Planet Skysats for first rideshare launch
SpaceX has launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites, growing the constellation by another 58 spacecraft just 10 days after… Read More »
SpaceX is launching 3 batches of internet satellites within 18 days
SpaceX is launching another batch of broadband internet satellites into orbit this week, while the company’s new spaceship sits docked… Read More »
A COVID-19 logistical puzzle: how airlines safely store their aircraft
When the COVID-19 crisis hit Europe and North America in earnest in March, airlines faced an unprecedented drop in demand for flights… Read More »
Alaska Airlines expects 3,000 jobs cut by 2021 amid pandemic
Alaska Airlines prepares to cut 3,000 jobs by next year amid the downturn in revenue for airline travel after the… Read More »
Business Travel Industry Lobbies for Liability Protections
The business travel industry is seeking protections from legal liability in the event employees or customers contract COVID-19. According to a… Read More »
Malaysia sees domestic traffic return
Charting the resurgence of air transport in markets around the word, Routes looks at the easing of travel restrictions in… Read More »
British Airways, Alitalia, Cathay Pacific, Air France on recovery mode
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports begin to recover from the… Read More »