Alitalia Employees to be Laid Off as Liquidation Begins
All employees of the defunct Italian national carrier Alitalia will be laid off by the end of 2024 as the… Read More »
Qantas Supports Qatar Airways Stake in Virgin Australia, with Conditions
Qantas Group has announced it does not oppose Qatar Airways’ plan to acquire a 25% stake in Virgin Australia, though… Read More »
Tonga to Restructure Lulutai Airlines as Public Enterprise for Greater Transparency
Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi ‘Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni (also known as Hu’akavameiliku) announced that Lulutai Airlines (L8, Tongatapu) will transition into a… Read More »
Urumqi Air to Acquire 40 C909 Aircraft to Boost Regional Fleet
Urumqi Air, a low-cost subsidiary of Hainan Airlines, has announced plans to acquire 40 C909 regional aircraft, formerly known as… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Flight Hit by Gunfire, Flight Attendant Injured
The U.S. State Department has issued a warning to American citizens regarding travel to Haiti, citing escalating violence and political… Read More »
Air New Zealand and Cathay Pacific Extend Joint Venture for 5 More Years
Air New Zealand and Cathay Pacific have received approval from New Zealand regulators to extend their joint venture alliance for… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines Solidifies Plans for South Sudan’s National Carrier
Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa International) and South Sudan have formalized a 2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a… Read More »
Air India Express MD Outlines Regional Focus Post-Merger with Air India
Air India Express Managing Director Aloke Singh has outlined a strategic route focus following the merger of Tata Group’s low-cost… Read More »
FlySafair Seeks Interdict Against South African Ownership Ruling
South Africa’s FlySafair has filed an urgent court application for an interdict against a ruling by the International Air Services… Read More »
EU Court Upholds €1.9M State Aid to TAROM, Dismisses Wizz Air Appeal
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dismissed Wizz Air’s appeal against a €1.9 million ($2 million)… Read More »
IAG Launches €350M Share Buyback, Qatar Airways Sells Stake
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a €350 million ($375 million) share buyback program starting November 11, 2024, aiming to… Read More »
FAA Bans U.S. Flights to Haiti After Spirit Airlines Shooting Incident
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has imposed a 30-day ban on U.S. civilian flights to and from Haiti following a… Read More »
Wizz Air to Launch All You Can Fly 2.0 After Success of First Scheme
Wizz Air is set to launch “All You Can Fly 2.0,” following the success of its initial scheme in August… Read More »
Southwest Airlines to Offer Voluntary Separation to Airport Staff
Southwest Airlines is offering voluntary separation packages and extended leaves of absence to airport staff in 18 U.S. cities due… Read More »
Lufthansa Flight Faces Severe Turbulence, Injures 11
Lufthansa Flight LH 402, traveling from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt, experienced brief but severe turbulence while crossing the Inter-Tropical Convergence… Read More »
Trent 1000 Engine Issues Impact Virgin Atlantic, BA Routes
Virgin Atlantic and British Airways (BA) are facing further network changes due to ongoing issues with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines,… Read More »
Etihad Airways Enhances Digital Experience with New Updates for Passengers
Etihad Airways has unveiled a series of updates to its website and mobile app to enhance the customer experience, making… Read More »
Italy and Lufthansa Resolve Impasse, ITA Airways Sale on Track
Italy and Lufthansa Group have successfully resolved a last-minute issue that threatened to derail the partial sale of ITA Airways… Read More »
Volato Retires Aircraft as Part of Fleet Restructuring
Volato, based at Houston Hobby, has retired its only Gulfstream G280, Cessna Citation Bravo, and standard HondaJet HA-420 from its… Read More »
Australia’s Rex Seeks Voluntary Administration Extension to Secure Future
Rex – Regional Express administrators have announced plans to apply to the Australian Federal Court for an extension of its… Read More »
airBaltic Reports Record Passengers and Expands Fleet with A220
Latvian-based carrier airBaltic has announced record-breaking passenger numbers and load factors for October 2024, marking a significant milestone in the… Read More »
Australian Government Grants AUD $80 Million to Support Rex Airlines
The Australian government has provided a financial lifeline to Rex Airlines, granting AUD $80 million (USD $52.3 million) to support… Read More »
Singapore Airlines Reports 50% Profit Drop, Shares Fall
Singapore Airlines (SIA) saw a nearly 50% drop in net profit for the first half of the fiscal year, from… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic to Relaunch Flights to Cancun in 2025
Virgin Atlantic will return to the Mexican market in 2025 with the launch of nonstop flights to Cancun International Airport… Read More »
Cathay Pacific to Resume Daily Direct Flights to Hyderabad in 2025
Cathay Pacific has announced the resumption of its daily direct flights between Hong Kong and Hyderabad (HYD), starting on March… Read More »
AirExplore Secures U.S. DOT Approval to Operate in U.S. Airspace
AirExplore, Slovakia’s premier airline and a member of the Avia Solutions Group, has achieved a significant milestone by receiving approval… Read More »