AirAsia Announces Exciting New Routes to Nepal and Hong Kong
AirAsia is set to broaden its network by launching new routes that will connect Thailand with Nepal and Indonesia with… Read More »
Airline and Airport Weekly News In Brief: Week of August 12, 2024
This week brings a slew of announcements from airlines worldwide, detailing new routes and expanded services as they adjust their… Read More »
Turbulence Injures American Airlines Flight Attendants on Tampa to Charlotte Flight
Last week, an incident of severe turbulence during an American Airlines flight from Tampa to Charlotte resulted in injuries to… Read More »
Manila to Redirect Turboprop Operations to Clark International, Aiming for Modernization
The Philippine government is actively encouraging airlines to transition their turboprop operations from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to… Read More »
Georgian Airways Expands Operations with Its First Freighter, a Boeing 767
Georgian Airways, based in Tbilisi, has recently expanded its fleet with the acquisition of its first cargo aircraft, a Boeing… Read More »
Panama’s Copa Airlines to Face Reduced Boeing 737 MAX Deliveries
Copa Airlines (CM) based at Panamá City Tocumen International, is set to end the year with a fleet of 112… Read More »
CommuteAir Receives FAA Approval to Operate E170 for Charter Flights
CommuteAir, based in Cleveland Hopkins, has been granted certification by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate its… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Faces $550 Million Loss from CrowdStrike Outage, Plans Legal Action
Delta Air Lines disclosed on Thursday that last month’s massive outage caused by CrowdStrike resulted in a financial blow of… Read More »
IndiGo Introduces Gender-Based Seat Selection to Enhance Comfort for Female Travelers
IndiGo, India’s largest budget airline, has introduced an innovative booking feature designed to make air travel more comfortable for female… Read More »
Frontier Airlines Adjusts Growth Strategy, Delays A320neo Aircraft Deliveries, and Cancels XLR Orders
Frontier Airlines has modified its fleet expansion plans, reaching an agreement with Airbus to postpone the delivery of 54 aircraft… Read More »
Air Canada Partners with Cadence Consortium to Develop High-Speed Rail in Eastern Canada
Air Canada has announced its partnership with the Cadence consortium, which is currently bidding to construct and manage a High… Read More »
Microsoft Responds to Delta’s Claims Over $500 Million IT Outage Loss
Microsoft has countered Delta Air Lines’ accusations following a massive global IT outage last month that resulted in thousands of… Read More »
Delta Rejects CrowdStrike Help, Faces $500 Million Loss from Outage
Delta Air Lines experienced a significant operational disruption last month, leading to over 5,000 flight cancellations. The fallout from this… Read More »
JetBlue Sets Pricing for $400 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering
JetBlue Airways Corporation has announced the pricing of a $400 million convertible senior notes offering, with an additional purchase option… Read More »
US Sanctions Belarusian Cargo Carriers and Lukashenko’s Boeing 767-300ER
The United States has intensified its economic pressure on Belarus by imposing new sanctions on three Belarusian cargo airlines and… Read More »
HK Express Suffers $9.4 Million Loss Amid Pratt & Whitney Engine Troubles
HK Express, a subsidiary of the Cathay Group, reported a significant loss of HKD 73 million (USD 9.4 million) in… Read More »
Genghis Khan Airlines Owner Faces Financial Setbacks as Ukraine Suspends Debt Payments
The parent company of Genghis Khan Airlines, Beijing Tianjiao Aviation Industry Investment Co, also known as Skyrizon, is encountering significant… Read More »
Jeju Air Boosts Short-Term Borrowing Capacity Amid Operational Challenges
Jeju Air, South Korea’s prominent low-cost carrier, has announced a significant increase in its short-term borrowing limit, according to a… Read More »
Researchers Warn of Growing Threat from GPS Spoofers Targeting Commercial Airlines
A recent surge in GPS spoofing attacks, a form of digital interference that can potentially send commercial airliners off course,… Read More »
Ural Airlines To Part Out A320 Stuck in Siberian Wheat Field
Ural Airlines has decided to part out an Airbus A320 that has remained stranded in a Siberian wheat field since… Read More »
American Airlines Flight Attendants Injured After Airbus A321 Encounters Severe Turbulence
American Airlines Flight 2905 from Tampa to Charlotte on June 8th turned eventful for unfortunate reasons when unexpected turbulence injured… Read More »
Eritrea to Suspend Ethiopian Airlines Flights to Asmara Starting September 2024
Eritrea’s Civil Aviation Authority has officially informed Ethiopian Airlines that it will suspend all of its flights to the country… Read More »
Lessor Appeals Against $49 Million Award to Frontier Airlines
AMCK Aviation, now part of Carlyle Aviation Partners, has filed an appeal against a June 2024 US court ruling that… Read More »
LIAT 2020 Takes Off: Antigua’s Revamped Airline Begins Commercial Operations
In a significant development for regional aviation, Antigua’s newly launched airline, LIAT 2020, commenced its commercial flight operations on August… Read More »
Parts Removal Problems Were Well-Known at Boeing Before Alaska Airlines 737-9 Accident
Boeing was aware of compliance issues related to parts removal long before the January 2023 accident involving an Alaska Airlines… Read More »
Political Storm Brews Over Uganda Airlines Investigation
Uganda Airlines, the state-owned carrier based at Entebbe, has once again been thrust into the center of a political showdown… Read More »