Biden Administration will block Spirit Airlines, JetBlue merger
The proposed $3.8 billion merger of Spirit Airlines and JetBlue appears to be in jeopardy as the U.S. Department of… Read More »
Southwest explains its Christmas holiday meltdown to Congress
U.S. Congress is receiving new evidence Thursday Feb. 9 of internal chaos at Southwest Airlines over the Christmas holiday meltdown…. Read More »
Judge throws out plea from families of 737 Max victims to prosecute Boeing
At the District Court for the Northern District of Texas, United States (US) District Court Judge Reed O’Connor has denied… Read More »
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines set to order for 15 Boeing 737 Max jets
Boeing is poised to win an order for 15 737 MAX jets from Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines, a win… Read More »
Swiss and KLM boost trend to reconnect Europe with China
Swiss and KLF are the latest European airlines to announce increasing or restarting flights to China. Swiss revealed it would… Read More »
Flair Boeing 737 Max experiences cabin pressurization problems
A Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX-8, registered as C-FEEL, was forced to divert from its original flight path when the… Read More »
Qantas considering nonstop Australia to Paris 787-9 flights
Much has been written about Project Sunrise, Qantas’ plans to link Sydney to London and New York nonstop. In the… Read More »
Kenya starts unwinding support for Kenya Airways bailout
The Kenyan government is moving forward with its plans to halt support for Nairobi-based Kenya Airways (KQ) by the end… Read More »
Air New Zealand buckles up for impact as Cyclone Gabrielle intensifies
New Zealand is bracing itself for the arrival of Cyclone Gabrielle, with Australia’s Norfolk Island also likely to be struck…. Read More »
The 10 Busiest and most popular international airline routes in 2022
Busiest and Most Popular International Airline Routes The total air traffic in 2022 was up compared to the previous year… Read More »
Edelweiss flies for the first time from Zurich to Jordan
Edelweiss aircraft took off for the first time in the direction of Amman and Aqaba in Jordan on February 2…. Read More »
JetBlue may offer new flights to Hawaii if it merges with Spirit
JetBlue Airways may begin offering routes to Hawaii as part of a proposed $3.8 billion merger with Spirit Airlines. That’s… Read More »
Complete recovery of aviation due in Q1 2023
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency, has released a forecast that air passenger demand will rapidly… Read More »
Finnair weighs in with A350 MTOW to lighten the financial load
Finnair has modified 10 of its flagship A350-900s (it has 17, plus two on order) to be able to carry… Read More »
Telesat to provide infrastructure for Anuvu Constellation
Anuvu has announced a deal to lease new antennas and ground-station infrastructure from Telesat, one of the world’s largest satellite… Read More »
Challenge Group partners with EXSYN on data migration project
Challenge Group has partnered with software company EXSYN to help it safeguard data during a move to a new technology… Read More »
Air cargo industry provides Turkey-Syria earthquake aid
The air cargo industry has stepped up to transport humanitarian aid and supplies to victims of the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake… Read More »
China Eastern selects WFS for Liege cargo-only PAX flights
China Eastern Airlines has selected WFS to provide cargo handling services for its cargo-only passenger B777 flights into Liege. The… Read More »
Air Canada and Emirates team up on air cargo
Emirates SkyCargo and Air Canada Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will examine how they can develop… Read More »
Abra Group commits to investing in Brazil’s GOL
Abra Group has agreed to invest USD400 million in cash and USD680 million (at face value) in bonds acquired from… Read More »
Avion to supply eight A320 flight simulators to Gen24 Flybiz
Avion has received an order for eight A320 Full Flight Simulators from Gen24 Flybiz, a Mumbai-based upcoming Flight Training Company…. Read More »
China Eastern changes first C919 flight schedule
China Eastern Airlines, the first airline to receive a C919 from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), has removed… Read More »
Airlines in Turkey mobilize to aid earthquake victims
Airlines in Turkey have rushed to support rescue and relief efforts following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the country… Read More »
Singapore Airlines releases new ad and receives copycat accusations from Cathay
Singapore Airlines released its latest campaign, Welcome to World Class, barely a week ago and it has already garnered more… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic will join SkyTeam and become first UK member airline
Virgin Atlantic, in a not entirely anticipated move, will be joining the SkyTeam alliance on March 2, 2023. Although technically… Read More »
EU probes open skies agreement with Qatar following corruption scandal
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have begun to probe an open skies agreement between the European Union (EU) and… Read More »