Russian pilots should repair aircraft themselves, says official
Russia’s pilots should become mechanics and learn how to maintain aircraft themselves, according to the country’s Deputy Minister of Industry… Read More »
A daring rescue: Wizz Air flies an Airbus A320 out of Ukraine
Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air managed to fly one of its aircraft out of Ukraine, even though the country’s airspace… Read More »
German government support fund sells remaining Lufthansa stake
Germany’s Economic Stabilisation Fund (ESF) has withdrawn its interest in Lufthansa after the airline’s operations and income were hit by… Read More »
Kuehne Raises increases Lufthansa stake to 17.5% as Germany sells remaining shares
Logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kuehne has increased his stake in Lufthansa to 17.5%, Kuehne Holding said on Wednesday Sept. 14, after… Read More »
U.S. airline passenger sentenced to 4 months in prison for interfering with flight crew
A New York City woman was recently sentenced to four months in prison for interference with flight crew members, according… Read More »
Ryanair signs SAF deal with OMV
Ryanair has signed a MOU with OMV – an integration oil, gas and chemicals company headquartered in Vienna – to… Read More »
Optifly signs 5-year deal with Eurowings for scheduling software
Optifly has announced a long-term partnership with Eurowings, the value airline of one of the world’s largest airline groups, Lufthansa…. Read More »
Four International Airports Added to TSA PreCheck Program
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the expansion of its PreCheck program with the addition of Air Europa, Flair, Volaris… Read More »
Spirit Sets Date for Shareholder Vote on JetBlue Deal
After a five-month saga that dominated aviation headlines through the spring and much of the summer, Spirit Airlines shareholders agreed… Read More »
Retired Nurse on Spirit Flight Saves Baby’s Life
Retired nurse Tamara Panzino was relaxing and reading a book during a Spirit Airlines flight from Pittsburgh to Orlando when… Read More »
Constant Aviation adds Philadelphia-based AOG mobile response capabilities
Constant Aviation has added a new AOG (Aircraft on Ground) mobile response group in Philadelphia. The company, which has a network of mobile… Read More »
Air Canada launches WhereWeFly interactive route map
Air Canada has launched a new ‘WhereWeFly’ interactive route map on its Panasonic seatback IFE and Thales Wireless Portal. The… Read More »
United Airlines partners with Emirates and will launch Dubai flights
United Airlines and Emirates will sell seats on each other’s planes, marking a turnaround in the business models of the… Read More »
Vietjet launches two new routes to New Dehli and Mumbai
Vietjet has launched two new routes from Phu Quoc to Mumbai and New Dehli. This new service from the island… Read More »
Lufthansa pilots agree to ‘no strike’ deal until June 2023
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) pilots will not go on strike until June 30, 2023, pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced in… Read More »
Etihad Cargo positive about new Guangzhou flights
Etihad Cargo is hoping to capitalise on the addition of new passenger flights to China in October. The two weekly… Read More »
Teleport to add three leased Airbus A321 freighters
Teleport is expanding its fleet with the addition of three Airbus A321 freighters leased from BBAM. This increases the cargo-only… Read More »
BBN plans to set up Indonesian cargo airline
Holding company BBN Cargo Airlines is planning on adding a new airline based in Indonesia as it looks to capitalise… Read More »
Biden cracks down on U.S. airlines to improve treatment of passengers
President Joe Biden said on Monday spet. 12 his administration had cracked down on U.S. airlines to improve treatment of… Read More »
Japan Airlines is operating at 65% of its pre-pandemic international capacity
Japan Airlines (JAL) is operating at 65% of its pre-pandemic international capacity, although COVID-19 curbs are limiting demand to just… Read More »
Israeli insurer Phoenix buys 20% of El Al Israel Airlines’ frequent flier program
Israeli insurer Phoenix has exercised an option to buy roughly 20% of El Al Israel Airlines’ frequent flier program, the… Read More »
French air traffic to be cut by 50% on Sept. 16
France’s DGAC aviation authority on Tuesday Sept. 13 said it has asked airlines to halve their flight schedules on Friday,… Read More »