India poised to reopen for international flights
India is to reopen for scheduled commercial passenger flights from March 27, 2022, after more than two years of international… Read More »
Chairman of India’s SpiceJet to appeal arrest warrant
Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director of SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l), will appeal before a court in Delhi to halt… Read More »
Global inflight catering services is projected to reach $21.5 billion by 2024
With the traveling public returning to flying, the global market for inflight catering services is projected to reach $21.5 billion… Read More »
Watchdog flags access constraints at Sydney, Australia
Lack of regulatory oversight, excessive airport charges, and slot inaccessibility at Australia’s major airports – Sydney Kingsford Smith in particular… Read More »
Japan’s NCA suspends flights to Europe amid airspace bans
NCA – Nippon Cargo Airlines (KZ, Tokyo Narita) extended on March 7 a suspension of its flights between Asia and… Read More »
LATAM Airlines Group revises DIP financing proposals
LATAM Airlines Group is awaiting approval from the US Bankruptcy Court in New York of a revised draft of an… Read More »
Filipino airlines seek stay of fee hike over fuel bills
Philippine airlines are seeking a reduction or stay in government-imposed charges to help mitigate the effects of rising fuel prices… Read More »
India’s Flybig looks to rapidly expand fleet
flybig (S9, Indore) is in talks with lessors to acquire as many as 36 more aircraft as demand for domestic… Read More »
ANA Holdings outlines initial AirJapan relaunch plans
ANA Holdings says its Air Japan (NQ, Tokyo Haneda) subsidiary will be reborn as a boutique carrier during the second… Read More »
Korean Air, Asiana suspend Moscow flights, reroute cargo
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) have cancelled their passenger flights from Seoul Incheon to… Read More »
Shares of India’s SpiceJet and InterGlobe Aviation rose up to 8%
Shares of SpiceJet and InterGlobe Aviation rose up to 8% today after the government on Tuesday Mar. 8 decided to… Read More »
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific is trying to boost cargo capacity after posting a narrower annual loss
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways is trying to boost cargo capacity as much as possible despite tough quarantine rules for… Read More »
United launches Ukraine relief effort to support aid workers
United has announced a fundraising effort which aims to play a critical role in the mission to fly aid workers… Read More »
DHL Express orders six more Boeing 777-200LRF freighters
DHL Express says it placed an order for six additional Boeing 777-200LRF freighters, taking DHL’s order book total to 28… Read More »
Interest in Air Travel to Europe Drops
Hopper has been monitoring the impact the war in Ukraine is having on travel to Europe and has noticed a… Read More »
Spring Break 2022 Flight Ticket Sales Skyrocket
New data suggests far more people are booking spring break travel in 2022 as the number of coronavirus cases continues… Read More »
Emirates replaces A380s with 777-300ERs on eight routes
Emirates has made major changes to its A380 network, it pulls the superjumbo from eight cities for the rest of… Read More »
ANA plans to launch new international low-cost Air Japan in 2023
All Nippon Airlines ANA Holdings plans to launch a new international low-cost carrier in late 2023 or early 2024, joining… Read More »
Breeze adds 30 non-stop routes to 10 new airports
Breeze has added 30 new non-stop routes involving ten brand-new airports. They’re supplemented by new non-stop services between existing airports,… Read More »
Avianca orders 88 Airbus A320neo jets
Colombian airline Avianca announced it has reached an agreement with Airbus to buy 88 A320neo aircraft with an option for… Read More »
Russian sanctions force United to suspend two flights to India
United Airlines on Monday Mar. 7 was forced to suspend two flights from the U.S. to India due to the… Read More »
Breeze Airways and Avelo Airlines add new destinations
Breeze Airways, the upstart budget carrier that began flying last year in the U.S., is significantly expanding its previously modest… Read More »
Buying ITA is a perfect way for Lufthansa to increase its network in Italy
Lufthansa’s interest in newly formed Italian flag carrier ITA Airways has been in the news several times in the first… Read More »
Eurowings is adding seven new routes from Hamburg
Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Eurowings has now added seven new routes from its primary operating base, Hamburg. The routes added are… Read More »
Southwest Airlines expands Houston IAH footprint
Southwest Airlines is expanding its footprint at Houston IAH in an USD250 million undertaking over the next five years, USD20… Read More »
Canada’s Porter Airlines inks first Q400 sale and lease-backs
Porter Airlines (PD, Toronto City Centre) has diversified its fleet ownership model following the signing of sale/lease-back agreements with Aergo… Read More »