Routes and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi announce strategic partnership
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Routes are delighted to announce an exclusive strategic partnership to help identify new destinations to… Read More »
Boom Supersonic demonstrator aircraft in bid to break sound barrier
Boom Supersonic unveiled its first demonstrator aircraft X-B1 last October, which is scheduled to begin flight testing next year, in… Read More »
Airlines Expected to Lose $77 Billion in Second Half of 2020
Experts from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed data that suggests airlines will burn through $77 billion in cash between June… Read More »
President Trump Reverses Himself, Now Calls for Airline Aid
In a stunning, but baffling, reversal, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for aid to the airline industry in a… Read More »
Norwegian veterans to launch new airline by summer 2021
A team of seven Norwegian aviation veterans plans to launch a new airline by summer 2021 and are looking for… Read More »
Boeing targets Delta with B737 MAX white tail offer
Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) has approached Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) with an offer to sell it up… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X proposes life-saving debt restructuring
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) announced in a stock market filing on October 6 that it plans to restructure… Read More »
Canada moots subsidised regional air connectivity
In a major policy direction change, the Canadian government is considering subsidising airlines to stimulate affordable air connectivity across the… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to launch scheduled London flights in 4Q20
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has confirmed it will launch scheduled services from both Mumbai Int’l and Delhi Int’l to London… Read More »
India’s Air Taxi, FlyBig scoop UDAN routes
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has awarded rights for 76 routes under the fourth round of the Regional Connectivity… Read More »
Gov’t completes TAP Air Portugal share increase
TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) has said in an investor update that as of October 2, 2020, the Portuguese government… Read More »
Lufthansa suspends India flights over travel bubble discord
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) suspended all of its flights to India from September 30 through October 20, 2020, citing disagreement… Read More »
Alaska Airlines to retire all owned A320s
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) has resolved to retire its ten owned A320-200s “earlier than previously scheduled” without disclosing… Read More »
easyJet to suspend two Italian bases for Winter 2020/21
easyJet (U2, London Luton) will temporarily close two of its Italian bases, at Naples Capodichino and Venice Marco Polo airports,… Read More »
Australia reopens borders to New Zealand travellers
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic affected the country in mid-March, Australia has decided to lift some of… Read More »
Cash-strapped Air Namibia slashes wages
Almost half of Air Namibia’s 800 employees have had their salaries slashed in half as the airline battles a revenue… Read More »
FAA issues new proposed Boeing 737 MAX pilot training procedures
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued a draft report on revised training procedures for the Boeing BA.N 737 MAX, a… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines warns lessors about critical restructuring
As news emerged that Malaysia Aviation Group had told lessors it was unlikely to make payments after November unless it… Read More »
Boeing’s top Starliner astronaut pulls out of space mission role
The chief astronaut for Boeing Co’s long-delayed debut crewed flight to the International Space Station stepped down from the job… Read More »
Hahn Air welcomes six new partner airlines into its leading network
Ticketing and distribution leader, Hain Air, announced that it has established contracts with six new partner airlines during the past… Read More »
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) enhances operational efficiency with wireless technology solutions from Teledyne Controls
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a leading provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation, announced that its airline subsidiaries… Read More »
Wizz Air selects ELeather as their sustainable partner for 32,000 new seat deal
Wizz Air and ELeather have entered a new partnership to dress 32,000 seats across 146 new Airbus aircraft, entirely in… Read More »
Britten-Norman and Blue Bear join forces to build the future of British air transport
British SME’s, Britten-Norman and Blue Bear, announced they will partner to make autonomous flight a reality by the mid 2020s…. Read More »
De Havilland Canada chooses IFS to integrate its value chain
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) is rationalising its application landscape and replacing 300+ legacy business applications… Read More »
TP Aerospace expands its wheel and brake business
In early October, TP Aerospace added a third commercial division to the company and officially entered the distribution business with… Read More »
Airline Aid in Jeopardy as President Trump Halts Stimulus Talks
Another round of government aid for the beleaguered airline industry suffered a major setback Tuesday when President Trump told his… Read More »