Air carriers extend unpaid leave for foreign pilots
South Korean air carriers including Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have extended unpaid leave for foreign pilots amid slowing recovery… Read More »
Boeing delivers first Super Hornet Blue Angel test jet
The first Super Hornet test aircraft for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels has been delivered by Boeing. The unpainted aircraft… Read More »
Boeing lines up new 777X and 787 orders as it sells off jets once meant for Russian cargo carrier
Why is Boeing playing hardball with a key customer, refusing to let it revoke an order cancellation and take its… Read More »
Appareo Goes Big on New Flight Data Technology for Small Airplanes
Appareo’s new Conexus technology brings new data acquisition capabilities to the lighter end of the business and general aviation industry…. Read More »
IATA has urged governments to quickly implement ICAO’s global guidelines for restoring air connectivity.
Already, the ICAO Council has approved Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis, known as Takeoff. This… Read More »
Pakistani aviation authority says PIA pilot ignored air traffic control
Pakistani aviation authorities have told Pakistan International Airlines that the pilot of a passenger plane that crashed into a residential… Read More »
Aviation’s slow recovery: May air traffic statistics
As the aviation industry continues to find its way in the wake of COVID-19, we saw a resurgence in total… Read More »
European airlines update their flight schedules for the summer
The latest Europe market round-up by routesonline.com, featuring new route launches, capacity changes, and news. Lufthansa Group has announced plans to… Read More »
Oakland airport targets leisure to lead recovery
Leisure demand can boost Oakland International after American Airlines’ exit. Oakland International’s (OAK) director of aviation Bryant L. Francis has… Read More »
KLM plans to expand its European and intercontinental network
KLM plans to further expand its European and intercontinental flying in the coming months, restoring connectivity to 78% of the… Read More »
U.S. FAA chief to testify at Senate hearing on Boeing 737 MAX
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will testify June 17 before a U.S. Senate panel on certification of the… Read More »
Delta Air Lines retires MD-88s, MD-90s
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) retired the last of its McDonnell Douglas twinjets – and the last MDs… Read More »
British Airways converts two B777s into freighters
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has converted two of its B777-200(ER)s into makeshift freighters, deploying them to Beijing Capital in… Read More »
Ryanair’s Maltese subsidiary begins COVID-19 layoffs
Malta Air, a subsidiary of Irish holding company Ryanair Holdings, has started laying off staff due to the financial impact… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet cleared to conduct drone trials
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) has been given official clearance to begin trials using drones to deliver medical supplies and other… Read More »
Aerolíneas Argentinas set for $880mn state subsidies in 2020
Aerolineas Argentinas (AR, Buenos Aires Ezeiza) may receive USD880 million in state subsidies if it is to survive for the… Read More »
IndiGo, GoAir granted more time for A320neo engine changes
The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended to August, the deadline for IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l)… Read More »
Lufthansa’s supervisory board approves bailout
Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board has accepted the revised terms of a proposed EUR9 billion euro (USD9.9 billion) bailout although the funding… Read More »
INFORM GmbH’s GroundStar optimisation software chosen by indigo
INFORM GmbH (INFORM), a leading global provider of advanced optimisation software for the aviation industry, announced that it has entered… Read More »
Amazon adds 12 planes to its growing air-cargo fleet that’s encroaching on FedEx and UPS
Industry watchers believe that Amazon is on track to challenge the US Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx, slashing a total… Read More »
Mokulele Airlines and Makani Kai Air announce merger
Hawaii’s only two commuter airlines supplying scheduled flights have decided to merge operations as they battle COVID-19 fears and tourism… Read More »
The largest electric plane yet completed its first flight – but it’s the batteries that matter
When a small white-and-red Cessna Grand Caravan plane took off from Moses Lake in Washington state on Thursday, it was… Read More »