Air New Zealand’s NYC route hits more issues with passengers paid to offload
Air New Zealand’s newly-debuted non-stop service to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (NYC) from Auckland Airport (AKL) seems… Read More »
British Airways and Qatar expand partnership on 185 flight routes
UK flag carrier British Airways (BA) and Qatar Airways have announced the expansion of their partnership, adding added 42 new… Read More »
Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Belarus and Russia until at least 2023
Turkish Airlines has extended its cancellation of flights to and from Belarus and Russia. Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine… Read More »
Wizz Air Malta receives Air Operator’s Certificate and Operating License
Wizz Air Malta, a subsidiary Hungarian ultra-low-cost-carrier Wizz Air, has been granted an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) by the European… Read More »
Atlas Air in Boeing 777F ACMI deal with MSC Air Cargo
Atlas Air will operate four new Boeing 777-200 freighters on a global ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) basis for… Read More »
Challenge Group welcomes u-turn on Israel’s four engine aircraft ban
Challenge Group has welcomed the news that the Israel Airports Authority has decided to reverse its decision to ban four-engined… Read More »
IATA: The current state of the air cargo market
IATA chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen turned to her native language of Swedish when asked to outline the current state… Read More »
IATA keynote: Harness air cargo’s value and invest
Air cargo has never been more valued and the industry must leverage this now to invest sustainably. This was the… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo and Kintetsu in SAF agreement
Japanese forwarder Kintetsu World Express will reduce around five percent of its total CO2 footprint of transported airfreight with Lufthansa… Read More »
Jet Fuel derived from used cooking oil certified for large-scale production in China
A Chinese petroleum company just obtained an airworthiness certificate for their new biological jet fuel made of used cooking oil…. Read More »
Wizz Air Malta receives Air Operator’s Certificate
Wizz Air Malta has been granted its Air Operator’s Certificate by EASA, and an Operating License by the Malta Civil… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic to join SkyTeam airline alliance
Virgin Atlantic announced today at a press event in London that the UK-based airline will join global airline alliance SkyTeam… Read More »
IATA World Cargo Symposium highlights priorities for the industry
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted four priorities to build resilience and strengthen air cargo’s post-pandemic prospects at its… Read More »
Southwest Has Hired 3,000 Flight Attendants in 2022
Southwest Airlines is eager to fill its open positions and end staff shortages, especially with its flight attendants. Now it… Read More »
Airlines React To Biden Administration’s Proposal on Ancillary Fees
Airlines, or at least their trade group, are reacting to President Joe Biden’s comments on Monday to crack down on… Read More »
Low-Cost Airline Arajet Debuts in Mexico
Arajet arrives in Mexico with an offer of 800 seats per week, which translates into three flights per week to… Read More »
DOJ Suit Challenging American and JetBlue Alliance Underway
A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and six states over American Airlines and JetBlue Northeast Alliance… Read More »
PLAY Offering $99 Flights To Celebrate World Tourism Day
Low-cost Icelandic airline PLAY is celebrating World Tourism Day on Tuesday, September 27 with the launch of an exceptional travel… Read More »
Hong Kong requires a barrage of Covid tests
Travelers headed to Hong Kong no longer need to quarantine in a hotel upon arrival. But they will have to… Read More »
Qantas Group names Stephanie Tully as new Jetstar CEO
Australia’s Qantas Group has appointed Stephanie Tully as the new CEO of its low-cost carrier, Jetstar. The news follows the… Read More »
United Airlines hopes to resume US-Cuba flights by end of 2022
United Airlines said it is looking forward to resuming flights to Cuba by the end of 2022, according to a… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia files for US Chapter 15 bankruptcy procedure
After settling an agreement with creditors to halve its debt to around $5 billion, flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has requested… Read More »
EasyJet to invest in software to cut fuel costs, noise levels across A320 fleet
Low-cost airline easyJet will invest in the latest aircraft software from Airbus aimed at cutting costs on jet fuel and… Read More »
EasyJet invests in multi-millions aircraft technology to reduce carbon emissions
easyJet has announced a multi-million pound investment into the latest aircraft software which will work to help it achieve permeant… Read More »
Aegean named Best Regional Airline in Europe at the 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards
AEGEAN has been named the Best Regional Airline in Europe at the prestigious World Airline Awards for the 11th consecutive… Read More »
Jetstar announces new CEO
Qantas Group have announced Stephanie Tully as the new Chief Executive Officer of Jetstar, following the June 2022 announcement that ex-CEO,… Read More »