Aeroflot to order 300 Russian-made planes, boost capital by $3 billion
Aeroflot, the flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia, plans to order 300 new aircraft from local manufacturer United… Read More »
Qatar Airways Doha to HKG flights temporarily banned over positive COVID cases
It looks like Qatar Airways will not be flying to Hong Kong for the time being. The airline has… Read More »
Low-cost start-up Norse Atlantic announces Berlin-US flights from August 2022
Low-cost long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic Airways is adding routes between Germany and the United States to its network. The Norway-based… Read More »
Nigeria’s Ibom Air expects to launch regional flights by the end of 2022
Nigeria’s domestic airline Ibom Air expects to commence regional operations outside Nigeria by the end of 2022. According to a… Read More »
Aeroflot to tighten control over toilet paper consumption
A memo has been leaked detailing new measures of handling toilet paper rolls on Aeroflot flights to Turkey. The memo… Read More »
Spirit Airlines postpones Frontier vote after latest offer from JetBlue
Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) has postponed a shareholder meeting regarding its proposed buyout by Frontier Group after receiving the latest… Read More »
Swedish government rejects bailout for ailing SAS airline
After the Swedish government announced that it will not be injecting any new capital into Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), neighboring Denmark… Read More »
Ryanair faces backlash after giving South African passengers Afrikaans test
Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced that it will require South African travelers aiming to enter the United Kingdom to conduct… Read More »
JetBlue offers enhanced deal to acquire Spirit Airlines
JetBlue (JBLU) has once again stepped up its efforts to win over Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) by offering an enhanced… Read More »
Nigeria Air receives ATL from civil aviation authority
Nigeria Air Limited has received an Air Transport License (ATL) granted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Issued on… Read More »
Emirates, Airlink activate partnership amid high demand for domestic capacity
Emirates and South Africa-based regional carrier Airlink have officially activated their codeshare partnership. In a statement released on June 6,… Read More »
Mriya pilot Dmytro Antonov on Hostomel and the second An-225 part 1
For many years, Antonov Airlines was one of Ukraine’s great ambassadors. It is a subsidiary of the Antonov Company whose… Read More »
Colombo court lifts ban on detained Aeroflot Airbus A330 from leaving Sri Lanka
The Colombo Commercial High Court has suspended a previous order that prevented an Airbus A330 aircraft operated by Russian national… Read More »
SpiceJet grounds 90 Boeing 737 MAX pilots after DGCA fine
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has restricted 90 pilots from operating Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after receiving a fine from the… Read More »
TAAG to wet-lease an A330 from Hi Fly to support its Luanda-Lisbon schedule
TAAG Angola Airlines, the state-owned carrier of the Republic of Angola, announced that it will be wet leasing an Airbus… Read More »
US President evacuated after aircraft enters restricted airspace near beach home
US President Joseph Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were briefly evacuated and taken to a secure location after a… Read More »
In a 747 cockpit with 40-year veteran Captain Cameron Livingstone
The iconic Boeing 747 was the first wide-body aircraft in the history of aviation, and the first aircraft to be… Read More »
Why Australia is returning to a 70-year-old seaplane
Airlines across the world tend to capitalize on the latest high-tech aircraft to squeeze profit in a heavily contested market…. Read More »
EgyptAir launches maiden service to Dublin, from Cairo
EgyptAir has launched its first ever direct service from its hub at Cairo International Airport to Dublin, Ireland. The state-owned… Read More »
Airbus sets date for auctions of parts from a scrapped Emirates A380
Airbus has set the date for an auction of 500 parts from a retired A380, hoping to entice bids from… Read More »
British Airways ramps up transatlantic route network for summer
British Airways is ramping up its route network to the United States to meet the growing demand for transatlantic travel… Read More »
South African Airways to increase route capacity amidst Comair shutdown
South African Airways (SAA) announced an increase in capacity to meet demand following the suspension of flights by Comair, the… Read More »
Spirit and Frontier amend merger deal to include break-up fee
US ultra-low-cost-carriers Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) and Frontier Airlines are changing the terms of their merger agreement, adding a break-up… Read More »
British Airways and EasyJet cancel 100+ flights going into jubilee holiday weekend
Passengers with travel plans for the Platinum Jubilee long weekend in the UK are facing delays, with British Airways and… Read More »
Iberia to use SAF on several long-haul flights
In a move to make international travel more sustainable, Spanish carrier Iberia will use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on some… Read More »
DGCA fines Vistara for allowing pilots to fly without proper training
Indian airline Vistara is fined by the local aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for violating flight… Read More »