KLM’s chief operating officer departs for British Airways amid turbulent times
KLM is looking for a new chief operating officer amidst turbulent times for the aviation industry after René de Groot… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic expands Florida network with Heathrow-Tampa route
Virgin Atlantic is launching a new direct route from London Heathrow (LHR) to Tampa International Airport (TPA), Florida in winter… Read More »
EVA Air announces Europe expansion with Munich and Milan flights
EVA Air, the Taipei-based carrier, will launch non-stop flights to Milan in Italy and Munich in Germany later in 2022,… Read More »
Boeing, ESG, Lufthansa Technik sign deal to support German P-8A Poseidon fleet
Boeing announced that it will join forces with Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) and Lufthansa Technik to support Germany’s new P-8A… Read More »
Singapore Airlines moves nearer to pre-pandemic capacity by restoring India, Japan routes
Singapore Airlines (SIA1) (SINGY) is restoring more services, getting closer to pre-pandemic capacity, including thanks to travel demand bouncing back…. Read More »
British Airways warns of further cancellations amid staff shortages
UK flag carrier British Airways will cancel more flights during the summer season while the industry continues to struggle to… Read More »
Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Saudi Arabia
Turkish national flag carrier Turkish Airlines has announced that it will be resuming regular scheduled passenger flights to a number… Read More »
Qatar Airways 777 avoids collision with hot air balloon landing in São Paulo
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777 wide-body jet was involved in an unusual incident while performing a flight between Doha in… Read More »
Pipistrel receives UK CAA type certification for fully electric Velis Electro
Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel has received UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) type certification for its fully electric Velis… Read More »
EasyJet Chief Operating Officer steps down amid travel woes
easyJet Chief Operating Officer (COO) Peter Bellew resigned amid rising anger over flight delays and cancelations that have affected the… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines resumes 737-8 MAax order, receives first since 2019 accident
Ethiopian Airlines (EA) has resumed its Boeing 737 MAX8 order after taking delivery of the first aircraft of the type… Read More »
EasyJet flight escorted by Spanish fighter due to bomb threat
An easyJet flight from London to Menorca was intercepted by a Spanish Air Force fighter after a bomb threat was… Read More »
American Airlines restores schedule after glitch endangers thousands of flights
American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) says most of the flights affected by a scheduling system glitch were reinstated. Over 12,000 flights… Read More »
SAS pilot strike postponed for the second time
SAS pilot’s unions, together with the company’s mediators, agree to postpone the strike for the second time. The strike was… Read More »
ATC error behind Hong Kong 2017 two planes on the runway incident
The Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) of Hong Kong said a controller’s lapse in concentration was behind a serious incident… Read More »
Embraer partners with Toyota to enhance aircraft production efficiency
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer is taking tips from the car industry, signing a partnership with Toyota to make its production… Read More »
Icelandair to expand its 737 Max fleet to 20 aircraft with new lease agreement
Icelandair will add two new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to its fleet following an agreement with Singapore-based lessor BOC… Read More »
American Airlines offer pilots 17% pay increase amidst industry staffing woes
American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) has put forward a new pay offer for its pilots, which includes a base pay increase… Read More »
Saudi Arabia launches aircraft lessor to support its aviation growth plans
Saudi Arabia is launching an aircraft leasing company, AviLease, part of the kingdom’s moves to diversify its economy away from… Read More »
China Eastern Airlines orders 100 Airbus A320neos
China Eastern Airlines (CIAH) (CEA) has signed a contract for 100 Airbus A320neo aircraft worth $13 billion, according to a… Read More »
China Southern Airlines signs for 96 Airbus A320neo in deal worth over $12B
China Southern Airlines (ZNH) has signed a deal with Airbus to buy 96 A320neo aircraft, just weeks after reportedly changing… Read More »
Russia considers withdrawing from CR929 project
Russia is scaling back its involvement in the design of the Craic CR929 wide-body airliner in cooperation with China and… Read More »