United Airlines 787-10 crew “time out” forced to divert Newark-bound flight from Athens
United Airlines was forced to divert a Newark-bound flight from Athens, Greece to Iceland because the pilots and flight attendants… Read More »
SAS Scandinavian airline to raise $700 million of fresh financing
SAS Scandinavian airline said on Saturday Aug. 13 it entered into an agreement with Apollo Global Management to raise $700… Read More »
Emirates will reintroduce its A380 flights to Perth
Emirates will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Perth on December 1 as part of the airline’s ramp up of services… Read More »
Over 2,000 tourists are still stranded in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur region
Over 2,000 tourists are still stranded in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as of Aug. 13 evening with over… Read More »
Thailand is among the five most favorite destinations for Chinese travelers
Thailand is among the five most favorite destinations for Chinese travelers as the easing of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions sees more… Read More »
Hong Kong airport languishes as Singapore Changi is Asia’s No 1 for passenger arrivals
Singapore’s Changi Airport has emerged as the leader among Asian airports in terms of international passenger traffic for the second… Read More »
China Eastern and China Southern Airlines are likely to exit US market
The decision by five Chinese state-owned companies to leave the US market adds to skepticism that authorities in both countries… Read More »
Akasa Air mourns after co-founder Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dies at age of 62
The co-founder of new Indian low-cost airline Akasa Air, billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, has died at the age of 62. Akasa… Read More »
Boeing is back with its 787 and 777 wide-body jets as market demand rebounds
Boeing 787 Dreamliner has returned to the world market for newly delivered aircraft at a time when demand for wide-body… Read More »
UAE’s Tawazun invests in hydrogen aircraft project
The UAE’s Strategic Development Fund (SDF), the investment arm of Tawazun Economic Council, has invested into the development of a… Read More »
Boom Supersonic’s jet testing worries atmospheric scientists
Boom Supersonic’s Overture would fly at 60,000 feet at Mach 1.7, twice the speed of conventional jetliners. It may be… Read More »
Thai Airways Airbus A350 sank far below glideslope after shortened approach
German investigators believe a shortened approach route given to a Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 crew generated increased time stress, resulting… Read More »
Boeing has fixed potential malicious hack for some its flight planning software
A digital vulnerability in the computer systems used on some Boeing aircraft that could have allowed malicious hackers to modify… Read More »
Club Med to unveil three new ski resorts in December
Club Med will unveil three new ski resorts – Club Med Tignes and Club Med Val d’Isere in the French… Read More »
IHG sees half-year operating profit down by 84% in Greater China
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) said the group’s total revenue rose 52% in the first half of 2022 and operating profit… Read More »
Carriers are discouraging their staff from traveling to and from Europe
Airlines want people to take a European vacation this summer — as long as it’s not their employees. Carriers are… Read More »
Air India to operate 24 new additional domestic flights
The additional 24 flights include two new frequencies from Delhi to Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, and from Mumbai to Chennai… Read More »
Investigation into Hainan Airlines by China’s securities watchdog had ended
Hainan Airlines jumped by the daily trading limit after the Chinese carrier said an investigation into the company by China’s… Read More »
Jetstar Asia to increase Bangkok and Manila services
Low-cost carrier Jetstar Asia will increase the number of flight services from Singapore to Bangkok and Manila, two of the… Read More »
Alaska Airlines partners with companies to push for sustainable business travel
Alaska Airlines has launched a program to further its sustainable aviation goals by engaging its corporate customers to participate in… Read More »
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says era of ultra-low fares is over
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said the era of ultra-low fares is over and warned that ticket prices will have to… Read More »
More than 1,400 US flights canceled and 2,000 delayed due to thunderstorms
More than 1,400 flights were canceled and a further 2,000 flights experienced delays due to severe thunderstorms in Texas, the… Read More »