Lufthansa pilots agree to ‘no strike’ deal until June 2023
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) pilots will not go on strike until June 30, 2023, pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) announced in… Read More »
Air India eyes major fleet expansion, aims to add 30 jets within 15 months
Air India’s new owner Tata Group seems eager to invest millions after revealing plans to expand the major Indian airline’s… Read More »
Emirates A380 Dubai-Perth service to return earlier than expected
Perth, Australia can expect to see the Superjumbo jet earlier than expected after the Emirates A380 service is brought forward… Read More »
Etihad Airways reinforces US expansion with new A350s and JetBlue partnership
Etihad Airways has reinforced its position in the US market by increasing flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International… Read More »
Aeroflot CEO could create a new hub close to border with North Korea, China
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot is considering switching its focus to the regional aviation market after western sanctions have barred access… Read More »
VietJet Air to receive first batch of Boeing 737 MAX planes by 2028
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air and US-based planemaker Boeing have agreed to a delivery schedule for 200 Boeing 737 MAX… Read More »
Volotea flight goes around after approaching French airbase for landing
A Volotea Airbus A319 began to approach the Landivisiau naval airbase in Brittany before going around and landing at the… Read More »
Saudi Arabia to set up third new global airline alongside RIA, Saudia
Saudi Arabia appears to be on a roll when it comes to establishing new airlines, with the country reportedly devising… Read More »
Adria Airways CEOs Schuster, Kowarsch face €78 million lawsuit
Former executives of now-defunct Slovenian airline Adria Airways, Arno Schuster and Holger Kowarsch, are facing a €78 million ($77.9 million)… Read More »
British Airways pilot announces Queen Elizabeth II’s death mid-flight
News about the death of the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II touched both British people and the world…. Read More »
Ashanti Airlines outbids suitors, named partner of Ghana’s new flag carrier
The Government of Ghana has chosen Ashanti Airlines as a strategic investor in its pursuit to establish a new national… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat reveals delivery date of Airbus A321XLR jets
Focused on fleet renewal and expansion, Air Transat awaits for delivery of new Airbus A321XLR planes. The Canadian airline has… Read More »
New Saudi Arabia Airline RIA eyes Etihad’s Tony Douglas as CEO
When reports came out that Saudi Arabia would launch a new multi-billion dollar airline named RIA, it was not known… Read More »
Rolls-Royce pulls out of Boom’s supersonic jet program
Rolls-Royce is pulling out of Boom’s supersonic jet project, two years after signing a collaboration agreement. “We’ve completed our contract… Read More »
Russia delays MC-21 again, deliveries to start in 2025
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) delayed the deliveries of the Irkut MC-21, the country’s newest airliner, to 2025. The delay… Read More »
Finnair to reduce its fleet size in a bid to cope with closed Russian airspace
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair plans to reduce the number of aircraft in its fleet, as it aims to return to… Read More »
Blue Air exit causes travel chaos, rivals launch rescue fares for stranded pax
After Blue Air’s decision to suspend operations left thousands of passengers stranded in airports across the world, rival airlines Hungarian… Read More »
Aeroflot Group signs purchase agreement for 339 Russian-built aircraft
Aeroflot Group, the parent company of Russian flag carrier Aeroflot, has signed an agreement with the local aerospace manufacturer United… Read More »
Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways launch strategic partnership
Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have sealed a strategic partnership that will expand both airlines’ networks, lounges and loyalty programs…. Read More »
SAS to return 10 Airbus and Boeing aircraft to lessors: report
SAS is looking to reduce its fleet as part of its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection and aims to return 10… Read More »
United Airlines considers JFK withdrawal if more flights are not approved
United Airlines said it would suspend flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), in New York if the US… Read More »
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air suspends operations
Romanian low-cost carrier Blue Air has suspended operations after its accounts were seized by the country’s Ministry of the Environment… Read More »