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 »
Cathay Pacific Airways to hire 4,000 new staff within two years
Cathay Pacific Airways aims to hire 4,000 staff by the end of next year as part of an ambitious recruitment… Read More »
Jet2 flight diverted after elderly passenger attacks crew over lack of champagne
Tempers bubbled over on a Jet2 flight after an elderly passenger attacked cabin crew over an argument about the lack… Read More »