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Jan 24, 2021

Sriwijaya air 737 crash probe ...

Data from the Flight Data Recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 indicates autothrottle system was not operating properly on one engine at some point during the climb away from the aircraft, say... More

Jan 20, 2021

Top 20 Safest Airlines for 202...

The world’s airline safety, and product rating website, AirlineRatings has listed top Twenty “Safest Airlines 2021” from the 385 different airlines it monitors. The website released its ... More

Jan 19, 2021

Lufthansa raised 500 million e...

Since July 2020, Deutsche Lufthansa AG has raised a total of around 500 million euros by using aircraft as security in eight financing transactions. Capital raising against eight aircraft has enabled ... More

Jan 13, 2021

Divers have retrieved Flight D...

Indonesian divers have retrieved Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) of Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea last Saturday. The Boeing 737-500 jet crashed just 4 minutes after taking off fr... More

Jan 10, 2021

Body parts, and debris were pu...

Indonesian search and rescue team have pulled body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea, a day after a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 crashed. A Boeing 737 with 62 people onbo... More

Jan 09, 2021

Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 w...

Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 with 59 people onboard lost contact shortly after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia. The 26 year old aircraft, reg (PK-CLC) on flight #SJ182 to Pontianak disappeared from... More

Jan 08, 2021

WizzAir Airbus A320N sustained...

WizzAir Airbus A320N sustained damage when a water vehicle wedged underneath at Gdansk International Airport, in Poland on Tuesday. The incident took place when Hungarian Wizzair airline was being pre... More

Jan 04, 2021

Qatar Airways has taken delive...

Qatar Airways has delivery of three brand new Boeing 777 freighters. This brings the Qatar Airway’s total freighter fleet count to 30 freighters, consisting of two Boeing 747 freighters, 24 Boei... More

Jan 03, 2021

Qatar Airways has become the l...

Qatar Airways wrapped up 2020 with the delivery of its 53rd Airbus A350 on the final day of the year. The national carrier of the State of Qatar is the largest operator of Airbus A350 aircraft with 34... More

Dec 31, 2020

AirAsia disposed 32.67% stake ...

AirAsia Group has disposed 32.67% stake in its Indian operations to TATA sons ltd. The Malaysia based low cost carrier has been badly affected by the on going COVID-19 pandemic and reported heavy loss... More

Dec 31, 2020

Emirates unveiled a brand new ...

Emirates is taking its signature A380 experience to the next level with the unveil of a brand new Premium Economy cabin product, together with enhancements and a refreshed look across all cabins onboa... More

Dec 30, 2020

Alaska Airlines boosts Boeing ...

Alaska Airlines announced that the carrier is buying 23 more 737-9 airplanes, building on its original order. Alaska Airlines signed an agreement last month to acquire new 737-9s through lease. The ne... More

Dec 29, 2020

A former Air France A380 being...

A former Air France A380 being dismantled in Ireland, following its early retirement. The aircraft Reg F-HPJB, flew to Ireland on Feb 20th 2020, after it had been to Malta to had the Air France brandi... More

Dec 28, 2020

Aircalin has taken delivery of...

New Caledonia’s Aircalin has taken delivery of its first A320neo. The aircraft joins two A330neo already delivered under the carrier’s fleet modernisation plan. Aircalin’s A320neo is powered by ... More

Dec 27, 2020

Yakutia Airlines Boeing 737-80...

Yakutia Airlines Boeing 737-800 on flight #R3783 overran runway 24 when landing at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow on 25 Dec, 2020. The 15 year-old Boeing 737-700 reg VQ-BIP was on a regularly... More

Dec 26, 2020

Air Canada Boeing 737MAX suffe...

An Air Canada Boeing 737MAX-8 declared emergency on ferry flight after suffering engine issues. An Air Canada Boeing 737MAX was on a ferry flight AC2358 from long-term storage at Pinal Airpark in Mara... More

Dec 23, 2020

Airbus to lose more than $5 bi...

Airbus says it stands to lose more than $5 billion if AirAsia implements its debt restructuring plans of AirAsia X. The documents filed in the high court of Malaysia shows that 13 creditors have chall... More

Dec 22, 2020

Air Greenland, the flag-carrie...

Air Greenland, the flag-carrier for Greenland, placed an order for Airbus’ next generation A330neo widebody aircraft. The new A330-800 will replace the airline’s ageing Airbus A330-200ceo to secur... More

Dec 20, 2020

EU countries ban flights from ...

The Netherlands, Belgium and Austria on Sunday banned flights from the U.K. and Germany to prevent a new strain of coronavirus that’s sweeping across southern England. The Netherlands banned fli... More

Dec 20, 2020

British Airways’ owner I...

British Airways’ owner IAG will buy a Spanish budget airline Air Europa at half of the original cost. IAG will purchase Air Europa for £450 million to be paid by 2026. In 2019, the group agreed... More

Dec 18, 2020

The first Airbus A220-300 for ...

The first Airbus A220-300 for JetBlue Airways has completed its inaugural test flight from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft performed its test sequences and landed safe... More

Dec 17, 2020

Spirit Airlines Airbus A320NEO...

Spirit Airlines Airbus A320NEO on flight #NK696 from Las Vegas, skidded off the taxiway after landing at Baltimore-International Airport. The aircraft with 111 passengers came to rest with its nosegea... More

Dec 17, 2020

The final flight of a British ...

The very last British Airways flight of its iconic 747 (‘Queen of the Skies’) was made its final journey from Cardiff Airport to its new home at eCube Solutions in the Vale of Glamorgan in South W... More

Dec 16, 2020

Hi Fly retires its Airbus A380...

Portuguese charter airline Hi Fly retires its Airbus A380, after nearly three years of service. The A380, Reg 9HMIP is arriving this afternoon in Beja, Portugal, after successfully performing the last... More

Dec 15, 2020

Etihad Airway officially inaug...

Etihad Airways officially inaugurated the latest ecoDemonstrator aircraft in its journey towards sustainability. Etihad took delivery of the Aircraft in October, and on 15 December 2020 it entered ser... More

Dec 15, 2020

China Airlines has taken deliv...

China Airlines has taken delivery of its first of six Boeing 777 Freighters, officially becoming the 20th operator of the world’s largest and longest range twin-aisle freighter. The 777 Freighter jo... More

Dec 15, 2020

JAL ask passengers to “s...

Japan Airlines (JAL) is asking some travelers to skip meals on board their flights to reduce food wastage. The airline call the passengers to make an “ethical choice” by skipping meals on ... More

Dec 14, 2020

Airlines use crazy ideas to re...

Airlines have been introducing various methods to reduce weight on planes in order to reduce fuel usage. In an average, a commercial airplane would burn up to a gallon of fuel every second, and fuel c... More

Dec 14, 2020

Air Baltic has taken delivery ...

Air Baltic has welcomed its 24th and 25th Airbus A220-300 on 13 December, 2020. Arrival of Aircraft registered as YL-AAX and YL-AAY, completes the planned deliveries for airBaltic in 2020. Both aircra... More

Dec 14, 2020

Alaska Airlines will sell 10 A...

Alaska Airlines will sell 10 Airbus A320s to Air Lease Corporation, and subsequently lease 13 new Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft from them. The 13 737-9 MAX aircraft will be delivered from fourth quarter 2... More

Dec 09, 2020

BOC Aviation seek to enforce ...

Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation seek U.K court to implement the judgment where AirAsia X lost a multi-million dollar lawsuit. BOC Aviation, a Hong Kong-listed global aircraft leasing company filed a US$2... More

Dec 09, 2020

Virgin Australia has sliced it...

Virgin Australia Group announced today, it has reached an agreement with Boeing to restructure its B737 MAX order and delivery schedule. Virgin Australia has sliced its deliveries of Boeing planes by ... More

Dec 08, 2020

Lufthansa is recording a sharp...

Lufthansa is recording a sharp rise in intercontinental and intra-European bookings for the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season. Last week, up to 400 percent more people booked destinations ... More

Dec 07, 2020

Lufthansa to cut 30,000 jobs t...

German carrier, Lufthansa will be cutting nearly 30,000 jobs this month and 10,000 jobs in early 2021. The first round of layoff will be outside of Germany and in the next round close to 10,000 jobs w... More

Dec 07, 2020

“Flyr”, A new Norw...

A new Norwegian start-up airline branded as “Flyr”, aims to commence services in the first half of 2021. The Oslo based airline is being established by a team of Pilots led by industry spe... More

Dec 05, 2020

Ryanair placed a firm order fo...

Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline is placing a firm order for 75 additional 737 MAX airplanes, increasing its order book to 210 jets. Ryanair again selected the 737 8-200, a higher-capacity vers... More

Dec 04, 2020

Southwest Airlines to Furlough...

Southwest Airlines has expanded its furlough warnings, saying that 6,828 jobs at risk, about 12% of its staff. The airline told employees that 6,828 jobs are at risk as the company and its labor union... More

Dec 03, 2020

An Air Djibouti Boeing 737, on...

Info:AvHerald An Air Djibouti Boeing 737-500, on flight IV-206 from Hargeisa (Somaliland/Somalia) suffered right hand main gear collapse on landing at Garowe (Puntland/Somalia) on December 02, 2020. T... More

Dec 01, 2020

Airlines in America said to re...

Chicago-based carrier, United Airlines to resume flights using Boeing 737MAX early 2021. The airline said to its staff on MAX update, that it plans to resume flights with its 737 MAX 9 jets at its Den... More

Nov 30, 2020

TAP Air Portugal reposted net ...

TAP Air Portugal has posted a FY20 third-quarter net loss of €119 million ($142 million) compared to €1.2 million net profit in the FY19 third quarter. The Airline also said to reduce its winter c... More

Nov 30, 2020

Qantas confirmed to retrench 2...

Australian carrier Qantas has confirmed it will retrench 2000 workers as it outsources all ground handling work at major Australian airports after rejecting a bid by employees to save their jobs. The ... More

Nov 27, 2020

AirAsia group losses widens...

AirAsia group he posted 3Q2020 revenue of RM443 million, which is 86% decline year-on-year (“YoY”). Airline revenue decreased 87% YoY but grew 5 times QoQ with the gradual increase in capacity in ... More

Nov 23, 2020

A British Airways Boeing 747 c...

A British Airways Boeing 747 caught fire in Spain. The 26 years old aircraft registered G-CIVD, is the one of the retired BA 747 fleet parked in a remote stand in Castellón, Spain. In July this year,... More

Nov 23, 2020

Qantas to make vaccination aga...

Qantas considering to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for international travellers. “we are looking at changing our terms and conditions to say for international travellers, that we ... More

Nov 22, 2020

British Airways to store 33 Ai...

British Airways has requested Spanish airport authority AENA for permission to park as many as 33 of its unused Airbus aircraft at Palma airport. The airline will be parking 33 planes, including Airbu... More

Nov 20, 2020

Lufthansa introduces worldR...

Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, has completed development of an interoperable biometric identity and identification platform. Lufthansa Group (LHG) airlines, Lufthansa (a foundi... More

Nov 19, 2020

“Fly! Love is in the Air.”...

“Fly! Love is in the Air.”, EVA Air’s latest idea to help people find love at 32,000 feet in the sky. EVA Airways, one of the largest carriers in Taiwan, partnered with travel company Mobius... More

Nov 18, 2020

AirAsia is likely to exit from...

Malaysian carrier AirAsia Berhad is likely to exit from AirAsia India, as the JV company has been “draining cash..” The business in Japan and India have been “draining cash, causing the ... More

Nov 18, 2020

Virgin Australia says it is re...

Bain Capital, the new owner of Virgin Australia says it is ready to compete fiercely with Qantas, after rebuilding the airline from scratch for the past seven months. Virgin Australia was sold to U.S ... More

Nov 17, 2020

AirAsia Japan (AAJ), today fil...

AirAsia Japan Co Ltd (AAJ), today filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court, Japan. AirAsia Group, which owns 33% stake in AirAsia Japan said “Total cost of investment in AAJ has been fully... More

Nov 17, 2020

HK Express pilots face up to 4...

Hong Kong Express, the low-cost arm of Cathay Pacific has asked its staff to take pay cuts and unpaid leave starting next year. The airline wanted to pilots to take up to 40 percent pay cut and the no... More

Nov 17, 2020

Two KLM widebody Aircraft suff...

Two KLM widebody aircraft suffered a ground collision at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Sunday, 16 Nov. A KLM Airbus A330-200 wing hit and dented a Boeing 747-400 nose while being towed. The KLM has of... More

Nov 16, 2020

Happy Birthday Qantas – ...

A dream to link Australia’s outback towns by air has become a reality by flying more than 50 million passengers a year around the world. QANTAS, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services... More

Nov 15, 2020

Airbus has delivered its first...

Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait, has taken delivery of its first two A330neos powered by the latest Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines These aircraft are the first of eight A330neos ordered... More

Nov 13, 2020

Antonov AN-124 suffered uncont...

Antonov AN-124 suffered uncontained engine failure and runway excursion on landing at Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport in Siberia. A Volga-Dnepr AN-124 on flight 4066 from Seoul-Incheon Airport in South... More

Nov 09, 2020

Singapore Airlines to retire 2...

Singapore Airlines Group, reported a net loss of $3.5 billion for the first half of 2020. The SIA group, which includes its regional subsidiary SilkAir and low-cost carrier Scoot, have been heavily im... More

Nov 08, 2020

Ethiopian has taken delivery o...

Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of two Airbus A350s on the same day – 7 November 2020. Both the aircraft flew from Toulouse to Addis Ababa on November 7th and landed within minutes of one ... More

Nov 06, 2020

Lufthansa Group reported a net...

Lufthansa Group reported a Adjusted Earnings (Adjusted EBIT) amounted to minus EUR 1.3 billion (previous year: plus EUR 1.3 billion). The average monthly operating cash drain, before changes in workin... More

Nov 06, 2020

5-6m length earthing cable was...

5-6m length earthing cable was found entangled in the left main gear’s hydraulic lines and brakes on Rossiya Airbus A319-100. The aircraft on flight FV-6314 from Krasnodar to St. Petersburg (Rus... More

Nov 05, 2020

Etihad as sent an A380 to Fren...

Gulf carrier, Etihad has parked an Airbus A380 at a French aircraft graveyard on Long-term storage. The aircraft resisted A6-APA was flown to Tarbes from Abu Dhabi today. This 5.3 year old aircraft wa... More

Nov 05, 2020

Thai Airways selling 34 aircra...

Thai Airways has listed 34 aircraft for sale including entire fleet of Boeing 747 as part of restructuring process. The flag carrier of Thailand has listed Airbus A300-600, two Boeing 737-400, three A... More

Nov 05, 2020

Emirates ask Pilots to take 12...

Emirates, UAE’s flag carrier offered some of its pilots unpaid leave for 12 months as COVID-19 continues to affect the air travel. “We can confirm that we’ve offered some of our pilots unpai... More

Nov 04, 2020

Creditors rejected Malaysian A...

“Our partners and creditors will have to sacrifice for the better of the future,”..”If they don’t want to help themselves to survive, I have no choice but shut it down.” ... More

Nov 01, 2020

Malindo Air layoff 2200 staff&...

Malindo Airways layoff 2200 staff on 30th October 2020, as part of cost cutting measures to recover from the COVID downturn. Malaysian hybrid-full service carrier owned by Indonesian Lion Air Group re... More

Oct 31, 2020

Lufthansa will be deploying fo...

Lufthansa will be deploying four of the currently parked Airbus A350-900s to its hub in Frankfurt during the winter season. The Airbus A350-900 is one of the most modern and environmentally friendly l... More

Oct 27, 2020

Airbus delivered the first A32...

Airbus and Singapore ST Engineering jointly achieved a key milestone in the A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme with the delivery of the first converted aircraft to Qantas. This new... More

Oct 25, 2020

Main landing gears on American...

Envoy Air / American Eagle plane skidded off the runway at Grand Bahama International Airport on Saturday. The ERJ-145 on flight AA4194 from Miami veered off runway 06 while landing at Freeport Grand ... More

Oct 23, 2020

AirAsia confirmed securing a l...

Malaysian Budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd has secured a loan as part of its ongoing capital raising plans, Riad Asmat, CEO of the group said on Thursday. Riad Asmat, said “a loan has been appro... More

Oct 21, 2020

Cathay Pacific said to slash 5...

Cathay Pacific Airways, the flag carrier of Hong Kong said on Wednesday it would slash 5,900 jobs and end its regional Cathay Dragon brand amid COVID -19. This means some 5,300 Hong Kong-based employe... More

Oct 20, 2020

Malaysia Airlines may shut dow...

Malaysia’s national airline is seeking steep discounts from lessors and creditors to prevent liquidation. Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the owner of national carrier is negotiating with lessors and credito... More

Oct 19, 2020

Applications Now Open For The ...

Air Canada announced that the application process for the second annual Captain Judy Cameron Scholarship is now open. The Judy Cameron Scholarship was established in honour of the airline’s firs... More

Oct 19, 2020

Scandinavian carrier SAS has t...

Scandinavian carrier SAS has taken delivery of its first of three A321LR on lease from Air Lease Corporation, becoming the newest operator of the most efficient long-haul single aisle aircraft. The A3... More

Oct 17, 2020

AirAsia X liquidates its Indon...

Malaysia based AirAsia X Bhd is liquidating its Indonesian arm and says it has run out of money. The long-haul arm of AirAsia Group Bhd has also written down its 49% stake in Thai AirAsia X. Airline�... More

Sep 24, 2020

Silverstone Air Fokker 50 carg...

Silverstone Air Fokker 50 cargo aircraft operated by Saacid Airlines crashed onto a perimeter after landing at Mogadishu International Airport (HCMM), Somalia, on Sep 19th 2020 The freight flight from... More

Sep 17, 2020

Air New Zealand has grounded i...

In May the airline grounded the majority of its seven 777-300 aircraft until the end of the 2020 calendar year. At the same time the company also signalled it was unlikely to fly its eight 777-200 air... More

Sep 17, 2020

Air New Zealand is proposing t...

Air New Zealand is proposing to layoff 385 cabin crew by December. “Unfortunately the reduced schedule means we have a reduction in the number of crew we need for our wide body fleet,”.. and “We... More

Sep 14, 2020

Cathay Pacific to park 40% of ...

The Cathay Pacific Group today released its combined traffic figures for August 2020 that reflected the airlines’ continued substantial capacity reductions in response to significantly reduced deman... More

Sep 12, 2020

Enter Air commitment to purcha...

Boeing and Enter Air announced the Polish airline is expanding its commitment to the 737 family with a new order for two 737-8 airplanes plus options for two more jets. An all-Boeing operator and Pola... More

Sep 12, 2020

Australian budget carrier, Tig...

Australian budget carrier, Tigerair has officially ceased operations on September 10, 2020. Tiger Airways Australia, operating as Tigerair Australia, was an Australian low-cost airline commenced servi... More

Sep 11, 2020

Lufthansa plans to retire enti...

Lufthansa plans to retire entire Airbus A380 fleet as part of its coronavirus pandemic-driven restructuring. The German Frankfurt-based carrier is considering retiring its all of its A380s, Boeing 747... More

Sep 11, 2020

Singapore Airlines announced t...

The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group today announced to cut around 4,300 positions across its airlines. “After taking into account a recruitment freeze, natural attrition, and the take up of volun... More

Sep 10, 2020

DGCA suspended two senior exec...

Aviation regulator of India, DGCA has suspended two senior executives of AirAsia India last month for a period of three months over “safety violations” On 15 June this year, a former AirAs... More

Sep 10, 2020

Air New Zealand reported a los...

Air New Zealand reported a loss of $87 million for the 2020 financial year, compared to earnings of $387 million in the prior year. The 2020 result, affirming the unprecedented effect of the Covid-19 ... More

Sep 10, 2020

AirAsia announces a new subsid...

AirAsia Group Berhad today announced the formation of Asia Digital Engineering Sdn Bhd (ADE), a wholly-owned subsidiary, set to be Asia’s leading provider of engineering services for AirAsia’s gro... More

Sep 09, 2020

28 young people commenced thei...

Twenty-eight young people commenced their four-year SWISS apprenticeships in aircraft maintenance on 10 August 2020. Three of them are female. Twenty-five future polymechanics – three of them wo... More

Aug 31, 2020

The first-ever Israel EL-AL fl...

The first-ever Israel EL-AL flight to fly over Saudi Arabia after Riyadh agreed to the Israeli request on Sunday landed in Abu Dhabi The flight LY971 carrying high-level delegates from Israel and the ... More

Aug 30, 2020

United Airlines Permanently El...

“The only thing constant is change and at United Airlines, some of the fees associated with changes related to flying are gone for good.”, The carrier announced today. The united is perman... More

Aug 30, 2020

JetBlue raised over $115 milli...

JetBlue raised over $115 million by securing 25 Airbus A321s through pass-through certificates. The airline announced on 27th it raised capital $115,584,000 with interest payable semi-annually on May ... More

Aug 28, 2020

AirAsia X posted another deep ...

AirAsia X posted another deep quarterly losses and announced to further reduce its payroll next month. The Malaysia based airline reported a net loss of RM305mil in the second quarter ended June 30 co... More

Aug 28, 2020

Qantas plan to axe and outsour...

Qantas workers across the country are preparing to protest the carrier’s decision to cut 2500 jobs and outsource them. The Airline said that it will cut all of its ground, baggage and cleaning jobs ... More

Aug 13, 2020

Two Hong Kong express A321s co...

Hong Kong Express Airbus A321 collided with another HK Express Airbus A321 on the apron at Hong Kong International Airport. The Aircraft registered “LEF” collided with the stationary Aircr... More

Aug 08, 2020

Air India Express Boeing 737-8...

Air India Express Boeing 737-800 on flight #IX1344 from Dubai overran runway 10 on landing in heavy rain at Kozhikode Airport in South India. The aircraft with 184 passengers & 6 crew on board fr... More

Germany Aug 07, 2020

Corona pandemic led to an 80 p...

“The collapse in demand for air travel due to the Corona pandemic led to an 80 percent drop in revenue for the Lufthansa Group in the second quarter to 1.9 billion euros (previous year: 9.6 bill... More

Bulgaria Aug 05, 2020

Airstair vehicle hit and damag...

Left wing trailing edge and flap on WizzAir Airbus A320 were damaged when an airstair vehicle hit the aircraft. The Airstair vehicle hit the parked A320 from behind at Sofia International Airport, Bul... More

Aug 05, 2020

A former AirAsia pilot commit ...

A former AirAsia pilot was found dead after he was believed to have jumped from his condominium unit in Puchong, near Serdang, Malaysia, yesterday. Serdang District Police Chief, Assistant Commissione... More

Aug 05, 2020

Virgin Australia axes 3000 job...

Australia’s number two airline, Virgin Australia will layoff 3000 employees, and offload its long-haul international jets as part of its restructuring plan under new owner Bain Capital. The airl... More

Russia Aug 03, 2020

Fuel tanker collided with an A...

Aeroflot Airbus A321 was seriously damaged after a fuel tanker collided onto it at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia on 1 Aug, 2020. The fuel tanker ramped onto the parked aircraft,... More

Jul 23, 2020

Qantas mark the end of an era ...

Qantas mark the end of an era with the departure of the national carrier’s last Boeing 747 jumbo jet yesterday. The final 747-400 in the fleet (registration VH-OEJ) departed Sydney at 2pm as flight ... More

Jul 22, 2020

Ethiopian Airline’s Boei...

Ethiopian Airline’s Boeing 777F cargo Aircraft was on fire at #Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday afternoon. The plane caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong airport ... More

U.K Jul 17, 2020

British Airways retires all of...

British Airways is retiring its Boeing 747-400 fleet with immediate effect, according to an internal companywide email. “With much regret, we are proposing, subject to consultation, the immediate re... More

Nirobi Jul 06, 2020

Buff Air Services Fokker 50 cr...

Main landing gear on Buff Air Services Fokker 50 collapsed on landing on the unsurfaced Bardere Airstrip in Somalia. The aircraft built in 1992 was damaged significantly. No injuries were reported. Bu... More

Netherlands Jul 04, 2020

TUI Boeing 787 was damaged at ...

A TUI Boeing 787 was damaged on Thursday after a tow truck pulled the aircraft against an aerobridge, at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Dreamliner came to an abrupt halt and there was a dent in the nacel... More

Pakistan Jul 01, 2020

EASA suspend PIA flights to EU...

The European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) flights to European member states over safety concerns. EASA made the decision, days... More

Australia Jun 30, 2020

Regional Express Airlines is p...

Regional Express Airlines says it is preparing launch flights on routes between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as a direct competitor to Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia. The routes will connect A... More

U.A.E Jun 28, 2020

Emirates has suspended flights...

Emirates has suspended flights from Pakistan till July 3rd after 26 passengers who transited through Dubai tested positive for Covid-19. The decision was made after 26 passengers on board a flight fro... More

Germany Jun 27, 2020

Lufthansa board accepted the r...

Lufthansa shareholders voted almost unanimously in favor of the Government rescue package of $10 billion on Thursday, following a tense week as airline’s largest single stock holder threatened t... More

Kuwait Jun 27, 2020

KuwaitAirways’ all new A...

KuwaitAirways’ all new Airbus A330neo on its maiden flight! The airline will receive its first brand new Airbus A330-800neo in the third quarter of this year, and rest will go through to 2026. K... More

Pakistan Jun 25, 2020

PIA grounded 150 pilots for ho...

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended 150 pilots for holding fake or dubious licences The airline said, “out of our 434 pilots, 150 will be grounded as of today,(June 25)” be... More

Australia Jun 25, 2020

Qantas to layoff another 6000 ...

Qantas Chief executive Alan Joyce said on Thursday the airline had no choice but to make 6000 of its 29,000 workers redundant as it does not expect to fly internationally other than to New Zealand for... More

Jun 22, 2020

Beach runway overrun…....

A GA8 Airvan’s nosewheel collapsed when the aircraft struck a washout after it overran a beach runway. The accident occurred after the pilot elected not to conduct a go-around despite several cues t... More

Jun 22, 2020

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR QANTAS G...

Applications have opened for the new Qantas Group Pilot Academy, due to open its doors to the first student intake in Toowoomba in September this year. Estimates suggest that 790,000 more pilots will ... More

Panama Jun 18, 2020

U.S. Department of Transportat...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A. (Copa) $450,000 for unlawfully transporting passengers between the United States and Venezuela via a sto... More

Scotland Jun 17, 2020

Flybe DHC-8-400 collided with ...

A former Flybe plane ran into the rear of an already offloaded and parked Loganair aircraft at Aberdeen International Airport in Scotland. Flybe DHC-8-400(Q400) not flown since Mar 4th, moved forward ... More

Australia Jun 16, 2020

Another Qantas Boeing 747 head...

Photo Credit: Slippy 70 Another Qantas Boeing B747-400ER VH-OEE “Nullarbor” departed Sydney Airport with a water cannon salute this morning, Tuesday June 16, heading for Los Angeles as QF6001 and ... More

Singapore Jun 16, 2020

Jetstar Asia will become the o...

Jetstar Asia will become the only low-cost carrier to fly direct from Singapore to Colombo, Sri Lanka when it launches the new service on 1 July 2020. Colombo becomes Jetstar Asia’s 25th destination... More

India Jun 16, 2020

Vistara to return a Boeing 737...

Vistara, a joint venture airline between India’s Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, will return one Boeing 737 plane to lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) later this week. The airline wi... More

Vietnam Jun 14, 2020

Vietjet Air Airbus A321 skidde...

Vietjet Air Airbus A321 skidded off the runway on landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (VVTS) amidst a heavy downpour. The Flight VJ322 from Phu Quoc Island off the southern coast, touched do... More

U.K Jun 14, 2020

U.K parliamentarians labelled ...

U.K parliamentarians says British Airways “a national disgrace” for trying to shed its staff and rehire them on new terms and conditions during the coronavirus crisis. The Commons transport select... More

UAE Jun 13, 2020

Emirates retires first of 46 A...

Emirates retires first A380 from it fleet. The aircraft registration A6-EDB was repainted white and was spotted at Dubai International Airport on 12 June 2020. This aircraft made its last scheduled fl... More

U.K Jun 12, 2020

British Airways plans to aucti...

British Airways plans to auction off art pieces worth millions to raise capital amid the coronavirus crisis. The art work from Damien Hirst, Peter Doig and Bridget Riley, with one of the pieces valued... More

Qatar Jun 12, 2020

Qatar Airways Becomes Largest ...

“Qatar Airways continues to succeed demonstrating the airline’s strength and resilience despite the illegal blockade imposed by neighbouring countries on 5 June 2017.” says the airline. ... More

Germany Jun 11, 2020

Lufthansa to cut 26,000 jobs&#...

Lufthansa says it will cut 22,000 jobs to help cash crunch caused by coronavirus pandemic. The German carrier says half the job cuts would be in Germany. After having meeting the unions, Lufthansa say... More

UAE Jun 11, 2020

Emirates to cut thousands of j...

Emirates is planning to cut thousands of jobs to manage cash crunch caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Dubai based Emirates says “Given the significant impact that the pandemic has had on our b... More

World Jun 10, 2020

Airlines to post net loss of U...

Airlines are expected to record a net loss of more than US$84 billion this year in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, says IATA. International Air Transport Association said on Tuesday (Jun 9), ̶... More

Sri Lanka Jun 10, 2020

Colombo Airport will resume fl...

Sri Lanka Bandaranaike International Airport will resume its flight operations from 1st August 2020. The airport was closed since 11th March due to the adverse COVID-19 pandemic situation. Chairman AA... More

U.A.E Jun 10, 2020

Emirates has received approval...

Emirates has received approvals to carry passengers on flights to Kabul in Afghanistan, starting from 25 June, taking to 30 the total number of destinations currently offered to travellers. In additio... More

Germany Jun 08, 2020

Lufthansa parked another Boein...

Lufthansa parked another Boeing 747 on a long term storage. On Saturday Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 “Tango Lima” left for Enschede, where she will be temporarily parked until the demand for the air t... More

United Kingdom Jun 08, 2020

U.K imposes 14 day self -Quara...

United Kingdom imposes a two-week quarantine period for anyone arriving in the UK from Monday. Passengers arriving in the UK by any mode of transport including plane, ferry or train will be asked to p... More

Malaysia Jun 08, 2020

Malaysia Prime Minister appoin...

Prime minister of Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin has appointed Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin as group chairman of Malaysia Airlines’ parent company, Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), effective 1 July. The Prime... More

Canada Jun 07, 2020

Small plane crash… pilot...

A small plane, Davis DA-2A, crashed at the Brampton-Caledon Airport, northwest of Toronto this morning. The plane crashed while performing a touch-and-go on runway 33 Pilot, the sole occupant, was not... More

Hungary Jun 05, 2020

Wizz Air has taken delivery of...

Hungarian low-cost airline with its head office in Budapest, Wizz Air has taken delivery of their first Airbus A320neo, airframe registered HA-LJA. The aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G... More

Canada Jun 04, 2020

British Airways Boeing 787 rol...

A British Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner rolled off the taxiway while being on pushback at Edmonton Intl Airport (CYEG), Canada on 2 June 2020. The aircraft registered G-ZBKP, arrived at Edmonton Inter... More

Malaysia Jun 04, 2020

AirAsia is in talks to sell 10...

AirAsia Group is in talks with SK Corp, to sell 10% of its shares to raise RM334.2mil The sale of 10% stake to South Korea’s third largest conglomerate SK Corp at RM1 a share would raise an estimate... More

UAE Jun 04, 2020

Emirates will be flying to 16 ...

Emirates will be offering passenger services to 16 more cities on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from 15th June 2020. Flights to the following cities will be available for booking on emirates.com or vi... More

United States Jun 03, 2020

Trump Administration ban all C...

U.S Department of transportation suspending the scheduled passenger operations of all Chinese carriers to and from the United States from June 16, 2020. The decision comes in response to a similar ban... More

America Jun 03, 2020

Delta’s MD-88 and MD-90 ...

On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Delta’s MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft made their last scheduled revenue flights. The 28-year-old MD-88 on final flight DL88 was headed from Washington-Dulles International A... More

Jun 02, 2020

‘Buy airline tickets lik...

‘Buy airline tickets like you bought toilet paper.’ Virgin Atlantic captain Chris Pohl plea travellers. The most senior A350 training captain at Virgin Atlantic, Chris Pohl, 56, who has be... More

U.K Jun 01, 2020

“British Airways plans t...

The Unite union that represents British Airways says that the airline plans to layoff vast majority of its workforce and rehire them on reduced pay and worse terms. Last month British Airways held mee... More

Netherlands May 30, 2020

KLM began testing sustainable ...

KLM today began testing sustainable ways to taxi aircraft at Schiphol Airport. The trial is being carried out with a Taxibot. This is a hybrid towing vehicle which, unlike the normal pushback trucks, ... More

Pakistan May 29, 2020

Rescue officials found Rs 30 ...

Rescue officials have found around Rs 30 million (USD 184,716) in cash in the wreckage of the Pakistan International Airlines’ aircraft that crashed in a residential area near Karachi Internatio... More

Russia May 28, 2020

Lighting strike damages Volga ...

Nose cone on Volga Dnepr Airlines An-124 was damaged while flying through lightning and a thunderstorm on approach to Krasnoyarsk in Russia on 27 May 2020. The flight #VDA3469 from Vatry landed safely... More

Philippines May 27, 2020

Philippines Airlines flew its ...

Philippines Airlines PAL, made history by flying its farthest non-stop flight with a Boeing 777-300ER, covering roughly 9,758 miles between Manila and Florida. The 16 hour and 9 minute flight repatria... More

Pakistan May 26, 2020

May day – May Day –...

Evidence from crashed Pakistan International Airlines’s Airbus A320 revealed that crew tried to execute a go-around in a second attempt to land while conducting an ILS approach to runway 25L at ... More

QATAR May 14, 2020

Qatar airways to delay the del...

Qatar Airways is in discussions with Airbus and Boeing to defer the deliveries of their new aircraft on order. Airline CEO Akbar al-Baker said that new airplanes will likely be “deferred for several... More

GERMANY May 14, 2020

Lufthansa Group resume flights...

Lufthansa, Eurowings and SWISS will be resuming flights from 1,June 2020 to 106 destinations. From 1 June, 160 aircraft will be in service with the Group’s passenger airlines. The previously val... More

GERMANY May 13, 2020

Lufthansa temporarily parks it...

Lufthansa temporarily parks its 7th and last Airbus A380 in Teruel, Spain. The aircraft “Mike-Bravo“ on flight LH9924, departed Frankfurt Airpot at 8:00 LT Lufthansa has parked 258 aircraft includ... More

UAE May 13, 2020

Emirates will resume scheduled...

Emirates announced to start scheduled flight services from 21 May to nine destinations: London Heathrow Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne. The airline will also o... More

THAILAND May 13, 2020

Thai AirAsia posted a loss of ...

Thai AirAsia’s parent company “Asia Aviation” posted a loss of Bt1.37 billion ($42.7 million) in the first quarter of 2020, contrasts to an operating profit of Bt1.12 billion for the... More

asia May 04, 2020

Qantas has secured a further $...

Qantas Group today announces that it has secured a further $550 million in funding against three of its wholly-owned Boeing 787-9 aircraft. This follows the $1.05 billion raised in March against seven... More

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