CMA CGM Air Cargo (operated by Air Belgium) completed its first revenue flight: from Liege to Chicago
The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in maritime transport and logistics, has launched a division dedicated to transporting air freight as part of...
Volotea will fly to 6 Algerian cities from Marseilles
Volotea is launching in September from Marseille airport 6 new routes to Algeria on which it will offer Marseille a total of 218,000 seats a...
Cathay Pacific releases traffic figures for February 2021: -97.9%
Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for February 2021 that continued to reflect the airline’s substantial capacity reductions in response to significantly reduced...
Ryanair launches biggest ever Spanish domestic schedule
70 ROUTES IN TOTAL, FURTHER NINE NEW ROUTES ANNOUNCED TODAYRyanair launched its biggest ever Spanish domestic schedule. Spanish consumers will have more choice than...
Ryanair launches three new routes and extra flights from UK to Greece this summer
Ryanair announced three new routes and extra flights on a further five routes between the UK and Greece for this summer, all starting from...
Lufthansa and Eurowings double number of flights for Easter travel season with a focus on the Spanish islands
Offer to the Canary Islands from Munich doubled. Service to Mallorca from Frankfurt more than tripled.Lufthansa is reporting an increase in bookings for the...
FAA proposes $14,500 penalty against passenger refusing to wear a mask on a JetBlue flight
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $14,500 civil penalty against an airline passenger for allegedly interfering with flight attendants...
Portuguese government requests EU authorisation to give TAP €463 million in interim aid
The Portuguese government has submitted a notification to the European Commission that it wants to provide €463 million to TAP Air Portugal as an...
Qatar Airways first airline in the Middle East to trial the IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’
From 11 March, passengers planning on travelling on the airline’s Doha to Istanbul route will begin trialling the digital platform offering a more safe,...
The Prague City Court has declared Czech Airlines bankrupt
The company’s debts stand at CZK 1.8 billion (EUR 68 million), and the future will be clearer in June after the creditors meeting.The Prague...
Rolls-Royce and Tecnam join forces with Widerøe to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft ready for service in 2026
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and airframer Tecnam are joining forces with Widerøe – the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft...
Fuel leak from German TUIfly Boeing 737-800 during taxi at Brussels Airport
In the morning of Friday, 12 March 2021, a Boeing 737-800 from TUIfly (Germany) registered D-ATYI was leaving the TUI hangar H40 at Brussels...
NGOs and low-cost aviation sector call for long-haul emissions to be covered by EU’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels mandate
Broad coalition calls on European Commission to ensure that long-haul flights are included in the EU’s SAFs mandate
Call for obligation of the...
Norwegian’s restructuring scheme filed to the court
Today, Norwegian’s financial reconstruction plan was sent to its creditors and shareholders. If the plan is approved by the Irish and Norwegian courts in...
easyJet announce two new routes from Toulon Hyères airport: Paris CDG and London Gatwick
For the first time, Toulon Hyères joins easyJet, the leading European network
Opening of the line to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, thus providing access to...
Ethiopian transports COVID-19 vaccines from Asia to African countries
Ethiopian Airlines has operated COVID-19 vaccine delivery flights from Mumbai to Addis Ababa and from Beijing to Brazzaville. Ethiopian transported the first batch of...
Ryanair launches COVID-19 certificate wallet
Ryanair launched a new Covid-19 Travel Wallet which is available only in the Ryanair app. Customers can now upload their negative PCR tests, their...
Family of Boeing 737 MAX crash victim met today with U.S. DOT Secretary on two-year anniversary of crash
U.S. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg met today (Wednesday, March 10) with the family of Samya Rose Stumo who died in the Boeing 737 MAX...
Ryanair launches biggest ever Italian domestic schedule
100 routes in total, further 5 new routes announced todayRyanair launched its biggest ever Italian domestic schedule. Italian consumers have never had more choice...
Swissport wins Turkish Airlines cargo business in Brussels and renews in Amsterdam
Swissport and Turkish Airlines have signed a major five-year air cargo handling contract at Brussels Airport. The vote of confidence follows a recent five-year...