Historic milestone: Sydney Airport welcomes 50th airline with arrival of Vietjet
Sydney Airport welcomes 50th airline, the highest number in its 103-year history
The 50th airline, Vietjet, had its inaugural flight this morning from...
Passenger growth continues at Frankfurt in March: 4.3 million passengers (+45%)
Some 4.3 million passengers travelled via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in March 2023 – a surge of 45.4 percent compared to the same month last...
Stowaway discovered in wheel well of KLM Boeing 777 originating from Lagos, Nigeria
This morning a deceased stowaway was discovered in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 (registered PH-BQM). The aircraft originated...
Nairobi Airport closed after Singapore Airlines Cargo Boeing 747 suffers bird strike
A Singapore Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400 (registered 9V-SFO) that got disabled on the runway hampered air traffic from this morning throughout the afternoon at...
Ten Iranian military sentenced to prison for shooting down Ukrainian Boeing in 2020
Ten Iranian servicemen have been sentenced to between one and 10 years in prison for their role in the crash of the Ukrainian Boeing...
Amsterdam Schiphol traffic and transport figures for March 2023: +23% vs 2022
Almost 4.6 million passengers flew from, via, or to Schiphol in March 2023. That is an increase compared to 2022 (+23%) and 2021 (+594%)....
The Estonian airline Marabu receives its air operator certificate in record time and starts operating from Munich and Hamburg
History has been made in Tallinn, Estonia, where the new airline Marabu received both, its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) as well as its Operating...
Qatar Airways enhances services to Casablanca and Marrakesh
Qatar Airways continues major network expansion with resumption to key citiesQatar Airways flights to Casablanca and Marrakesh will resume on 30 June 2023, operating...
Air Transat and Emirates aircraft clip wings at Miami Airport
On Thursday 13 April, Air Transat flight TS948 arriving from Toronto clipped the wing of an Emirates aircraft parked at the gate next to...
EVA Air Airbus A321 collides with Boeing 777 from same airline at Taipei Airport
An EVA Air Airbus A321 collides with a Boeing 777-300 while being towed at Taipei's Taoyuan Airport, resulting in substantial damage to both aircraft....
Cargolux Boeing 747 damaged during landing at Luxembourg Airport
The Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter, reg. LX-ECV was performing flight CV7545 from Dubai Al Maktoum (DWC) to Luxembourg (LUX) on Saturday 15 April and...
Emirates A380 lands in Morocco
Emirates’ iconic flagship Airbus A380 today landed at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca, signalling a better way to fly between Dubai and Casablanca,...
Record-breaking March and first quarter of 2023: passenger traffic grows at Katowice airport
The Upper Silesian Aviation Group (GTL SA) – the company managing Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport in Pyrzowice, Poland – has summarised passenger traffic...
Qantas flights take off from Melbourne to Jakarta
Victorian travellers now have access to another international route out of Melbourne with the national carrier today launching new flights direct to Jakarta.The year-round...
RwandAir flights between Kigali and Brussels will also stop in Paris Charles de Gaulle
Currently, RwandAir passengers travelling from Kigali to Paris CDG or vice versa can use the codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines to travel on the...
Sudan: Army and paramilitary force clash at Khartoum Airport, several aircraft damaged and/or destroyed
At least three have died as Sudan's army and a notorious paramilitary force are battling with heavy weapons in Khartoum amid tensions over a...
Fiji Airways announces Canberra as newest international destination
Fiji Airways says Bula Canberra!Australia’s Capital, Canberra is the latest city to be added to Fiji Airways' ever-growing list of international destinations.The National Airline...
26 airlines and 83 destinations this summer at Keflavik International Airport
Everything looks set for a busy and exciting summer at Keflavik International Airport. As of now, 26 airlines will fly to and from the...
airBaltic launches flights to Hannover
Today, on April 15, the Latvian national airline airBaltic launched direct flights between Riga and Hannover (Germany). airBaltic now connects both cities with two...
No traffic for 8 weeks at Maastricht Aachen Airport due to runway renovation
From 8 May to 30 June 2023, Maastricht Aachen Airport will be closed to all air traffic due to the renovation of the runway.The...