Lufthansa Group Airlines welcome more than 145 million passengers on board in 2019 (+2.3%)
Number of passengers increased by 2.3 percent in 2019 Network airlines continue moderate growth Seat load factor increases year-on-year to 82.5 percent In 2019,...
Flybe: “We don’t comment on rumour or speculation.”
Britain's biggest regional airline Flybe is trying to secure a rescue deal that would prevent its collapse, aviation industry sources told Sky News. Flybe -...
IATA condemns downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752
Statement on Ukrainian International Airlines (PS 752) It is an outrage that a civil aircraft—an instrument of peace—is downed even inadvertently by military action. To...
TUI fly (Germany) enters long-haul market: first flights will take off from Düsseldorf Airport in November
Two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners take off from the Rhine/Ruhr region TUI fly becomes the first operator of the Boeing 787 in Germany Good news...
Iran confirms that crashed Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was “unintentionally” shot down
After more evidence emerged, Iran could not help but admit that the crashed Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 was shot down. In a Tweet,...
Very hard landing for this Nordwind Airlines Airbus A321 at Antalya Airport
On 10 January, a Nordwind Airlines Airbus A321 (VQ-BRS) operated flight N41801 between Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, Russia and Antalya Airport, Turkey. During a very...
Nearly 2 million passengers travelled with SAS in December (+2.2%)
Compared to last year, the total number of passengers increased by more than 2%. Furthermore, load factor, unit revenue and passenger yield also developed...
Ryanair wants to transfer 28 workers from Brussels Airport to other bases, essentially Charleroi
Ryanair management came to Brussels Thursday morning to meet with the trade unions about its intention to remove one aircraft out of four from...
Initial Iranian Air Accident Investigation Board report on Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crash
"In the name of God" Foreword The Civil Aviation Organization, in accordance with international requirements and local regulations of the Islamic Republic of Iran is in...
QantasLink Fokker 100 overruns runway at Newman Airport, Australia
On 9 January, a QantasLink Fokker 100 (VH-NHY) operated domestic flight QF2650 between Perth and Newman Airport. During landing in heavy rain, however, the...
Turkish Airlines adds Xi’an, the starting point of the Historic Silk Road, to its flight network
As of December 30, Turkish Airlines has added Xi’an, the 3,000-year-old city in China, to its flight network, offering its guests the convenience of...
KLM carries record number of passengers in 2019 (+2.7%)
KLM welcomed a record number of 35.1 million passengers on board in 2019. This represents an increase of 2.7% in comparison with 2018. This...
New Japanese and Australian shareholders for Brussels Airport Company
The Ontario Teachers Pension Fund (OTPP), which owns 39% of Brussels Airport Company, announced Wednesday that it sold a minority stake to Japanese and...
Revolutionary Citation Longitude enters the NetJets fleet
Textron Aviation Inc. announced today that NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company, accepted its first delivery of the new Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet...
Lessor BOC Aviation orders 20 more Airbus A320neo aircraft
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation Limited has placed a firm order with Airbus for 20 A320neo aircraft. Up to 12 of the newly-ordered aircraft will...
Statement by the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the fatal plane crash in Iran
A large number of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines crash in Iran were Canadian. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement...
Air Antwerp traffic figures nicely on track after 4 months of flying
Nearly 15,000 carried passengers on the route between London City and Antwerp On 9th September 2019, the Fokker 50 from Air Antwerp took off for...
Several airlines avoid flying over Iraq and Iran – Lufthansa cancels flight to Tehran
Several airlines, including Qantas, Air Canada, Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines, have adapted their routes to the Middle East due to escalating tensions between...
Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashes after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board
On 8 January, a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran. The plane is a 3.5...
Old Airbus A320 leaves Brussels Airlines fleet for the Czech Republic
On 26 October 2019, a Brussels Airlines Airbus A320-214 registered OO-SNG left the fleet, to be welcomed soon by CSA Czech Airlines. The 17-year old...