Pobeda flight made emergency landing in St. Petersburg due to technical malfunction
A Pobeda domestic flight en route from St. Petersburg to Yekaterinburg (DP515 operated by Boeing 737-800 registered VQ-BTH) has made an emergency landing at...
Founder of JetBlue intends to launch new airline called Breeze Airways by the end of 2020
David Neeleman, the founder of US airline JetBlue and Canadian airline WestJet, announced that he wanted to launch a new low-cost airline by the...
KLM traffic results January 2020: +3.7%
The month of January showed an increase in KLM passenger numbers. KLM had 3.7% more passengers on board this month compared to the same...
Aeroflot and Japan Airlines agree on codeshare partnership
Aeroflot and Japan Airlines today announced a codeshare agreement that will offer added flexibility to passengers travelling between Russia and Japan. The codeshare comes...
Icelandair Boeing 757 suffers main gear collapse after landing at very stormy Keflavik Airport, Iceland
On 7 February, an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 (TF-FIA) operated flight FI529 between Berlin Tegel, Germany and Keflavik Airport, Iceland. During landing in very stormy weather,...
UTair Boeing 737-500 slides to a stop on its engines and belly during landing at Usinsk Airport, Russia
On 9 February, a UTair Boeing 737-500 (VQ-BPS) operated domestic flight UT595 between Moscow's Vnuknovo Airport and Usinsk Airport, Russia. During landing at Usinsk...
British Airways sets record breaking fastest flight from New York to London Heathrow
Last night, British Airways broke a record for fastest subsonic commercial transatlantic flight thanks to a "Ciara storm" jet stream of 418 km/h. Its...
Airbus registered net orders for 274 aircraft and delivered 31 aircraft in January 2020
THE MONTH IN REVIEW: JANUARY 2020
Airbus logged net orders in January for 274 commercial aircraft from its A220, A320 and A350 XWB product...
Storm Ciara to impact European air traffic between 8 and 11 February, starting with Ireland
Storm Ciara (pronounced "kira", a Gaelic name because it hits Ireland first) is rushing over the Atlantic at speeds up to 350 km/h and...
1.9 million passengers travelled with SAS in January (+3.2%)
The number of customers travelling with SAS increased by 3.2% compared to last year. Punctuality showed a sharp increase by nearly 14 percentage points...
Finnair traffic performance in January 2020: +11.3%
Passenger load factor improved in January year-on-year; continued strong demand
In January, Finnair experienced strong demand and carried 1,122,000 passengers, 11.3% more than in...
Qatar Airways intends to buy 49% of RwandAir after agreeing to buy 60% of new Rwanda airport
Qatar Airways is in talks to buy a 49 percent stake in state-owned RwandAir, said its CEO Akbar al Baker Wednesday.A stake in an...
Iberia and the Madrid Council present the Stopover Hola Madrid Programme
Stopover Hola Madrid is a programme to encourage long-haul travellers to extend their Madrid stopovers from one to six nights, with offers of...
Aeroflot moves Tokyo flights to Haneda airport
From 29 March Aeroflot’s flights to and from Tokyo will switch from Narita airport to Haneda airport (Terminal 3). It is located just 15...
Aeroflot launches new Singapore route, with service by Airbus A350
Aeroflot today launches ticket sales for flights to Singapore. Scheduled service on the new route between Moscow and Singapore will begin on 25 October...
Qatar Airways announced as premium partner of Paris Saint-Germain
Qatar Airways is delighted to announce that it is the new Premium Partner and Official Airline Partner of Paris Saint-Germain, France’s most successful football...
Emirates and Olympique Lyonnais announce partnership
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and Olympique Lyonnais (OL), one of France’s top football clubs today announced a five year sponsorship deal. Under...
Airbus A350 becomes the long-haul flagship model for Asiana Airlines
11th A350 introduced and placed on routes to the Americas and EuropeThe A350-900, introduced by Asiana Airlines in 2017, has become its flagship on...
South African Airways announces restructuring with a series of route cancellations
South African Airways today announced the airline's restructuring program. A transformation into a sustainable and profitable business, the airline said. The joint Business Rescue...
Global air cargo down 4% at start of 2020 as industry awaits impact of coronavirus
The global air cargo market saw a 4% year-on-year decline in the four weeks to February 2, 2020, according to the latest ‘dynamic load...