Air India Express Boeing 737-800 hits runway approach lights and airport perimeter wall on take-off
On 12 October, an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 (VT-AYD) from Tiruchirapalli, India to Dubai as IX611 hit runway approach lights and the airport...
Brussels Airlines does no longer publish separate traffic figures
Some of you wondered why the traffic figures of Brussels Airlines were not published on the same day as those of the Lufthansa Group...
Air Canada announced enhancements to four international routes from Vancouver (from June 2019)
Air Canada announced today enhancements to four international routes from Vancouver, including increasing service to Delhi with daily flights on a year-round basis starting 2 June 2019. In addition,...
Medical diversion on American Airlines flight turns into emergency landing after flap failure
On 11 October, an American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (N814AA) from Dallas to Beijing as AA263 was forced to make a diversion to Edmonton...
Garuda Indonesia discontinues Jakarta – London service
Garuda Indonesia will no longer serve its Jakarta – London route starting from 30-Oct-2018 e.g. this winter season 2018-2019The termination of our London route...
SWISS pilot in Zurich: “Ich habe die Schnauze voll von diesem Drecksplatz.”
A nice morning at Zurich Airport. A SWISS aircraft is ready for departure and asks the tower for start-up clearance. The pilots, however, are...
The British Competition and Markets Authority investigates the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement (American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, Finnair)
The CMA is investigating the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement between American Airlines, members of International Airlines Group (British Airways and Iberia) and Finnair under...
Poland to strengthen regional aviation sector by establishing Polish Aviation Group
Big milestone for Polish and European aviation market has been reached: four key companies (LOT Polish Airlines, LOTAMS, LS Airport Services and LS Technics)...
Pobeda launches Milan Bergamo to St. Petersburg link
Having established operations at Milan Bergamo in December 2015, Pobeda has added to its successful Moscow Vnukovo service by launching direct flights to St....
Air Sénégal to launch nine new destinations, including flights to Paris
On 4 October, Air Sénégal announced to launch not less than nine new destinations. The Senegalese airline will fly directly to following cities: Abidjan,...
British Airways gives New York JFK Terminal 7 a First class refurbishment
British Airways has officially opened the doors to a luxurious new First lounge at New York’s JFK Terminal 7, to gold cardholders and customers...
AirBridgeCargo Airlines to set up its European hub at Liege Airport
Liege Airport and AirBridgeCargo Airlines have signed a historic lease agreement for 10 years. This arrangement will bring the scale of cooperation between two...
Volga-Dnepr Airlines among the first to respond to tsunami in Sulawesi: it delivers 29 tonnes of vital equipment
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered generators and a water purification system to Indonesia to support the international humanitarian mission dealing with the cataclysmic aftermath of...
Finnair wet leases an Airbus A330 from Air Italy for its Chicago and Miami routes for the rest of October
Finnair will wet-lease an Airbus A330 aircraft and crew from Air Italy for its Chicago and Miami routes for the period of October 12-31....
Austrian Airlines traffic results for the first three quarters of 2018: Passenger record of the previous year within reach
• First to third quarter 2018: over 10.6 million passengers – increase of 8.2 percent
• January to September 2018: Capacity utilization up by...
Quarterly traffic results: SWISS carries 6.5% more passengers in the first nine months of 2018, +1.8% in September
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)1 transported 13,686,440 passengers in the first nine months of 2018 – an increase of 6.5% on the same period last...
Lufthansa Group Airlines carry 13.7 million passengers in September 2018 (+8.8%). Growth driven by Munich and Zurich hubs and Eurowings
Number of passengers rises by 8.8 percent year-on-year
Capacity utilization increases by 0.8 percentage points to 84.5 percent
Passenger growth at Munich and...
Cathay Pacific welcomes HKSAR Government measures to make Lantau a “Double Gateway” to the world
Cathay Pacific welcomes the commitment of the Hong Kong SAR Government of making its “Lantau Tomorrow Vision” a priority as outlined in the...
Wizz Air introduces new baggage policy similar to that of Ryanair
WIZZ AIR INTRODUCES NEW CUSTOMER-FOCUSED BAGGAGE POLICY - ONBOARD BAG GUARANTEED FOR ALLWizz Air today announces its new and transparent baggage policy which is...
KLM and Qantas sign code-sharing agreement despite the fact that they belong to different alliances
Despite the fact that they belong to different airline alliances, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Qantas, Australia’s national carrier, have signed a code-sharing agreement,...