Disruptive passenger forces Air France flight to divert to Sofia, Bulgaria
On 5 March, an Air France Airbus A350 (registered F-HTYA) operated flight AF226 between Paris CDG, France and Delhi, India. Shortly after take-off, a...
Batik Air Airbus A320 with a locked nose gear returns to Jambi Airport, Indonesia
On 6 March, a Batik Air Airbus A320 (registered PK-LUT) operated domestic flight ID6803 between Jambi and Jakarta, Indonesia. Just after take-off, however, the...
Eurowings enters the British leisure market with flights from Birmingham and Manchester to Mallorca
Lufthansa Group airline connects holiday island Mallorca with Birmingham and Manchester for the first time Eurowings increases its international business at its base...
Greenpeace painted an Air France aircraft green
Greenpeace goes to war. An Air France Boeing 777 (registered F-GSPB) parked at Paris Charles de Gaulle has been partially painted in green by...
Stockholm Skavsta airport close to bankruptcy
Without support from the municipality, Skavsta airport, located 100 kilometres south of the capital and used mainly by Wizz Air and Ryanair, will be...
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Leipzig/Halle Airport are to establish Emergency Logistics Hub
Volga-Dnepr Airlines, part of Volga-Dnepr Group, and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) have inked the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the aim to set up an...
Body gear damage discovered on Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 freighter at Brussels Airport, Belgium
On 26 February, a Singapore Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-400 (registered 9V-SFO) operated freighter flight SQ7951 between Dallas Fort Worth, United States and Brussels, Belgium....
Swissport opens a brand-new office building at its Brussels air cargo facility
Swissport inaugurated a brand-new four-story office building at its Brussels air cargo facility. This opening is the latest milestone in the large-scale refurbishment of...
Saudia Cargo & Cainiao Network sign agreement to connecting China with Europe with five weekly flights from Hong Kong to Liege
Saudia Cargo has announced the signing of a cargo agreement with one of the leading IT and logistics operator, Cainiao Network – the logistic...
UPDATE: Icelandair Boeing 767 has landed in Antarctica
On the evening of 24 February, an Icelandair Boeing 767-300ER passenger jet registered TF-ISN took off from Keflavik Airport (Iceland) with destination Antarctica, in...
SWISS to expand schedules from mid-summer onwards
In view of the continuing travel restrictions, SWISS does not now expect to see any tangible resumption of air travel activity until mid-summer at...
South African Airways Airbus A340-600 at Brussels to fetch Covid-19 vaccines
This 25 February morning, after a failed trip cancelled in favour of TUIfly Belgium, South Africa managed to send one of its own aircraft...
Covid-19 has changed the IT spending priorities for airports and airlines in 2020
SITA’s Air Transport IT Insights reveals a sharper focus on safety, automation, and efficiency The COVID-19 pandemic has refocused IT spending priorities for airlines and airports in 2020 as revenue plunged and...
Federal Police to move into new premises at Brussels Airport … in 2026
Brussels Airport Company is making new premises available to the Federal Aeronautical Police at Brussels Airport. From 2026-2027, the Federal Police will be able...
Brussels Airlines reopens attractive holiday destinations and launches Brussels-Frankfurt
The Belgian airline gradually expands its flight offer again for holidaymakers 78 destinations for the summer flight schedule Focus on leisure destinations Start of...
Emirates restarts flights to Newark via Athens
Emirates has announced it will resume daily services to Newark via Athens from 1st June 2021. The resumed flight will provide global travellers with...
Emirates operates first flight serviced by fully vaccinated frontline
EK215 to Los Angeles supported by over 70 vaccinated frontline team members across the operational spectrum Close to 26,000 of Emirates Group’s frontline...
CMA CGM Air Cargo will launch its first cargo flight (operated by Air Belgium) between Liège and Chicago on 8 March
The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, announces that its new specialist air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO is...
United Airlines plans to launch daily nonstop service between Boston Logan and London Heathrow
United will be the only U.S. carrier to offer nonstop service between the nation's top seven business markets and London Heathrow United Airlines announced plans...
TUIfly Belgium’s second Boeing 737 MAX to restart flights after grounding had a quickly-resolved technical problem in Alicante
On Sunday 21 February, TUIfly Belgium Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered OO-TMY was scheduled to make its first commercial flight with passengers on the...