Emirates boosts services to Maldives and Seychelles ahead of Easter Break
The airline has ramped up flights to popular destinations across the Indian Ocean, meeting market demand and offering customers greater flexibility and choice ahead...
Blue Air upgrades its Milan-Linate – Bucharest service to daily, launches Cluj-Napoca – Milan-Linate
Blue Air announces direct services to Milano Linate, connecting Bucharest and Cluj Napoca to Milan’s most central airport. The flights are already available for...
European Commission approves €39.7 million Latvian measures to recapitalise Riga International Airport
The European Commission has approved Latvian plans to grant up to €39.7 million for the recapitalisation of the State Joint Stock Company Riga International...
Lufthansa and Deutsche Bahn unveil joint product initiative: Extra-fast DB “Sprinter” trains to Frankfurt Airport
New Lufthansa Express Rail connections to Frankfurt Airport from Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Münster and Munich
Extra-fast high-speed trains: Shorter travel times between urban...
At long last, Berlin becomes an important base for the Lufthansa Group through its low-cost unit Eurowings
Lufthansa subsidiary expands commitment at the capital's airport
More than a hundred aviation jobs move to Berlin base
Every third departure at the...
Flughafen Wien Group: Internationally recognised vaccination and test certificates, and unified travel regulations are required to ensure responsible travelling once again
COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted Flughafen Wien AG’s business results in 2020 – Profit slightly above the break-even point targeted for 2021
Extension of short-time work...
American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX pilots shut down an engine in mid-flight
The pilots of an American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX decided on Friday to shut down one of the engines of the aircraft in an...
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...