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Azul and GOL agree to enter merger talks to create Brazil’s largest airline
Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Azul) has announced that it has signed a non-binding agreement with Abra Group-owned Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA (GOL) to enter into potential merger talks. The announcement, made on Wednesday, January 15, 2024, has the potential to create…
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Budget carrier Scoot introduces two new routes from Singapore: Vienna and Iloilo
Singaporean low-cost carrier Scoot announced two new non-stop services from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN): Vienna International Airport (VIE) and Iloilo International Airport (ILO) in the…
Qatar Airways to resume direct services from Doha to Malta from July 2025
Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of flights between its home base of Doha-Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Malta International Airport (MLA) serving the islands of Malta and…
Meeting raises chance of Chinese-made COMAC aircraft operating in Vietnam
A meeting between the Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and the Deputy Secretary of COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) Tan Wangeng has raised the possibility of…
Air Astana to launch seasonal A321LR service from Almaty to Nha Trang, Vietnam
Air Astana announced that it will introduce a new seasonal route between Almaty International Airport (ALA) and Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The new route will…
Mokulele Airlines grounds fleet five months after previous aircraft difficulties
Hawaiian regional airline Mokulele Airlines has grounded its fleet “due to maintenance and an abundance of caution” five months after a similar issue caused the carrier to cancel…
Heroes of the California wildfires: Meet the CAL FIRE aircraft fleet
As the Los Angeles wildfires rage on into a second week, heroic responders are working night and day attempting to get them under control. Alongside the brave souls on the ground, an army of…
FAA begins probe after United and Delta jets draw near on runway approach
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun an investigation into a midair incident involving a United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER and a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300. According…
Unusual Queens: Top 10 coolest special mission Boeing 747s
The Boeing 747 is an icon of the jet age, a giant aircraft that democratized air travel for the masses and shrank the world throughout the latter 20th century. The final 747 was delivered to…
Pixxel launches first three world’s highest-resolution hyperspectral satellites
Pixxel, a California-based space technology company, has launched the first three satellites of its Firefly constellation, which is designed to be the highest-resolution hyperspectral…
US State Dept. approves sale of Bell 412 EP helicopters to Republic of Zambia
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of Bell 412 Enhanced Performance(EP) Exportable Medium-Lift Transport Helicopter to the Republic of Zambia. The sale has…
Tigerair Taiwan employees to get 12.5-month year-end bonus plus fixed pay raise
Tigerair Taiwan employees are set to receive year-end bonuses with an average equivalent of up to 12.5 months’ worth of salary. The bonus, which is performance-based, will be given…
Southwest Airlines pauses hiring, most summer internships to cut costs: CNBC
Southwest Airlines is pausing corporate hiring and promotions and will be suspending most of its summer internships to cut costs and improve profits, CEO Bob Jordan said in a message to…
Pure power: The world’s largest aircraft engine manufacturers
While commercial aircraft manufacturing is dominated by two big players, Boeing and Airbus, the engine industry has a similarly small playing field. Four big companies make up 99% of the…
Brussels Airlines launches new publicity campaign to highlight its Belgian DNA
Brussels Airlines has launched a new publicity campaign to highlight to customers the keystones of its Belgian DNA. The campaign, with the title of ‘A little piece of Belgium in the Air’, has…
Top 10: The world’s safest airlines to fly in 2025
AirlineRatings, an airline safety and review site, has released its ranking for the world’s safest airlines to fly in 2025. Using its own seven-star rating system, the site gives us a peek…
Akasa Air grounds hundreds of pilots while awaiting Boeing MAX deliveries
The Indian low-cost-carrier Akasa Air has grounded hundreds of pilots after the number of Boeing 737 MAX deliveries slowed in 2024. According to the publication The Hindu, around 400…
Austrian Airlines fits B777-200ER with AeroSHARK technology
Austrian Airlines has become the latest carrier from the Lufthansa Group to adopt the aerodynamics-enhancing AeroSHARK technology. The Austrian flag carrier announced on January 14,…
Raytheon awarded $333 million contract by US Navy for SM-6 missile production
RTX’s Raytheon was awarded a contract valued at $333 million by the US Navy to produce Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Block IA missiles. According to RTX, production under this agreement will be…
Delta employees to receive an average five weeks’ pay in annual profit sharing
Eligible Delta Air Lines employees are set to receive an average of five weeks’ worth of additional pay from the company’s annual profit sharing. The total payout is estimated to be $1.4…
Melbourne Airport sees busiest ever month in December 2024, plans expansion
Melbourne Airport (MEL) in Australia is working to finalize the details of a major international terminal expansion, following spending 2024 engaging with its customer airlines. The plan will…
