Ryanair opens $10.5M heavy maintenance bay in Ireland
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair opened its first heavy maintenance facility in Ireland at Shannon Airport (SNN). The €10…
China Southern removes over 100 Boeing MAX jets from delivery plan: report
China Southern Airlines (ZNH) has significantly changed its plans for deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that were…
United Airlines to unground Boeing 777-200s after year-long hiatus
United Airlines revealed when it expects to return to service its Boeing 777 aircraft powered with Pratt &…
IATA urges Asia-Pacifc governments to ease travel restrictions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has encouraged countries in the Asia-Pacific region to accelerate mitigation of COVID-19…
IndiGo under investigation after refusing to board child with reduced mobility
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is being investigated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after its ground…
Emirates posts $1 billion annual loss, bets on profitability in FY2022-23
Emirates, the government-owned carrier of the United Arab Emirates, published its annual financial results for FY2021-22, in which…
Emirates to add Bitcoin as payment service: Report
UAE flag carrier Emirates is considering the implementation of advanced digital payment solutions, the airline’s chief operating officer…
Norwegian Air posts $102 million loss in Q1, cites ‘seasonally weak’ quarter
Norwegian Air has posted a $102 million (NOK 1,031 million) loss for the first quarter of 2022. The…
FAA approves airworthiness criteria for Wingcopter 198 delivery drone
German aerospace company Wingcopter announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria…
Tibet Airlines A319 catches fire after an aborted takeoff in China
A Tibet Airlines Airbus A319 passenger aircraft suffered major fuselage damage and caught on fire after experiencing an…
Face masks no longer needed on planes and in airports, EASA and ECDC say
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have issued…
ANA to resume A380 ‘Flying Honu’ service to Hawaii
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (#ANA) will resume operations of its Airbus A380 ‘Flying Honu’ for services between Japan…
New Zealand to open borders fully to international travelers by end of July 2022
New Zealand’s government has set a date to fully reopen to international travel after more than two years…
Air Astana receives A321LR jet, aims to boost fleet to 43 planes by end of 2022
A Kazakhstan -based airline, Air Astana, has boosted its aircraft fleet with the delivery of its eighth Airbus…
ZeroAvia and Shell to develop aircraft hydrogen refueling site in US
Hydrogen-electric aircraft developer ZeroAvia will work with Shell, one of the world‘s largest oil companies, to design and…
Wizz Air eyes expansion in Saudi Arabia
Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air and the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of…
Wizz Air plans to hire 20,000 new employees, including 6,600 pilots by 2030
Following the implementation of an ambitious business expansion scheme, Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced that it…
Qantas selects Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power A220, A320neo family jets
Qantas Airways confirmed the selection of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines to power its Airbus A220…