Luke Peters

714 articles

Journalist

Luke has been an aviation journalist since 2021. Having previously worked for several airlines as well as for Airbus, Luke developed a comprehensive knowledge of the commercial aviation industry and airline operations. He subsequently re-trained as a lawyer specializing in aviation law and aircraft finance. A qualified pilot himself, Luke spends his spare time as part of a team keeping one of the world's last remaining Catalina flying boats airworthy. Luke has previously worked for Simple Flying. He is based in Cambridge, UK.

Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines announces financial results for the first quarter of 2024

Delta Air Lines has revealed its financial results for the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) quarter and has…

April 11, 2024

Lufthansa

Lufthansa suspends flights to Tehran citing rising security concerns in region

German airline Lufthansa has announced that it is suspending all flights between Frankfurt and Tehran following an increase…

April 11, 2024

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Airbus A320 Family

Sky Vision Airlines receives world’s second Airbus A320P2F converted freighter

Cairo-based Sky Vision Airlines has received the world’s second A320P2F. The aircraft is managed by the UAE-based Vaayu…

April 11, 2024

Air Europa

Air Europa Boeing 787-9 receives damage upon landing in Santo Domingo: pictures

An Air Europa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has been damaged upon landing at Santo Domingo Airport in the Dominican…

April 10, 2024

KM Malta Airlines

KM Malta Airlines faces public backlash over ‘discriminatory’ wheelchair fees

Newcomer KM Malta Airlines has already flown into a storm over its apparent requirement for wheelchair users to…

April 10, 2024

Airbus

Boeing and Airbus announce commercial airplane delivery figures for Q1 2024

The “big two” commercial aircraft manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus, have published their latest delivery figures relating to the…

April 10, 2024

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PLAY airlines

PLAY Airlines continues to soar with impressive March 2024 traffic figures

Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY Airlines has reported its latest set of traffic figures for March 2024 and there…

April 10, 2024

IndiGo

Vistara and IndiGo ramp up flights from India to the Indonesian island of Bali

In response to soaring demand for travel between major Indian cities and Bali, two carriers, Vistara and IndiGo,…

March 29, 2024

lawsuit

Mexicana faces $800 million lawsuit in New York from aviation consultancy firm

Mexico’s newly reformed state-owned airline Mexicana is facing a hefty lawsuit for at least $841 million over alleged…

March 29, 2024

airBaltic

airBaltic successfully trials SpaceX’s Starlink connectivity platform in Riga

Latvian airline airBaltic has announced that it has successfully completed an initial test of SpaceX’s Starlink internet connectivity system onboard one of…

March 29, 2024

KM Malta Airlines

KM Malta Airlines announces KLM codeshare ahead of impending first flight

Ahead of KM Malta Airlines’ impending inaugural flight, the new flag carrier for the Mediterranean island of Malta…

March 28, 2024

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Asia-Pacific

Recovery among Asia-Pacific airlines continues as traffic rises in February 2024

The latest traffic figures published by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that its members are…

March 28, 2024

Boeing 737 MAX

All newly delivered 737s undergo our own 48-hour inspection says Ryanair CEO

The CEO of Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, has given an interview in which he said that the…

March 28, 2024

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Emirates

Emirates plays down near miss involving one of its Boeing 777s over Somaliland

Emirates has played down a recent incident where one of its aircraft allegedly came close to a mid-air…

March 28, 2024

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Boeing 747

London-Heathrow welcomes first passenger-carrying Boeing 747 in eight months

London’s Heathrow Airport hosted a visit by a passenger-carrying Boeing 747 on March 26, 2024. Such an occurrence…

March 28, 2024

Pegasus Airlines

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines drops plans for all-Airbus fleet, to retain 737NGs

Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines has announced it intends to retain its Boeing 737 fleet as it looks…

March 27, 2024

Emirates

Emirates weighs up the options for its future cargo fleet requirements

Dubai-based Emirates and its dedicated airfreight division Emirates SkyCargo are in the process of weighing up new aircraft…

March 27, 2024

Air Canada

Air Canada publishes 2023 financial report, highlights the year’s achievements

On March 26, 2024, Air Canada published its 2023 Annual Report which also highlighted the carrier’s main achievements…

March 27, 2024