Ryanair August passenger numbers reach 74% of pre-crisis levels
Ryanair saw passenger numbers rise to 11.1 million in August 2021, equivalent to three-quarters of pre-pandemic levels, the…
Is business travel coming back? Eurowings thinks so
Eurowings is doubling its flights to business destinations from September 2021 and says it is seeing increased demand…
SAS defers A350 deliveries, narrows Q3 losses
Scandinavian airline SAS is deferring deliveries of two A350 aircraft by a year, it said as it reported…
Emirates moves forward delivery of last three Airbus A380
The president of Emirates Tim Clark confirmed that the airline agreed with Airbus over rescheduling the delivery of…
Jet2.com switches to Airbus for fleet renewal
British holiday company Jet2.com has ordered 36 Airbus A321neo aircraft, and agreed options for a further 24 of…
The last U.S. military planes depart Kabul airport
The last U.S. military plane, along with the last of American troops, has departed Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai International…
Etihad CEO: “A380 simply doesn’t make economic sense”
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have been reviewing their fleet of widebody aircraft. At the…
Norwegian sees improving booking trends as H1 loss narrows
Budget carrier Norwegian is seeing a trend for improving bookings, it said on August 31, 2021, after it…
Getjet Airlines and Joramco ink first maintenance agreement
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s (DAE) Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) arm Joramco signed its first maintenance deal with Lithuania-based…
Air France’s first Airbus A220 completes maiden flight
The first Airbus A220 of Air France, registered as C-FPBQ, took off for testing from the final assembly…
Virgin Australia considers mandatory vaccination for staff
Virgin Australia is a step away from making vaccination against the COVID-19 virus mandatory for all of its…
airBaltic reduces losses, eyes promising summer
Latvia airline airBaltic narrowed losses in the first six months of 2021 and said it was seeing better…
Exclusive: UK Civil Aviation Authority appoints new Non-Executive Directors
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has announced the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors. Garry Copeland will be…
Air New Zealand to phase out Boeing 777s this decade
Air New Zealand’s widebody fleet will comprise only Boeing 787 aircraft from 2027 because the 777 will be…
Global Hawk drones to be converted for hypersonic testing
Four retired EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk UAVs should be repurposed to participate in the hypersonic testing of…
Southwest Airlines to reduce daily flights in September and October of 2021
Southwest Airlines (LUV) announced that it will be reducing daily flights this coming fall season in the months…
Boeing rolls out first F-15QA fighter jet for Qatar
Boeing rolled out the first batch of the F-15QA, a modern variant of the F-15 specifically tailored for…
Qantas’ lounge in Hong Kong will remain permanently closed
Qantas Airways will resume their flights to Hong Kong in February of 2022, but the airline’s lounge at…