Thai Airways to restart international ops from end-October 2021
Following Thailand’s decision to reopen the country, Thai Airways will be returning to the skies with most of…
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AirAsia Group puts 4 airlines under control of renamed holding company
On October 14, 2021, AirAsia Group revealed that it was changing the name of its subsidiary AirAsia Investment…
SIA expects passenger capacity to grow as demand picks up
Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) expects passenger capacity to reach 37% of pre-pandemic levels by the third quarter of…
Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER engine catches fire after takeoff from LAX
A Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER sustained an engine failure after it took off from Los Angeles International Airport…
Singapore Airlines to operate its shortest A380 flight
Singapore Airlines (SIA1) (SINGY) is set to fly the A380 on a one-hour flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur,…
Cathay Pacific passenger traffic decreased in September 2021
Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific reported a slight decrease in passenger traffic in September 2021. The drop…
El Al to buy Arkia Airways? Israeli carriers in talks over possible deal
Israel’s El Al may buy smaller rival Arkia Airways, it announced in a statement to the Tel Aviv…
Flair Airlines to receive 4 Boeing 737 MAX in 2022
Flair Airlines will add four new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet in April and May 2022.…
Hong Kong temporarily bans Qatar Airways flights from Doha due to COVID-19 cases
The Government of Hong Kong announced on October 18, 2021 that it will place a temporary ban on…
American Airlines tire blowout blocks runways at Ronald Reagan Airport
Two out of the three runways of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) had to be temporarily closed…
Ryanair cancels flights in Lisbon, blames TAP for lack of airport slots
Ryanair has stated that it will have to cancel 700 flights and three Lisbon routes (to Tours, Oujda,…
Mine’s a Porter Porter: Canadian carrier launches own beer
Not content with flying passengers, Canada’s Porter Airlines has teamed up with a brewery to launch its own…
A fresh start? Alitalia successor ITA Airways takes off for the first time
The Alitalia brand will live on. Or so many people thought when news emerged on October 14, 2021,…
Azerbaijan Airlines eyes fleet renewal with 787s and A321neos
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) aims to modernize its existing fleet with new Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Airbus A321neo aircraft.…
Iran Air passengers forced to spend a night on a plane due to delays
On October 9, at 11:50 AM CEST (9:30 UTC) Iran Air flight IR716 was scheduled to depart from…
Addio Alitalia: debt-making flag carrier takes off for the last time
The prolonged Alitalia’s saga gets to an end. The flag carrier of Italy is about to take off…
Seeking new cabin crew, British Airways tweaks staff travel policy
British Airways is looking to hire cabin crew for summer 2022 and is hoping to encourage applications by…
Qantas brings forward international start date once again
Qantas will restart international flights even sooner than expected, bringing the date forward to November 1, 2021 after…