Air India to phase out all its Boeing 747 jumbos
Indian flag carrier Air India is considering significant changes to its fleet. The airline reportedly will follow other…
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Virgin Australia holds its first Pride Flight
Virgin Australia completed a Pride Flight ahead of the country’s largest annual Parade, which is scheduled to take…
Wizz Air continues on expansion plans – opens its 42nd base
A Hungarian low-cost air carrier Wizz Air opened its 42nd base, which is located in Palermo, Italy. The…
Prosecutors warn of rampant corruption in South African Airways
In an ongoing investigation by South Africa’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the prosecutors presented their preliminary findings in…
Lufthansa suffers massive loss; confirms A380 and 747 exit
While cargo for many airlines has become a bright spot during a dark period, more often than not,…
Emirates to offer Economy passengers to buy adjacent seats
Emirates announced that the airline’s Economy class passengers would be able to buy adjacent seats, as the Dubai-based…
Norwegian start-up airline Flyr prepares for competition: raises $70 million
Norwegian start-up airline Flyr, which is set to launch operations in summer 2021, raised $70 million in its…
Saudia to order 70 new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus?
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is in negotiations to acquire around 70 additional Airbus A321neo and Boeing 787 and…
Thai Airways to drastically cut staff and fleet size by 2025
Thai Airways aims to drastically cut its staff and fleet size in order to become a more efficient…
Air India cancels pilot layoffs, may need flight crew in summer 2021
Indian flag carrier Air India has reconsidered its decision regarding pilot layoffs. In possible anticipation of domestic flight…
United Airlines orders 25 Boeing 737 MAX and moves up deliveries
United Airlines signed up for additional 25 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and asked Boeing to move up the…
Alaska Airlines puts its first Boeing 737 MAX into service
At the end of January 2021, Alaska Airlines received the first two of the 68 Boeing 737 MAX…
Norwegian warns of potential bankruptcy in Q2 2021
Norwegian, which has been reconstructing its business in order to continue flying, announced its newest financial results. While…
Rossiya Boeing 777 makes emergency landing over engine issue
A Rossiya Boeing 777 was forced to make an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) in Moscow,…
How and why Norwegian long-haul dream ended?
While Norwegian Air Shuttle was not a pioneer of the long-haul low-cost business model, the airline became synonymous…
Qantas records losses, pushes international flights to October
After reporting a loss of $1.03 billion that put the airline’s workers at risk of losing jobs, Qantas…
Smartwings second in Europe to start flying Boeing 737 MAX
Czech budget airline Smartwings became the second in Europe to restart Boeing 737 MAX operations for commercial passenger…
All 430 Czech Airlines employers at risk of losing their jobs
All 430 workers of one of the oldest airlines in the world, Czech Airlines, are facing redundancies as…