France to become the main shareholder of Air France-KLM?
After providing the national carrier with €7 billion of state aid in April 2020, France could now double…
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Pakistan International Airlines disappears from EU ban list
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) received a hope-giving update from the European Union (EU) Commission. The national flag carrier…
Russian airline evacuates 250 passengers due to bomb threat
A Russian passenger aircraft was evacuated following a bomb menace at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New…
IndiGo to pay out passenger refunds and credit shells
The budget carrier IndiGo announced it will disburse passenger refunds and credit shells by January 2021. The airline…
Russian authority removes flight ban for Cyprus Airways
Cyprus Airways, a Larnaca-based Cypriot airline, received Russian authority’s permission to operate its winter season flights to Moscow…
Gulf Air and El Al to launch direct Bahrain – Tel Aviv route
Gulf Air, the national airline of Bahrain, and El Al Airlines, the flag carrier of Israel, are preparing…
Japan Airlines Boeing 777 turns back after engine failure
The Boeing 777 of Japan Airlines, registered as JA8978 was operating flight JL904 from Okinawa-Naha Airport (OKA) to…
IndiGo to surrender ‘leave without pay’ scheme by 2021
On December 3, 2020, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta reportedly announced the airline’s plan to surrender the “leave without…
Ryanair invests $200 million, opens 4th base in France
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair announced the launch of its new base at Paris-Beauvais Airport (BVA). This became the…
Easing travel restrictions lifts Qantas domestic capacity
While Australia slowly reopening its state borders, Qantas’ domestic flight capacity rises and offers hope for repairing the…
Still expanding: Wizz Air announces new base in Cardiff, UK
Despite the second wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping across Europe, resulting in once again crumbling demand, Wizz Air…
Revival hopes ignite again: Flybe applies for license
Flybe, the British regional airline which ceased all of its operations in March 2020, moved a step further…
Ryanair to boost Boeing 737 MAX order with MAX 10 variant?
The speculations of an Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair’s plans to boost its Boeing 737 MAX order from 135…
EVA Air fires flight attendants for breaking quarantine
EVA Air fired three flight attendants for breaking quarantine rules in Taiwan, the airline confirmed on December 3,…
Air India’s staff to bid for controlling stake
A group of Air India’s staff plans to bid for equity shares of the country’s flag carrier. To…
American Airlines and United pause direct US-Shanghai flights
American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) and United Airlines are pausing nonstop flights to Shanghai, China, due to restrictions when…
ANA makes first Japanese airline to join IATA’s diversity program
Japan’s largest air carrier All Nippon Airlines joins the 25by2025 diversity program by the International Air Transport Association’s…
US Senate to set aside additional $17 billion to help airlines
In a bipartisan proposal for coronavirus aid of $908 billion, the US Senate has set aside $17 billion…