Southwest Airlines to slow new pilot hires amid instructor shortage
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has revised the number of pilots it expects to hire in 2022 owing to a…
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Kenya Airways searching for West African airline to join partnership with SAA
Kenya Airways (KQ) is searching for a West African airline to join its partnership with South African Airways…
Russia to revoke Covid travel restrictions
The Russian government decided to revoke all international travel restrictions that were placed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
What is special about in-flight passenger service during Ramadan?
Ramadan is the most important month in the Islamic calendar. The holy month of Ramadan is a time…
Air Mauritius delists from stock exchange after being fully taken over
The takeover of Air Mauritius (MK) is complete and the carrier has officially withdrawn from the country’s stock…
NTSB to assist China Eastern flight MU5735 crash investigation
A group of seven investigators and technical advisers representing the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) joined Chinese…
Russia allows airlines to pay for aircraft lease in rubles
The president of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Russian airlines to fulfill their financial obligations to foreign-registered…
Russia to exclusively use domestic engines for its Irkut MC-21 jet
Russia aims to use only domestically made engines for its Irkut MC-21 aircraft due to the international sanctions…
New CEO of Pegasus becomes first woman to run an airline in Turkey
Pegasus Airlines will appoint Güliz Öztürk as its new chief executive officer, the airline announced on March 31,…
French CAA warns Russia GPS jamming over Ukraine may affect civil flights
The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) raised the alarm on the Russian military jamming of satellite navigation systems…
Hong Kong removes flight ban from nine countries
Hong Kong has reopened borders for passengers arriving from Australia, Canada, France, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, the…
Top 10 April Fools by airlines: have you fallen for any of these jokes?
April 1, or April Fool’s Day, has been celebrated for centuries. On this day no one is safe…
Russia to investigate alleged management corruption at aviation authority
The Russian government has started an investigation into possible high-level corruption cases at the Federal Air Transport Agency…
Kenya Airways halves losses, receives approval for KSh20 billion bailout
Kenya Airways (KQ) has reported that it halved its net losses in 2021 to KSh15.87 billion and is set…
Emirates Airbus A380 breaks speed record, accidentally goes supersonic
A routine service test for an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft on April 1, 2022 has ended with a…
Russia denies that aviation authority has been hacked, data deleted
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) denied earlier reports that its services had been hacked and that a…
Airbus flies first A380 with one of four engines powered by 100% SAF
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has performed a flight test on an A380 with one of its engines powered…
SA Civil Aviation Authority lifts ban on Lufthansa Technik subsidiary, LTMI
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has lifted its suspension of the approval of Lufthansa Technik Maintenance…