INCIDENT | An Azul Airlines A320 was hit by a firework balloon.
A firework balloon collided into the fuselage of an Azul Brazilian Airlines A320. On May 14, the jet was parked at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In…
Oman Air Flight Training Centre installs B737-8 MAX simulator
Oman Air has upgraded its commercial flight capabilities with the installation of a new B737-8 Max simulator. The new device, which was purchased from CAE, a premier provider in flight…
ROUTES | AirAsia commences three routes to southern China cities
The Malaysian multinational low-cost airline AirAsia has launched three new routes from Kuala Lumpur to southern Chinese cities, Quanzhou, Guilin, and Chengdu (Tianfu). New services to Quanzhou and Guilin will…
YouTuber influencer pilot admits deliberate plane crash to get more views
How far would you go in the name of views, likes, and subscriptions? For one YouTuber, crashing his aircraft into the ground seemed to be worth the risk. After inventing…
Jet orders boom as airlines fear shortage
Planemakers can’t build them but airlines can’t stop buying them. Even as they wrestle with industrial problems preventing the delivery of jets sold before the pandemic, Airbus and Boeing are…
Aviation watchdog issues warning on India over jet repo fight
India has been placed on a watchlist with a negative outlook by a global aviation leasing watchdog, which said it had failed to comply with international aircraft repossession norms after…
Korean Air expects EU antitrust warning on Asiana bid by end-May
Korean Air Lines expects EU antitrust regulators to issue a formal warning about its bid for Asiana Airlines by the end of May, South Korea’s biggest carrier said on Friday,…
Emirates airline reports most profitable year at US$3bil
Dubai’s Emirates Airlines on Thursday said the financial year 2022-23 had been its most profitable so far, reporting an annual profit of 10.9 billion dirhams ($3 billion) and a group…
Qatar Airways begins Boeing 737 MAX operations
Qatar Airways has begun operating the Boeing 737 MAX commercially after taking delivery of its first aircraft of the type in April 2023. The Boeing 737 MAX, registered as A7-BSC,…
US Air Force F-22 air superiority fighters reinforce NATO presence in Estonia
The United States Air Force deployed F-22 Raptor fifth-generation fighters to Amari Air Base, in Estonia. 12 Raptors were initially deployed to Poland’s Powidz Air Base in April 2023. They…