Aviation Capital Group signs for 20 A220s and 40 A320neos
US-based lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 20 Airbus A220s and a firm order contract for 40 Airbus A320neo family jets, five of…
JetBlue Airways to cut flights in January as Omicron cases rise among staff
JetBlue Airways is considering cutting flights through January 13, 2022, by roughly 1,280 due to a surge in Omicron cases across crew members. The rise in infections could result in…
Learjet crashes in San Diego, cuts power to neighborhood
A ten-seat Learjet 35A business jet has crashed in the middle of the street in the Bostonia neighborhood, San Diego, United States. The aircraft damaged one house and was completely…
Malaysia Airlines flies first flight using SAF
Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia, recently operated its inaugural flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in partnership with PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) and Neste. The flight marks Malaysia…
More than 100 Japan flights cancelled due to heavy snow
More than 100 domestic flights in Japan were grounded on Sunday (Dec 26) due to heavy snow in the northern and western parts of the country, Japan’s two biggest airlines…
Air India Avoiding Afghanistan Airspace While Saving an Hour to North America
Image: James Dinsdale Due to Air India’s newly permitted Hindu Kush route for its 777s, passengers flying to and from North America may expect their flights to be up to…
Australian Christmas Eve flights were cancelled
Australian travellers faced multiple airline cancellations Christmas Eve. Sydney Airport has told local media at least 80 of 500 flights that were scheduled to depart or arrive the airport today…
Lufthansa to cut 33,000 flights due to Omicron
Lufthansa plans to cut 33,000 flights from its winter schedule due to the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant and related travel restrictions, CEO Carsten Spohr told the Frankfurter Allgemeine…
Delivery of Russia’s first MC-21 scheduled for September 2022
Rossiya, a subsidiary of Aeroflot, will take delivery of the first Irkut MC-21 airliner in September 2022, making it the launch customer for the new aircraft. According to Russian news…
U.S. FAA backs inspections, strengthening key part for Boeing 777-200 engines
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday called for inspections and strengthening a key part for Boeing 777-200 airplanes equipped with Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines after an engine failure…