Emirates to start services to Tel Aviv
Emirates will be commencing daily services to Tel Aviv from 23 June 2022. Adnan Kazim, chief commercial officer, Emirates Airline said: “We look forward to finally welcoming customers onboard our…
New Dominican carrier Arajet orders 20 Boeing 737 MAX jets
Dominican Republic-based Arajet will expand its fleet by adding 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. In addition, the new ultra-low-cost carrier has options to purchase an additional 15 Boeing 737…
Morocco inaugurates the first direct air route with Israel.. Casablanca-Tel Aviv
Yesterday, Sunday, Royal Air Maroc launched the Casablanca – Tel Aviv route, the first flight on this line, since the return of relations between the Kingdom and Israel. The “Israel…
Ryanair to be first airline to fly from Berlin BER Terminal 2 on March 24
Ryanair will be the first airline to take off from the new Terminal 2 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Germany. After a series of embarrassing delays and cost overruns,…
Emirates enters codeshare partnership with Garuda Indonesia
Emirates and Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda Indonesia have entered into a codeshare partnership beginning March 16, 2022. Under this new codeshare partnership, customers of the two airlines will have access…
Britain announces new aviation sanctions against Russia
Britain unveiled on Wednesday new aviation sanctions giving it the power to detain any Russian aircraft and banning exports of aviation or space-related goods to Russia. Britain will also strengthen…
JetBlue Pilot Yanked From Tarmac With Alcohol Levels Four Times Legal Limit
JetBlue confirmed in a Wednesday memo that a co-pilot reported under suspicion of on-duty intoxication “has been removed” from airline operations, as all airlines must adhere to a strict zero-tolerance…
Hundreds of Russia plane leases to be axed after Western sanctions
Aircraft leasing firms are set to terminate hundreds of leases with Russian airlines following Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine that give the sector a month to act. Dublin-based…
Qantas scraps Russian flight paths for London services
Qantas has scrapped its flight path for the QF9/QF10 service, a Boeing 787 from Melbourne via Darwin to London because of rising tensions with Russia. The flight which has been…
Airlines tackle Russia risks as Ukraine fallout widens
The fallout to the global aviation industry from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread on Friday as two more European countries banned Russian carriers and the European Union said it would…