Tata’s Air India to seal half of jumbo plane order – sources
Air India will on Friday seal half of an order worth billions of dollars for some 495 jets with Boeing and engine suppliers General Electric and CFM International, two industry…
Australian low-cost airline Bonza obtains AOC and will soon be selling tickets
Australia’s newest low-cost startup Bonza has obtained an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) from the country’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and will soon be selling tickets. The AOC, which was…
Southwest CEO, claims responsibility of meltdown, all options ‘on the table’ he said
Southwest Airlines Co is looking at all options to ensure the operational meltdown it suffered last month is not repeated, Chief Executive Bob Jordan said on Thursday. The Dallas-based carrier…
Shareholders sue Southwest Airlines over flight meltdown
Shareholders filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co on Thursday, accusing the carrier of fraudulently concealing problems that led last month to an operational meltdown and more than 15,000 flight…
Russia’s Aeroflot bought 10 Boeing 777 from Russian bank VEB, sources say
An Irish lessor that sold 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to Russia’s flagship carrier Aeroflot last year was a local subsidiary of state controlled Russian development bank VEB, two sources familiar…
Airlines hope for return to normal Thursday after FAA outage snarls U.S. travel
The U.S. aviation sector was struggling to return to normal on Wednesday following a nationwide ground stop imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over a computer issue that forced…
British Airways unveils ‘modern’ new uniform, first since 2004
British Airways has unveiled a new uniform, the first in nearly 20 years. From Spring 2023, the airline’s staff will be wearing the new uniform designed by British-Ghanaian Savile Row…
RJ ranks as Middle East and Africa’s second most on-time airline
Royal Jordanian (RJ) was ranked as the Middle East and Africa’s (MEA) second most on-time airline for the year 2022 – according to Cirium, the global aviation analytics leader. The…
Emirates shows off the first retrofitted A380 superjumbo jet: video
A retrofitted Emirates A380 superjumbo jet has re-entered passenger service. It is the first of 120 Dubai-based airline planes to have completed an extensive interior refurbishment under a two-year multi-billion-dollar…
Southwest flight upheaval a ‘system failure,’ U.S. says
The drama of Southwest Airlines continues, as U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday ratcheted up pressure on Southwest Airlines, saying thousands more canceled flights indicated a system failure at…