Rex pulls the plug on Sydney-Canberra flights
Competitive pressure forces Rex Airlines to withdraw from the popular business route. Barely a year – one year, one month and 11 days, to be precise – after introducing flights…
London Heathrow is the World’s Busiest International Airport This Week
Image: Adrian Agawin Total scheduled airline seats this week remains above the 90 million mark, a few regions have reported slight reductions in capacity leading to a total seat reduction…
Turkish Airlines snaps up six Airbus A350-900s, some to be delivered in 2022
Image: Markus Mainka/Shutterstock.com Turkish Airlines is picking up more widebody aircraft for its fleet, with a last-minute deal for jets to be delivered from this year. The Turkish flag carrier…
Flight attendant delivers passenger’s baby on board Frontier Airlines flight
A woman gave birth to a healthy baby in a lavatory on board a Frontier Airlines flight, according to a Facebook post from the airline. The passenger went into early…
Air France-KLM in talks with Apollo on 500 mln euro cash injection
Air France-KLM said on Friday it had entered exclusive talks with private equity firm Apollo for a 500 million euro ($529 million) capital injection into one of its engineering and…
Singapore Airlines sees no big growth risk from Boeing 777X delays
Singapore Airlines Ltd does not expect its growth plans to take a major hit because Boeing Co pushed back the date for delivery of its first 777X planes, the carrier’s…
China’s zero-COVID policy to hit Asia aviation recovery: IATA
Image: Getty Images China’s zero-COVID policy will hold back a full air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, a top airline industry group warned on Tuesday (May 17), adding to…
United Airlines to unground Boeing 777-200s after year-long hiatus
United Airlines revealed when it expects to return to service its Boeing 777 aircraft powered with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. Speaking to the media on May 17, 2022, the…
Wizz Air aims to form a new airline subsidiary in Malta
Hungary-based low-cost carrier Wizz Air plans to set up a new airline subsidiary registered in Malta, as it aims to reinforce the airline’s position and support expansion plans in Europe.…