An Indian Woman Fighter Pilot to Make History Presenting India Abroad
Creating history, an Indian Air Force (IAF) woman fighter pilot will be part of the Indian contingent for the aerial wargames to be held on foreign land. India’s one of…
Russian October airline traffic down 25% under sanctions
Passenger numbers on Russian airlines were 25% lower in October 2022 compared with a year earlier, the Rosstat state statistics service said on Wednesday, as the industry continues to be…
Russia will deliver just half of its planned SSJ100s in 2022: report
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will deliver just 10 of a planned 19 Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets in 2022, according to a new report by Russian newspaper Izvestiya. This…
Asia airline travel underpinned by 2023 forward bookings -industry body
A rebound in Asian airline travel is “doing well” going into 2023 based on forward bookings, Subhas Menon, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), said on…
China’s COMAC secures 330 aircraft orders, boosts demand outlook at air show
Chinese planemaker Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) said it had secured 330 orders for its homegrown C919 narrowbody and ARJ21 regional jets, and raised its 20-year aircraft demand forecast…
INDIA | IndiGo grounds 30 aircraft due to supply disruptions
Interglobe Aviation Ltd, the operator of India’s top airline IndiGo, said on Monday it had grounded around 30 aircraft, or around 10% of its fleet, due to global supply chain…
Lufthansa resumes flights to Tehran: Iran’s civil aviation agency
German flag carrier Lufthansa has resumed flights to Iran two days after a man’s body was found in the landing gear bay of an Airbus A340 on a flight from…
Pakistan CAA seeks removal of PIA from European blacklist
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan is meeting with the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the potential removal of a flight ban on national flag carrier Pakistan…
Singapore Changi Airport hopes to reach 80% of 2019 traffic levels by 2023
Traffic at Singapore’s Changi airport is recovering faster than initially expected, thanks to easing COVID-19 travel restrictions across Asia, the country’s transport minister has announced. Minister S Iswaran, told parliament…