Chinese state airlines to buy almost 300 Airbus jets
China’s “Big Three” state airlines pledged on Friday to buy a total of almost 300 Airbus jets, the biggest order by Chinese carriers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic…
The Big Return: Korean Air’s A380 will fly back to JFK in July
After two years of neglecting, strong words from CEOs that it will “never” fly ever again, and “buying it was a big mistake”, Airbus A380 is proving that all those…
Korean Airlines opts for for Lufthansa’s NetLine
Lufthansa Systems announced Korean Airlines as a new customer of its network planning system NetLine/Plan and schedule management solution NetLine/Sched. Designed to meet the demands for operational integrity and effortless…
AirAsia X Choose New Non-Executive Director Supporting new era for low-cost long-haul air travel
It was announced on June 23rd, By AirAsia X (AAX), the medium to long-haul affiliate airline of AirAsia Aviation Group that Mr. Farouk kamal is appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director…
SpiceJet pilots suspended after landing turboprop on wrong runway
Two SpiceJet pilots have been temporarily suspended from active duty after landing the low-cost carrier’s de Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprop on the wrong runway at India’s Belgaum Airport (IXG). The…
Japan Airlines eyes replacement of 767s, regional jets – executive
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to make a decision in a year or two on the replacement of its ageing fleet of Boeing Co 767s and Embraer SA regional jets, a…
Hijack alarm sparked on Singapore Airways flight after technical glitch
A Singapore Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Singapore accidentally sent out a false hijacking alarm after suffering a technical glitch. The flight transmitted a transponder code indicating a possible…
Firefly restarts Subang-Seletar flights, targets minimum 40,000 passengers by year-end
(Left) Chief executive officer of FlyFirefly, Philip See, and Executive Vice President, Airport Management of Changi Airport Group, Tan Lye Teck at the cake cutting ceremony to mark the resumption…
Korean Air to resume long-haul flights as travel restrictions ease
South Korean flag carrier Korean Air will resume long-haul operations to Europe and North America, more than two years after the airline suspended flights after experiencing several setbacks during the…
Russia’s S7 Airlines suspends plans for low-cost unit
S7 Airlines, Russia’s biggest private airline, has suspended plans to launch a low-cost unit, because it cannot get the Airbus aircraft required for the project after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.…