Dubai airport passenger traffic up in 2021 but still way below 2019
Dubai International Airport, the busiest globally for international traffic, saw 29.1 million passengers pass through its terminals in 2021, a 12.7% jump from a year earlier. Dubai Airports, the state-owned…
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines wins approval to begin commercial flights
Hong Kong’s Air Transport Licensing Authority said on Monday (Feb 21) it had granted a licence to start-up Greater Bay Airlines, clearing the way for it to operate scheduled commercial…
Kuwait’s state carrier restructures Airbus order to add more jets
Image: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh State-owned Kuwait Airways on Monday announced it would now purchase 31 jets from Airbus instead of 28 as part of a restructured deal in which it…
Textron Aviation delivers 8,000th Citation jet
Textron Aviation announced it has delivered a Cessna Citation Longitude to Scotts Miracle-Gro. This jet represents the 8,000th Cessna Citation jet delivered worldwide, reinforcing the Citation family as the most…
Airbus finalises deal to sell seven A350 freighters to Singapore Airlines
Airbus said on Wednesday it has finalised a deal to sell seven A350 freighters to Singapore Airlines , in a deal that would make it the first airline to operate…
Cebu Pacific A330neo to appear at 2022 Singapore Airshow (Video)
Cebu Pacific’s newest aircraft, the Airbus A330neo, will be making an appearance at the 2022 Singapore Airshow, which will be held on February 15 to 18, 2022 at the Changi…
U.S. to inspect new 787 Dreamliners, says Boeing cannot self-certify
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday said it would perform final inspections on new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, and will not allow the planemaker to self-certify the jets.…
Emirates reopens the Airbus A380 onboard lounge as more flights resume
Premium passengers on Emirates are once again able to socialize onboard as the airline has brought back the onboard lounge on the Airbus A380 for first and business class passengers.…
Former Turkish Airlines chairman named as new CEO of Air India
Tata Sons is moving forward with plans to revamp Air India, starting with naming a new chief executive for the flag carrier. On February 14, 2022, the airline’s board approved…
Boeing not concerned about titanium supply, watching other pinch points
Boeing is not concerned about a potential disruption to Russian titanium supplies because of tensions over Ukraine, but is keeping a close watch on other industry supply chain pinch points,…