News about major commercial passenger airlines

JetBlue gets green light for transatlantic flights, UK CAA confirms

JetBlue receives green light from the UK CAA for transatlantic flights....

Gulf Air sets date for its first commercial flight to Israel

Gulf Air has started ticket sales for its first direct commercial flight connecting Bahrain and Tel Aviv....

ANA Boeing 787 jet diverts to Russia after pilot incapacitation

ANA Boeing 787 jet diverted to Novosibirsk, Russia, after the first officer declared an emergency reporting pilot incapa...

Qatar Airways and the Airbus A380: no love lost?

After indicating that it would shrink its A380 fleet, Qatar Airways may join the list of airlines that retired the aircr...

Wizz Air hopes gradual traffic recovery in late summer 2021

While Wizz Air expects to face a net loss of up to €495 million for FY2021, it also predicts a gradual traffic reco...

Flybe eyes 2021 summer reboot

Flybe sets its sights on the 2021 summer season for its return to regional operations....

EasyJet cabin crew to administer vaccine rollout in UK

EasyJet hopes to see capacity levels rise in May 2021

EasyJet bets on a strong summer season of 2021 and expects to see its capacity levels rise from May 2021. ...

United to finance more sustainable fuel derived from waste

United Airlines has laid out the plan to increase funding for sustainable aviation fuel derived from waste....

Qantas CEO bets on Project Sunrise success post-pandemic

Qantas Airways CEO Alan Joyce retains ambitions on ultra-long-haul service Project Sunrise and hopes for further project...

China Southern hints Airbus A380 fleet retirement

China Southern Airlines is reviewing its Airbus A380 fleet future amid low demand in international air travel....

Government seeks to pump €290 million into ailing Air Malta

Malta asked the European Commission permission to allocate €290 million into Air Malta and save the ailing flag car...

Trudeau grants Air Canada relief package worth $4.6B

Air Canada was granted access to a government relief package worth up to $4.6 billion....

LATAM Brazil to replace Airbus A350 fleet with Chilean Boeing 787

LATAM Airlines Group decided to retire its eleven Brazilian Airbus A350-900 airliners immediately, with its Chilean Boei...

Covid cases prompt China to impose ban on China Eastern New York route

CAAC suspended China Eastern Airlines flights from New York to Shanghai for 4 weeks due to the COVID-19 cases found onbo...

America’s new Avelo Airlines to debut in Hollywood

The newest US airline Avelo Airlines nears official launch....

Southwest to recall all flight attendants from voluntary leave

Southwest prepares to recall 2,700 flight attendants to support its summer season schedule....

Belavia takes delivery of first Boeing 737 MAX

Air Lease Corporation announced the delivery of one new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on long-term lease to Belavia-Belarusi...

How long will Emirates keep the A380s in its fleet?

With the postponement of Emirates Boeing 777X delivery, the whole fleet of A380s might be kept longer....

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic call for transatlantic flights opening

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are pushing the government to establish a travel corridor between the UK and the US....

United aims 50% of pilot-students to be women and minorities

United Airline started implementing its ambitious plan to train 5,000 new pilots by 2030. ...

Pakistani airline’s Airbus A330 suffers 2nd in-flight engine shut down

Pakistani airline Serene Air Airbus A330 suffered an in-flight engine shut down while en route from Karachi to Islamabad...

Delta Airplanes sit in a row at Kansas City International Airpor

Delta Air Lines cancels flights massively, faces crew shortage

Delta Air Lines canceled nearly 100 flights during the Easter weekend due to a pilot shortage partly impacted by the COV...

U.S. airlines gauge positive outlook on surge in leisure travel demand

Return in leisure demand sparks hiring hopes as U.S. airlines position their business to take on added capacity....

SpiceJet plans to boost fleet with 50 new aircraft

SpiceJet eyes on fleet expansion with 50 new aircraft in cooperation with the US-based investment firm....

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American Airlines cuts its debt by $2.8 billion

American Airlines Group, the parent company of American Airlines, reduced its outstanding debt by $2.8 billion....

Corsair nears all-Airbus fleet with first A330neo

Corsair joins the A330neo operators list, nearing an all-Airbus fleet by May 2021....

Emirates to resume transatlantic flight between Milan and New York

Emirates announced service would resume between Milan Malpensa and New York John F Kennedy International Airport from Ju...

Asiana Airlines and Korean Air aircraft parked at Seoul Incheon I

Asiana Airlines brand to disappear after merger with Korean Air

In an update regarding the merger between Asiana Airlines and Korean Air, the former would be fully integrated into Kore...

Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 which disappeared from radars

Investigators recover cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737

Indonesia announced that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the crashed Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 jet was found and reco...

Another lifeline for Alitalia: EU approves €24.7 million state aid

The European Commission gives green light for €24.7 million state aid for Alitalia as an additional support measure...

All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing B777-300ER

ANA Boeing 777 suffers in-flight engine shut down, diverts to Vancouver

An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 777 was forced to divert to Vancouver, Canada, after suffering an in-flight engine sh...

Airlines

JetBlue gets green light for transatlantic flights, UK CAA confirms

Gulf Air sets date for its first commercial flight to Israel

ANA Boeing 787 jet diverts to Russia after pilot incapacitation

Kam Air crew & YouTuber Josh Cahill receive AeroTime Aviation Achievement Awards

Question Time | Women in Aviation

Veranita Yosephine: AirAsia's energetic CEO who is changing aviation

Famous women in aviation who are making history today

Celebrating women in aviation #oneweekisnotenough

Qatar Airways and the Airbus A380: no love lost?

Wizz Air hopes gradual traffic recovery in late summer 2021

Flybe eyes 2021 summer reboot

EasyJet hopes to see capacity levels rise in May 2021

United to finance more sustainable fuel derived from waste

Karla’s story: from flight attendant to teacher…and back again

Stewardess Jordan: “The virus took my true love and my purpose overnight"

Aeronautics professor on his challenging 23-hour journey home during covid

Flight attendant Mara finds success in financial advisory: “I’m saving lives”

Flight attendant Goda returns to her dream job, shares hope for others