VIP: Singapore Airlines to fly giant panda cub back to China on Boeing B747-400F
Singapore Airlines will start the new year flying a VIP (Very Important Panda). In January 2024, the Singapore…
The power of a strong aviation company culture: building a high-performance team
Organisational culture differentiates the characteristics and value systems of particular organisations. In the fast-paced aviation industry, where safety…
Airlines fear reputational damage by aiding UK government deportations to Rwanda
A core United Kingdom (UK) government policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is facing a new problem…
Spanish police arrest 14 airport workers for stealing $2.1M from travelers’ bags
Spain’s national police force Guardia Civil arrested 14 workers at Tenerife South Airport (TFS) on suspicion of stealing…
Starlux Airlines begins Airbus A350 flights from Taipei to San Francisco
Taiwan’s newest long-haul airline, Starlux Airlines, has inaugurated scheduled services between Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and San…
USAF considers hosting Singaporean F-15 fighters at Guam air base
The US Department of the Air Force formulated plans to upgrade Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) in Guam,…
Cairns Airport: planes submerged underwater as tropical cyclone hits Queensland
Cairns Airport (CNS) was forced to close a second time in three days after the airport, including its…
Turkish Airlines heads down under as Australian government approves flights
Turkish Airlines is finally able to start making preparations to begin flights between Istanbul (IST) and Australia as…
US Air Force set to deploy aircraft to Finland
Antti Häkkänen and Antony Blinken, respectively Finnish Minister of Defense and United States Secretary of State, are set…
Aerolíneas Argentinas B737-700 rolls in wind gust, hits ground vehicles
An Aerolíneas Argentinas Boeing 737-700 (registration LV-CAD) was damaged on the night of December 16-17, 2023, at Buenos…
Azul to expand fleet with order for four Airbus A330-900s
Azul Airlines has announced a new order for four A330-900 aircraft, expanding its fleet and its international routes.…
Lufthansa secures $650M through sale and leaseback of 12 Airbus short-haul jets
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has completed a sale and leaseback agreement involving 12 Airbus A320 family aircraft. The agreement…
Qantas rejects pax compensation scheme as it addresses government’s green paper
Qantas has rejected the Australian government’s mandatory passenger compensation proposal, claiming that such a scheme would be a…
Emirates gains 58 new pilots as latest cadets graduate from its training academy
Dubai-based carrier Emirates has gained an additional 58 new pilots after its latest round of cadets graduated from…
Air France-KLM forecasts profitability boost and better cash generation by 2028
Shares in the Air France-KLM Group have seen a sharp rise in value after the Franco-Dutch airline group…
UrbanX Air and Eve Air Mobility to bring all-electric air taxi flights to Miami
UrbanX Air, part of the Florida-based Global Crossing Airlines Group, has announced plans to collaborate with Eve Air…
Brussels Airlines puts its first-ever brand-new aircraft into commercial service
Brussels Airlines’ first Airbus A320neo has entered commercial service with the carrier. While not particularly remarkable in itself,…
IATA and ICAO: a guide to airline and airport codes
Airports around the world have their unique identifier codes, which nevertheless come in two different versions: IATA (International Air Transport Association)…