News about major commercial passenger airlines

What’s the most expensive ticket on Lufthansa? $24,000 for San Francisco

Lufthansa’s most expensive ticket may be $24,000 for a SFO-FRA round trip, but it’s still sold out ...

Bonza announces September launch, reveals plans for app-based bookings

Australia’s newest start-up airline Bonza has postponed its launch date to September 2022. ...

Thai AirAsia X files for business restructuring

Thai AirAsia X has filed for business rehabilitation to revamp the company’s administration process and restructur ...

A roadmap to the up-and-coming low-cost carriers

What can we expect from the up-and-coming low-cost carriers (LCCs) due to launch in 2022? AeroTime examines....

easyJet posts $691M loss, bets on strong summer season

Despite a loss of more than $691 million in H1 2022, easyJet remains confident about a strong summer season. ...

Just not that into JetBlue: Spirit rejects JetBlue again in favor of Frontier

Spirit Airlines rejects JetBlue’s hostile takeover attempt, saying the deal is unlikely to go ahead for competitio ...

United Airlines files application to fly between Washington DC and Cape Town

United Airlines files application with DOT to operate flights from Washington DC to Cape Town, South Africa ...

IndiGo appoints former KLM boss Pieter Elbers as CEO

Former KLM CEO Pieter Elbers is appointed as head of Indian low-cost airline IndiGo. ...

Emirates to go on 6-week global tour for mass cabin crew recruitment

Emirates to go on 6-week global tour in 30 cities for mass recruitment of cabin crew ...

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China Eastern plane crash that killed 132 may have been deliberate: WSJ

Initial data from the China Eastern plane crash suggests plane was sent into intentional dive, the WSJ reports ...

IndiGo under investigation after refusing to board child with reduced mobility

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is being investigated by the DGCA after its ground staff allegedly denied a child with re ...

Wizz Air aims to form a new airline subsidiary in Malta

Wizz Air plans to set up a new airline subsidiary registered in Malta, as it aims to reinforce the airline's positio...

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Sri Lankan government to sell SriLankan Airlines to stem losses

Sri Lanka’s national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, may soon be up for sale and privatization in order to stem econo...

Brazilian airline GOL announces new chief executive

Celso Ferrer is taking over as chief executive of Brazil’s GOL from July 1, replacing Paulo Kakinoff ...

JetBlue steps up efforts to win Spirit in Frontier merger battle

JetBlue is calling on Spirit shareholders to vote against the carrier’s plans to merge with Frontier, saying its o ...

Norwegian Air posts $102 million loss in Q1, cites ‘seasonally weak’ quarter

Norwegian low-cost carrier Norwegian Air has posted a $102 million (NOK 1,031 million) loss for the first quarter of 202 ...

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Lufthansa apologizes after Orthodox Jewish travelers are banned from flight

German flag carrier Lufthansa has issued an apology after Orthodox Jewish travelers were banned from boarding a connecti ...

Scoot chief Campbell Wilson named as new CEO of Air India

Air India announces the appointment of Campbell Wilson, currently head of SIA low-cost carrier Scoot, as new CEO ...

PLAY launches inaugural flight to Boston Logan Airport

Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY has launched its inaugural flight between Reykjavik and Boston, the United States. ...

Tibet Airlines A319 catches fire after an aborted takeoff in China

A Tibet Airlines Airbus passenger jet suffered major fuselage damage and caught on fire after an aborted takeoff and run ...

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Emirates extends partnership with Huawei; signs MoU with South African tourism

Emirates renews its partnership with tech giant Huawei at the Arabian Travel Market and signs a MoU with the South Afric ...

ANA to resume A380 ‘Flying Honu’ service to Hawaii

All Nippon Airways (ANA) will resume operations of its Airbus A380 ‘Flying Honu’ for services between Japan ...

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Colombia’s Avianca, Brazil’s GOL team up in Latin America consolidation drive

Colombia’s Avianca and Brazil’s GOL’s set out plans to create a new Latin American aviation group ...

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Cathay eyes more flights, lower cash burn thanks to easing restrictions

Cathay Pacific is planning to expand operations thanks to easing travel restrictions, which is also good news for cash b ...

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Emirates partners with Royal Air Maroc; signs MoC with Malaysia tourism board

Emirates enters into a codeshare partnership with Royal Air Maroc and signs a memorandum of collaboration with Malaysia ...

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Emirates wins 'Best Airline Worldwide' award; launches new hospitality strategy

Emirates bags the ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ title from Business Traveller Middle East as it launches a new ho ...

ITA Airways Airbus A330-200 at Milan Malpensa

New owners soon for Italy’s ITA? Government hopes to agree sale by end of June

Italy is aiming to sell ITA Airways by the end of June 2022, with three bidders currently in the running ...

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Alaska Airlines pilots to vote on strike authorization amid flight cancellations

Alaska Airlines pilots are given two weeks to vote on authorizing a strike after 3 years of failure to come to a contrac ...

Wizz Air eyes expansion in Saudi Arabia

Wizz Air and the government of Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of understanding over potential airline investment ...

IATA chief expects passenger traffic recovery sooner than expected

Passenger traffic levels could return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, sooner than expected, IATA’s Willie Walsh te ...

Emirates premium economy to be available on flights from August 1, 2022

Emirates provides more details of its new premium economy cabin, with tickets to go on sale from June for flights from A ...

Airlines

What’s the most expensive ticket on Lufthansa? $24,000 for San Francisco

Bonza announces September launch, reveals plans for app-based bookings

Thai AirAsia X files for business restructuring

PL-12 Airtruk: how Australia created one of the strangest aircraft in the skies

ACCC grants interim approval for Virgin Australia - United codeshare pricing

The rise, fall, and rebirth of Virgin Australia

Rex Airlines signs LoI for additional Boeing 737-800NG

Harry Houdini’s little-known role in Australian aviation history