Weather at Heathrow ruins symbolic British Airways 747 take-off
British Airways (BA) bid a farewell to its final two Boeing 747-400 aircraft based at Heathrow Airport (LHR),…
Airlines
7052 articles
Get the latest news, updates, and analysis of airlines around the globe, from startups to legacy carriers. Stay tuned with Aerotime.
Ryanair puts $200 million in Beauvais base, criticizes Air France
Irish budget airline Ryanair is opening a new base in Paris-Beauvais Airport (BVA) in France. While announcing the…
El Al Airlines opposes 27-year-old owner: suspects deceit?
The Israel flag carrier El Al Airlines revealed that it opposes the purchase of a controlling stake by…
Turkish Airlines subsidiary Boeing 737 suffers engine shutdown
A Boeing 737-800, flying on behalf of Turkish Airlines, suffered sudden engine shutdown with a loud noise and…
Wizz Air delays launch of Abu Dhabi subsidiary new UAE base
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a joint venture between the Hungarian budget airline and Abu Dhabi state holding company…
Lufthansa expects delay in its first Boeing 777X delivery
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) seems less than hopeful for the delivery deadline of the Boeing 777-9. Carsten Spohr, the…
Virgin Atlantic seals new rescue deal, narrowly escapes collapse
Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic, which has balanced on the verge of collapse since the inception of the new…
Emirates lays off tenth of its workforce, more to follow
Following months of speculation, Emirates has finally disclosed the number of employees that are being laid off due…
Air China adds first ARJ21 to its lineup
China’s third-largest airline has reported the inaugural flight of its first ARJ21 regional jet, the much-celebrated domestically produced…
Twist in SAA saga: new rescue plan approved
South African Airways (SAA) rescue plan was approved by creditors on July 14, 2020, ensuring that the airline…
Air India can send employees on unpaid leave for up to 5 years
After a redundancy and productivity assessment, Air India managing director will be able to send employees on compulsory…
United Airlines pilots’ union agrees on furloughs deal
An agreement was reached between United Airlines (UA) and its pilots’ union to reduce unpaid leaves and keep…
Aeroflot doubles down on ultra-ambitious plans
The strategy which sees Aeroflot group having 130 million annual passengers, 600 aircraft and a five-star airline, yet…
South African government did not agree with SAA rescue plan
South African finance minister Tito Mboweni says the government has not committed to fund the new South African…
Ryanair threatens to close 3 bases in Germany
Irish low cost carrier unveils plans to greatly scale-back its operations in Germany, as Vereinigung Cocpit (VC), German…
Jet Time files for bankruptcy, owner registers Jettime
Danish airline Jet Time, which has been offering charter and ACMI services since 2006, has filed for bankruptcy…
KLM schedules retirement to 747s that came back from the grave
KLM, the Dutch national carrier and the oldest airline in the world, announced they are going to bid…
Icelandair revenues fall by 85% in Q2
The preliminary financial results of the second quarter of 2020 indicate that Icelandair group’s revenues dropped by 85%…