Civil Aviation

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Canadian flight attendants demand ground pay as workload levels increase

Canada’s flight attendant union claims that due to outdated policies, many flight attendants are being forced to w ...

ITA Airways takes delivery of its first A350, ready for summer long-haul routes

Italy’s ITA Airways’ first A350 lands in FCO, ready to start operations on long-haul routes from June ...

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 ...

STOL variant of ATR 42-600 successfully completes maiden flight

The STOL version of the ATR 42-600 regional turboprop aircraft has successfully completed its maiden flight in Toulouse....

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Passenger with no flying experience lands aircraft after pilot incapacitated

A passenger with no flying experience managed to land a single-engine Cessna 208 after the pilot suffered a possible med...

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 ...

Airbus vs Boeing: orders and deliveries in April 2022 | Data

Airbus and Boeing have announced their aircraft orders and deliveries data for April 2022. But which aircraft manufactur ...

Virgin Orbit expands fleet with two new Boeing 747s modified by L3Harris

Virgin Orbit will expand its fleet with two 747-400 airframes to support the growing need for U.S. national security and ...

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Nigeria-based GIG Aviation to boost freighter operations with two ATR 72s

GIG Aviation will acquire two ATR 72-500 freighters to help the cargo company expand its network in Africa to meet ...

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...

Face masks no longer needed on planes and in airports, EASA and ECDC say

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) will drop...

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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 ...

New Zealand to open borders fully to international travelers by end of July 2022

New Zealand’s government has announced that it plans to reopen borders to international travelers by July 31, 2022 ...

Rostec moves closer to replacing French SSJ 100 engines with Russia-made PD-8

Russia moves one step closer to replacing French engines on the SSJ 100, as the domestically-made PD-8 engine finishes s ...

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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 ...

Air Astana receives A321LR jet, aims to boost fleet to 43 planes by end of 2022

The flag carrier of Kazakhstan, Air Astana, has taken delivery of its eighth Airbus A321LR passenger aircraft. ...

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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 ...

Love aviation? Eurocontrol aims to boost interest in air traffic controller jobs

Eurocontrol is hoping to encourage young people to think about a career as an air traffic controller ...

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 ...

Lufthansa orders new freighters and more Boeing aircraft amid 777X delays

Lufthansa is ordering 17 Boeing widebody aircraft, with Dreamliners to compensate for delays to the 777X as well as bran ...

Textron delivers first Cessna SkyCourier turboprop to FedEx

Textron Aviation has delivered its first Cessna SkyCourier turboprop to launch customer FedEx Express. ...

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 ...

Nigerian airlines suspend plans to ground flights over fuel prices

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has agreed to temporarily suspend plans to ground flights over exorbitant jet fue ...

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Wizz Air plans to hire 20,000 new employees, including 6,600 pilots by 2030

Wizz Air aims to hire a total of 20,000 new employees, including flight and cabin crew members, by the end of 2030. ...

Rex Airlines signs LoI for additional Boeing 737-800NG

Rex Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to lease one Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. ...

Civil Aviation

Canadian flight attendants demand ground pay as workload levels increase

ITA Airways takes delivery of its first A350, ready for summer long-haul routes

Scoot chief Campbell Wilson named as new CEO of Air India

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

STOL variant of ATR 42-600 successfully completes maiden flight

Passenger with no flying experience lands aircraft after pilot incapacitated

PLAY launches inaugural flight to Boston Logan Airport

Tibet Airlines A319 catches fire after an aborted takeoff in China

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

FAA revokes pilots’ licenses after unsuccessful Red Bull plane swap attempt

Red Bull plane swap stunt unsuccessful as one plane spins out of control

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Top 10 weirdest aviation sports

Sports Aviation Special: Extra300 stunt plane remains king of aerobatics

Airbus vs Boeing: orders and deliveries in April 2022 | Data

Virgin Orbit expands fleet with two new Boeing 747s modified by L3Harris

Nigeria-based GIG Aviation to boost freighter operations with two ATR 72s

ANA to resume A380 ‘Flying Honu’ service to Hawaii

Face masks no longer needed on planes and in airports, EASA and ECDC say

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

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

New Zealand to open borders fully to international travelers by end of July 2022

Top 10 failed fighter jets

Israel publishes footage of F-35 shooting down Iranian stealth drones

Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter destroyed by Ukrainian anti-tank missile

Ukrainian TB-2 drones and Su-27 fighters strike back on Snake Island

The top 10 largest airports in the world in 2021

Fact-check: Did Russia use the Su-57 stealth fighter in Ukraine?

Ukrainian Su-27 fighter intercepted in Romania

Rostec moves closer to replacing French SSJ 100 engines with Russia-made PD-8

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

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

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

Air Astana receives A321LR jet, aims to boost fleet to 43 planes by end of 2022

Alaska Airlines pilots to vote on strike authorization amid flight cancellations

Wizz Air eyes expansion in Saudi Arabia

Love aviation? Eurocontrol aims to boost interest in air traffic controller jobs

IATA chief expects passenger traffic recovery sooner than expected

Lufthansa orders new freighters and more Boeing aircraft amid 777X delays

Textron delivers first Cessna SkyCourier turboprop to FedEx

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

Nigerian airlines suspend plans to ground flights over fuel prices

Wizz Air plans to hire 20,000 new employees, including 6,600 pilots by 2030

Rex Airlines signs LoI for additional Boeing 737-800NG