Malaysia’s AirAsia Group subsidiary airline, AirAsia Japan, has ceased its operations following losses amid coronavirus pandemic. The group reported that it flew 98% fewer passengers in April-June. In a statement, Jun Aida, Representative Director and COO of AirAsia Japan said: “Despite our unrelenting efforts to sustain operations through successive and wide-ranging cost reduction initiatives, we…
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has sacked 54 more employees over fake degrees, bribery, smuggling and indulging in narcotics, theft of government record along with poor performance. According to the Dwan newspaper, seven of these 54 employees were sacked for tampered documents, eight for unauthorized absence, four for immoral acts, two for involvement in bribery, another…
Delta Air Lines is among airlines Boeing Co has approached to buy dozens of 737 MAX jets built for clients that have since scrapped their orders. As the 737 MAX edges closer to commercial flight after an 18-month grounding, Boeing is scrambling to find buyers for the so-called “white tails” – jets painted white, awaiting…
Ryanair in talks with Boeing for the biggest plane order in a 2020. Ryanair is reported to be in talks to purchase between 150 and 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, in a deal that would boost confidence in the grounded jet as it prepares for a return to service. Ryanair is discussing an of order…
Emirates is expanding its global network to 99 destinations including 31 cities in Europe. Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Budapest (from 21 October), Bologna (1st November), Dusseldorf (1st November), Hamburg (1st November) and Lyon (4th November), expanding its European network to 31 destinations. The addition of these five destinations takes Emirates’ global…
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has revealed a special mask livery painted on one of its brand new Airbus A330neos. The airline revealed that it took 60 people and 120 hours for Neo to wear a mask. Apart from launching this special livery, the Indonesian airline is also holding a mask livery design competition with…
Lufthasna has announced that it has canceled all flights to India for the next three weeks after India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation declined to sign off on the schedule. The German flag carrier said that “India has so far not accepted the invitation by the German government to discuss details regarding a temporary travel…
Two people were arrested at Miami International Airport on Sunday evening after they began fighting with a representative from American Airlines at the gate. A bystander’s cellphone video of the incident shows one of the suspects, 23-year-old Brittney Mohammadi, jumping over the ticket counter in an aggressive fashion. You see her straddle the desk and…
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson conducted a nearly two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX on Wednesday (September 30), a milestone for the jet to win approval to resume flying after two fatal crashes. Dickson, a former military and commercial pilot, and other FAA and Boeing pilots landed shortly…
The U.S. Transportation Department said Thursday it fined Emirates airline $400,000 for operating flights in parts of prohibited Iranian airspace in 2019. The flight was carrying the JetBlue Airways code and therefore subject to U.S. regulations. The department said for 19 days in July 2019, Emirates operated flights over parts of Iranian airspace, even though…
Qatar Airways is extending its Doha-Brisbane-Auckland flights through March 2021, before resuming the direct Doha-Auckland service. With 14,535km and almost 18 hours from gate to gate, the Doha-Auckland route is the world’s second-longest flight. Due to the broad impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international travel, as well as various government and border restrictions, Qatar…
Two brand new aircrafts will be delivered to British Airways today. A Boeing 777-336ER (reg. G-STBM) from Paine Field. An Airbus A350-1000 (reg. G-XWBG) from Toulouse. The first is expected to arrive at around 11.00 as flight #BA9162 from Everett and the second at around 16.00 from Toulouse. The both aircraft are expected to enter…