Dubai Air Show off to flying start as Emirates boosts B777 order by 90 (bringing total order to 205)
B777 deal signed at Dubai air show. Emirates placed an order for 90 Boeing 777X…
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SunExpress orders 45 B737 at Dubai air show & adds extra 45 options
Erki Urva CEO of Nordica Turkiye’s SunExpress has placed a firm order for forty-five Boeing…
Wizz air extends leases on 13 Airbus 320 family to counter grounding of 45 aircraft
József Váradi CEO of Wizz Air Wizz Air has extended the leases for nine A320-200s…
Sustainability breakthrough as VoltAero completes first flight with 100pc sustainable fuel
Willie Walsh CEO of IATA IATA has hailed the first flight of VoltAero, an electric-hybrid…
Knock airport installation of ‘leave liquids in bag’ C3 security scanners will be completed within month
Joe Gilmore of Knock airport Ireland West Airport is the latest to get the new…
Privatisation or bankruptcy by Christmas, the options for Estonia’s flag Nordica
Erki Urva CEO of Nordica The government of Estonia has requested a mandate for the…
WATCH: Tony Douglas unveils second livery for new giant Saudi airline Air Riyadh at Dubai air show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t481bRp-yFk
AerCap announces share buyback & secondary share offering through GE Capital subsidiary
Aengus Kelly of Aercap GE Capital US Holdings, a subsidiary of General Electric Company, plans…
Boeing says 45pc of all airfare orders are coming from Middle East
Boeing forecasts that widebody aircraft will make up 45pc of deliveries to Middle East airlines…
Saudi Arabia reveals Riyadh Air livery part II at Dubai Air Show
The giant aviation start-up Riyadh Air, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), revealed…
Happy birthday Etihad, 20 years old this week
Etihad Airways celebrated its 20th anniversary with a light and sound show on the Burj…
Wizz average fare now €4.40 cheaper than Ryanair (but extras are €16.60 higher)
Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi Wizz has reported an average summer fare of €53.60, up…
Easyjet 9 Ryanair 2 for based aircraft in Belfast next summer
Johann Lundgren CEO of Easyjet EasyJet are planning on basing another aircraft at Belfast International…
VistaJet signs training contract with Cork-based Atlantic Flight Training Academy
Mark Casey CEO of Atlantic Flight Training Academy Cork-based Atlantic Flight Training Academy (Afta) has…
45 Wizz aircraft to be grounded by engine recall
József Váradi CEO of Wizz Air Wizz Air expects that 45 aircraft will be grounded…
Romania’s Tarom unable to replay state guaranteed loans
Bogdan Popescu CEO of Tarom It has been reported that Romania’s Tarom cannot repay its…
AirAsia X business combination merger to fund expansion out of Malaysia
Tony Fernandes of Air Asia X Malaysia’s AirAsia’s parent company, Capital A, is in the…
Norse Atlantic seeks $45m to keep flying through winter
Bjørn Tore Larsen.of Norse Norse Atlantic Airways plans to raise an additional $45m to improve…
Delivery by drone: Ireland’s aviation regulator clears ASL for take off
John Rawl MD of ASL Airlines Ireland ASL Future Flight, owned by ASL Airlines Ireland, has received…
By the book: Ryanair allows FREE 20kg checked bag for students under extended Erasmus scheme
Eoghan Corry studying sums, as they sued to call them in national school, with Michael…
Aeroflot and BOC aviation reach deal in conflict insurance dispute
Steven Townend CEO of BOC Aviation Russia’s Aeroflot Group has successfully resolved its relationship with…
Half of Philippine Airlines’ A320 fleet grounded by engine issues
Lucio Tan CEO of Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines (PAL) expects up to two more A321neo…
Ryanair’s €400m dividend decision causes stock to soar 20pc
Michael O’Leary CEO of Ryanair and Willie Walsh CEO of IAG Ryanair’s decision to change…
Shannon report calls for extension of state aid to airports with more than 1m passengers
Mary Considine CEO of Shannon Group A report by Oxford Economics on the impact of…
8 key trends in world aviation for 2024 from CAPA:
The Australian based Centre for Aviation, CAPA, has identified eight key trends for 2024:. Air…
Southwest Airlines eyes Orlando expansion as it awaits 108 B737-7s
Bob Jordan CEO of Southwest Southwest Airlines is expanding its fleet with an order for…
WATCH: was this the BEST ever Christmas ad by an airline (Westjet 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIEIvi2MuEk&t=7s
Irish aircraft lessors win court battle to pursue denial of ‘war risks’ insurance claim
Justice Denis McDonald zoom The Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that international aircraft…
‘Air fares will rise in 2024’ as 57 airlines affected by Pratt & Whitney A320 engine problems
Shane Eddy president of Pratt & Whitney Problems with Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines…
Pakistan airline does deal over unpaid aircraft lease
Muhammad Amir Hayat CEO of Pakistan International Airways Pakistan’s flag airline PIA and Malaysian-based lessor Asia Aviation Capital…
IndiGo reports 35 aircraft will be grounded by Pratt & Whitney engine recall
Pieter Elbers CEO of Indigo India’s fast growing IndiGo Airlines has provided further details on…
Aeroflot proposes loans to Russian airlines at preferential rates
Sergei Alexandrovsky CEO of Aeroflot Aeroflot is proposing the creation of a mechanism for providing…
Volaris lays off 200 due to Pratt & Whitney engine issue
Enrique Beltranena CEO of Volaris Volaris, a low-cost carrier based in Mexico City, has laid…
Upgraded Gatwick railway station open by Christmas
Stuart Wingate CEO of Gatwick Airport Upgraded railway station facilities at Gatwick airport will be…
£37 to bring your luggage home in Easyjet Gatwick trial
Randel Darby founder of AirPortr EasyJet has extended its partnership with Airportr to provide a…
WATCH: viral video from USA last January ‘I’m allowed to put my seat back’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFx4mEKIy00 The viral video of an incident on American Eagle flight 4392, operated by Republic…
Emirates reports €2.4bn profit but warns of impact of conflict
Saeed Al Maktoum CEO of Emirates Emirates Group reported a net profit of US$2.7bn for…
IATA says international air traffic is back to 97pc of pre-pandemic levels
Willie Walsh CEO of IAG Global passenger traffic in September 2023 increased by 30.1pc compared…
Avolon completes sale and leaseback A320 deal for Saudi low cost airline Flynas
Paul Geaney of Avolon Avolon has delivered a fifth new Airbus A320neo to Flynas, a…
Lufthansa to bring free inflight wifi to A320 fleet
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr in Frankfurt, January 10 2016 Lufthansa has announced details of its…