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Qantas Returns To Continental Europe
In response to Australia’s reopening its borders after one of the lengthiest closures, flag carrier Qantas has certainly been taking the reopening as more than just an opportunity to take the iconic kangaroo to international skies again, but also as an opportunity to try out new ideas. Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said in a […]
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How Lufthansa Plans To Tackle 2022 From Key Hubs
Lufthansa has been having quite an exciting year with the miraculous returns of its Airbus A340-600s, Boeing B747-400s and Boeing 747-800s — its iconic quad-jets — as well as exciting services to popular destinations each season and not forgetting having paid off all financial aid from the German government. As the new year quickly approaches, […]
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Opinion: Air Cargo Is Booming
Just over a century ago on November 7, 1910, the first-ever cargo flight took place between Dayton, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio with a package of 200 pounds of silk on a relatively small aircraft. Fast forward to modern times, and we have much larger aircraft for cargo operations with numerous cargo airlines being founded. With […]
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Qantas Boosts Cargo Capacity Amid Holiday Season
The growth rate of online commerce has increased much faster than anyone would have predicted just a few years ago. E-commerce has grown over 76 percent in the last two years alone. Christmas is fast approaching comes the season of gifting, which draws up a massive surge in online commerce as consumers worldwide scramble to […]
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China Airlines Welcomes First Airbus A321neo
In the aviation industry, widebody aircraft have almost always taken the spotlight for being the more comfortable when it boils down to commercial air travel, as opposed to narrowbody aircraft. The direction for comfort on narrow-body aircraft seems to be changing as of late in this new era, with several airlines shifting towards upgrading both […]
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Singapore Airlines Deepens Relations with Garuda Indonesia
The month of November has been seeing great success for airlines and airports worldwide, with Singapore seeing particular success with the ever-growing Vaccinated Travel Lane scheme, meant to connect the country with a set number of outside destinations. National carrier Singapore Airlines and its low-cost subsidiary Scoot have been making significant returns to the skies […]
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Hi Fly Peforms Successful Airbus A340 Antarctica Mission
Antarctica is a land of ice and snow located at the bottom of the globe, featuring remote wilderness that’s only accessible by air or sea. While flying is a commonly used form of transportation that is convenient, there are currently no scheduled flights to Antarctica as only chartered flights are available, mainly due to its […]
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Qantas Resumes International Flights Amid Border Reopening
Australia — having been dubbed a nickname as the “hermit kingdom” because of its strict border restrictions — is finally able to reconnect with the world after reopening its borders. The eventful reopening has allowed for the Australian flag carrier to reactivate its scheduled international flights from Melbourne, allowing for the iconic kangaroo to breeze […]
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CMA CGM Group Becomes Latest Airbus A350F Customer
The air cargo market has been soaring sky high with an expectation of reaching a record-breaking $175 billion this year, painting an even brighter picture for the coming 2022. An estimate by Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing sees that the overall air cargo industry revenues were increased by over 15%, whereby freighters remain the backbone of […]
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Singapore Airlines Anticipates Return Of Boeing 737 MAX
Following two deadly crashes that sounded safety concerns, the rather promising Boeing 737 MAX aircraft fleet was quickly grounded worldwide and until today, not many airlines have returned the aircraft type back to service. Even as regulators in various countries approve of its return to the skies, several airlines remain slightly more cautious in jumping […]