London’s Heathrow Airport Records Substantial Recovery Amid Controversial Landing Fees

After one year of lifting the travel restrictions in the U.K., London’s Heathrow Airport has recorded 6.4 million passengers travel through the airport for April. Earlier, the country’s busiest airport has welcomed 16.9 million passengers in the first quarter of 2023, becoming the Europe’s busiest airport and second in the world for international travel. The […]

Air New Zealand Repaints de Havilland Q300

Air New Zealand has announced that the remaining de Havilland Q300 aircraft still in the teal Pacific Wave livery will feature iconic black and white, the current livery. The Q300 is the smallest plane in the airline’s fleet and the remaining eight aircraft are the only jet donning the teal Pacific Wave livery. The airline […]

Vietnam Airlines Records Pre-Tax Profit and Expands Its Route Map

After three years of the pandemic, Vietnam Airlines has reported the first pre-tax profit of VDN 19.3 billion ($822,500) in the first quarter of 2023. As a result of the strong travel demand, the revenue in the first quarter was doubled year on year and close to the pre-pandemic levels to VDN 23.64 trillion, the […]

Hong Kong’s Aviation Industry Gradually Rebounds

Hong Kong continues an upward trend after the lifting of travel restrictions. Cathay Pacific — the city’s flag carrier — has carried over 1.3 million passengers last month, with an increase of 19% compared with February. The load factor was over 90%. Cathay Pacific and HK Express, its no-frills airline, has reached 50% pre-pandemic flight capacity, covering […]

U.K. Manchester Airport Group Sees Strong Recovery in 2023

U.K.’s Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is in line with London’s Heathrow and Gatwick, making a remarkable recovery after the pandemic as four million passengers had flown through its airports in March. The group’s rolling 12-month passenger totals for the period ending March 2023 has reached 54 million, 88% of 2019 levels. MAG owns Manchester Airport, […]

HK Express Receives First A321neo, Enters Into Service with Bangkok Flights

HK Express, Hong Kong’s low-cost carrier, has welcomed its first of the 16 Airbus A321neo aircraft — the Airbus’s update to the type with refreshed engines — with the remaining to be delivered over the next two years. The new airline has wasted no time in launching its maiden flight to Bangkok on Sunday. The […]

All Nippon Airways Introduces Pikachu Jet

As Covid-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions worldwide — and most recently in Asia — continue to subside, airlines across the globe have made every effort to lure customers to return to the skies. Looking to a potentially younger traveler base, All Nippon Airways is becoming the fifth airline to cooperate with Pokemon Company to join the […]

Auckland Airport Commences Integration for Domestic and International Terminals

After twelve years of consulting with the airlines, Auckland, New Zealand’s Airport will start the biggest redevelopment project of combining its domestic and international terminal. Auckland Airport — the main gateway to New Zealand — has struggled to combine two terminals for years. The pandemic has paused the integration program as a result. The scheme […]

Korean Air Increases Flight Operations to China

Korean Air has announced that it will enhance its flight operations to China from March 17. It comes after South Korea and China signed an agreement to increase the number of flights to pre-pandemic levels. The total flights between the two countries will reach 84 , up from 13 per week by the end of […]

Greater Bay Airlines Acquires Boeing 737-9

Greater Bay Airlines becomes the first Hong Kong carrier to acquire the 737 Max. Boeing and the airline have inked a deal for an order for 15 models of the -9 variant in Hong Kong. The first aircraft is expected to deliver in Aug. 2024, with the remaining deliveries by 2027 with the deal potentially […]