News

Airline alliance Star Alliance is partnering with the world’s largest start-up accelerator and innovation center. Plug and Play, a based in the iconic Silicon Valley, and the global airline alliances have agreed to a cooperative relationship. A start-up accelerator is the equivalent of a venture capitalist fund in which the company invests in new start-up […]

Tunisia has suspended flights operated by Emirates due to a public uproar over security measures aimed at women from the North African country. The suspension, which will take effect on Dec. 25, 2017, comes after several Tunisian women were denied boarding for their Dubai-bound flights on Emirates. The Tunisia transportation ministry said that it “has […]

On Friday, Bombardier and Korean Air celebrated the delivery of the first CS300 aircraft to the Asian airline. The Seoul-based airline is the Asian launch customer for the new C Series aircraft family. “This is a very important milestone for the C Series program because it is our breakthrough into the fast-growing Asian market, and […]

Viva Air, a low-cost carrier group owned by Irelandia Aviation, confirmed an order of 50 new Airbus A320 family aircraft. The news follows the airline signing a memorandum of understanding with the European aircraft manufacturer at the Paris Airshow earlier this year. The order will be split between Viva Air’s two airlines, VivaColombia and Viva […]

As a way to commemorate Air Berlin’s final transatlantic flight, the pilots of flight 7001 from Miami to Dusseldorf on Oct. 16 made a sharp left turn over the airport following a low flyover of runway 23L. The stunt seemed remarkable for many onlookers, but some questioned whether or not this was a safe and […]

On Sunday,  Air Canada flight 1942’s arrival at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport marked the successful launch of Air Canada’s non-stop service between Montreal and Lima, Peru, Montreal’s first year-round link to the southern hemisphere. The twice-weekly flights will be operated by Air Canada Rouge, Air Canada’s low-cost leisure-oriented airline, with 282-seat Boeing 767-300ER aircraft featuring Premium Rouge and Economy class service. […]

Ryanair has narrowly avoided disruption to its services after its pilots called off a pre-Christmas strike.  On Sunday, the airline’s pilots called off a planned strike after the Irish carrier’s management agreed to recognize the trade union “Impact” who is acting at the pilot’s representatives. The union announced that the pilots planned strike on Wednesday […]

It has become the laughing stock of public works projects across Europe and of the aviation industry in particular: Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport. Originally planned in the 1990s and scheduled to open in 2000, the airport’s new launch date has been pushed back, yet again, and set for October 2020. This setback follows years of missed […]

On Friday, Boeing and Avation PLC, an aircraft leasing company, celebrated the delivery of Avation’s first Boeing aircraft, the 777-300ER, that will be leased and operated by Philippine Airlines. The delivery of the aircraft marks the 10th 777-300ER aircraft for the airline. “The Boeing aircraft will serve our long-haul operations, a move designed to primarily […]

There appears to turbulent skies ahead for Ryanair flights leading up to the Christmas travel rush as Dublin-based pilots issued a full day’s strike notice for Dec.20. In a provocative press release issued by the Irish carrier this week entitled ‘Ryanair To Face Down IALPA Threatened Strike’, the airline made clear that it sees the […]