This past Thursday, Icelandic carrier Icelandair announced a firm order of 13 new Airbus A321XLRs and the leasing of four additional A321LRs. This order has the carrier expanding its fleet from predominantly Boeing to include Airbus, as soon as 2025. The Keflavik, Iceland-based carrier will build on its 39-strong fleet with this order in the coming years. The airline placed a firm order for 13 A321XLRs which Airbus will deliver in 2029. In addition to the firm order, Icelandair also…
Qatar Airways has reported record revenue for the 2022-2023 fiscal year after ferrying fans to and from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The airline also saw significant increases in capacity, yields and market share, as part of their expansion. Recently, the Qatar Airways Group reported overall revenue of 76.3 billion…
After five years of planning its expansion, London’s Gatwick Airport is forecast to submit the application for its project soon, looking forward to starting the expansion in 2025. The second busiest airport in England reached its capacities before the pandemic. In 2018, Gatwick announced its current northern runway, used only…
Kenya Airways (KQ) has taken a significant step in optimizing its fleet and network plan by embracing a cost-cutting measure known as mono fleeting. The decision, which was made during the 47th Annual General Meeting, will see KQ gradually phase out its Embraer and Bombardier aircraft and shift its focus…
Icelandair began nonstop flights from Detroit Metro to their home in Iceland on May 18, 2023, and along with the festivities of the inaugural, I also had the chance to interview Michael Raucheisen, who is the communication manager for the airline in North America. [caption id="attachment_64742" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Interviewing Michael…
Joby Aviation announced last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved flight testing of its electric air taxi, bringing the manufacturer one step closer to achieving approval for commercial operations in the aircraft. Joby is the second manufacturer to receive approval for flight testing of such an aircraft,…
Boom Supersonic announced structural supply agreements with three major aerospace companies for its Overture supersonic aircraft at the Paris Air Show 2023. The Centennial, Colo.-based company has signed agreements with Aernnova for Overture's wings, Leonardo for the fuselage and wing box, and Aciturri for the tail. Overture is the sustainable…
After several months of encouraging—if lucky—reliability, stability has given way to wobbliness around the national aviation system. And in a coincidence only Agnes Callard could be rooting for, this sudden destabilization figures to coincide with the busiest air travel day of the summer: the TSA expects to screen 2.82 million…
Delta Air Lines and El Al Israel Airlines recently announced a strategic partnership between the two international carriers. The partnership will benefit customers by allowing them to check in for a flight and have their baggage checked through to their final destination. The partnership will also allow the potential for…
Alaska— known as the last frontier and its vast wilderness — created some of the most difficult-to-reach locations in the United States. On my way to Glacier Bay National Park, I had the chance to travel on both a commuter and a traditional airline to a part of Alaska that can't be…
