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The International Airlines Group (IAG) has delivered an astounding turnaround by posting a record operating profit for the first half of 2023 (1H23). The parent company of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, LEVEL, and Aer Lingus achieved a €1.26 billion ($1.39 billion) result for 1H23. A contrast to the same period last year when the consortium […]

Hawthorne, California-based airline Advanced Airlines has just been awarded its third Essential Air Service contract. While three may not seem like a lot compared to the mass number of contracts that carriers like SkyWest have, it is still growth for an airline that only a few years ago had only a single EAS community and […]

The sale process of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation, which both operate under the Piaggio Aerospace brand, is ongoing. These companies are currently under extraordinary administration and are among the most important Italian aircraft production companies. However, they have faced financial and corporate challenges for several years due to questionable choices and poor investments. […]

I’ve spent a lot of my time flying between the United States and Germany over the past year. A majority of those back-and-forths trips have been on Lufthansa, Germany’s flag carrier and one of the better-known airlines in Europe. Much of the flying that Lufthansa mainline does is international. While the company certainly flies a […]

Recently, United announced a significant increase in funding for the carrier’s Sustainable Flight Fund. The Star Alliance carrier has welcomed eight additional companies alongside the five inaugural founding partners to the fund in an effort to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the industry.  The international carrier has been leading the charge […]

WestJet is bolstering its sun destinations and partner connection offerings this winter with the release of its 2023-2024 winter schedule. Canada’s second largest airline is adding four new routes, restarting several others, and extending a number of seasonal summer routes through the winter months. Increased Leisure Travel Options With Canada’s cold winter climate, the country […]

PIA could be returning to the U.K.

In a historic development for Libyan aviation, ITA Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Italy, successfully operated the first commercial flight between Rome and Libya on July 24, 2023. Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh was on board the Airbus A320 as it departed from Leonardo da Vinci airport in Fiumicino, Italy and landed […]

A few days ago in Fiumicino at the operational headquarters of the Italian airline ITA Airways, the airline’s Shareholders’ Meeting was held, under the chairmanship of Antonino Turicchi, to renew the Board of Directors and the Board of Statutory Auditors, whose mandate had expired. In a statement, the airline said that its new Board of […]

American is the latest carrier to refresh its proposed contract.