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On November 9 Satena became the first Colombian airline to land again in Venezuela after the pandemic. The state-owned airline and Turpial Airlines were the first airlines to operate non-stop services between the two nations after a suspension of more than two years. Flight 9R 8920 was operated in an Embraer ERJ 145 registered under […]

On November 5 Virgin Atlantic resumed operations between London (LHR) and Cape Town (CPT), after an absence of 638 days. This route will complement its non-stop services to Johannesburg (JNB). Flight VS 478 was operated in a Boeing 787 registered with the registration number G-VFAN and christened “Pin Up Girl”, which took off from Heathrow […]

South African Airways has plans to expand its regional network across Southern Africa, with additional routes to be revealed, “in the coming weeks.” The airline will also be relaunching its intercontinental operations during the first quarter of 2023. The announcement comes after the country’s International Air Services Council ratified all of the airline’s historical route […]

Airlines around the world change their schedules constantly, and that’s not anything new. But over the last couple of months, Delta has had a considerable amount of shift in its schedule, most of which includes moving away from its Detroit hub on small regional jets. Detroit to Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Allentown, Penn. ; and Dayton, […]

Singapore Airlines is on track for the recovery after the pandemic, posting highest half year and quarterly operating profit in history. The airline has recorded a profit of $1.23 billion ($879 million) for the half year of the financial year of 2022-23 — which ended Sept. 30 — and $678 million for the quarterly operation […]

Wizz Air is among the fastest-growing European airlines in 2022. It was also recently named Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year at the inaugural Centre for Aviation Asia Aviation Summit and Sustainability Expo in Singapore and received the Europe, Middle East and Africa Environmental Sustainability Airline of the Year. In 2021, CAPA, part […]

Canada Jetlines has been granted “economic authority” by the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide service the U.S. The new Canadian leisure carrier expects the Federal Aviation Administration to give the required approvals by the end of the year for the carrier to start operating to the U.S. “We are looking forward to expand our […]

Since Nov. 1, Cathay Pacific Airways flight CX841 service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hong Kong returned to Russian airspace due to a strong high altitude headwind in the temperate zone. Previously, such weather has caused the flight to divert to Taipei to fuel up. Cathay Pacific had previously avoided Russian […]

Confidence is stepping onto an aircraft. Why else would anyone board one? Just knowing that it works, it’s safe, and that the pilots up front can fly the thing – it’s something an estimated 0.1% of humanity take for granted every day. But before that 737 even makes its way out the factory door, who […]

Last week, Southwest Airlines released its third-quarter results for 2023, reporting a net profit of $277 million. The $277 million set a record for the airline, making it the largest quarterly profit in the airline’s history — a direct result of the strong demand for air travel this summer season. The Dallas-based carrier brought in […]