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Low-cost airline Norwegian has set a new record time for the fastest ever transatlantic flight by a subsonic passenger aircraft this week for the route between New York and London, using the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Norwegian flight DY7014 from New York JFK to London Gatwick on Monday completed the full duration of the flight in 5 […]

On Thursday, Kenya Airways began selling tickets for its new flight from its main hub in Nairobi to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. The route, which is set to commence on Oct. 28, would be the airline’s first to the U.S. With the commencement of this route, Kenya Airways will become the first and […]

On Monday, United Airlines announced that it would launch new flights to eight destinations from six of its hubs. “We are excited to begin the new year by adding eight new flights as we continue our focus on making United the first choice for customers,” said Jake Cefolia, Vice President of Sales at United. Seven […]

In a bipartisan effort to create more opportunities for women in the aviation industry, Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), are cosponsoring a bill called the Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act. The bill, which was put into committee Dec. 18, aims to enlarge the footprint of women in the generally male-dominated industry. […]

British Airways has submitted yet another application to wet lease six Qatar Airways Airbus A320s. The application is for aircraft to be used from February to April, with British Airways citing “exceptional needs to enable British Airways to support passenger operations due to late delivery of aircraft.” The six Qatari aircraft, registered A7-LAA through LAF, […]

The burgeoning Indian aviation industry is forecast to grow significantly over the next ten years, with Indian airlines expected to add over 900 aircraft to their fleets, according to Indian media outlet Firstpost. The growth is expected to be driven by high demand in the Middle East and Asian-Pacific regions, with airlines such as IndiGo, […]

In a week which has seen numerous closures and cancellations due to adverse weather conditions, many U.K. airports will welcome the news of record passenger numbers for the month of November. The country’s largest airports, London’s Heathrow (LHR) and Gatwick (LGW), both saw improvements compared to 2016’s figures. The number of people passing through LHR rose […]

On Sunday, Malaysia Airlines added new routes to their future Airbus A350 network. According to AirlineRoute, Malaysia will be using their new A350 on flights to Tokyo and Auckland from their hub in Kuala Lumpur. These will mark the second and third regularly scheduled routes for the aircraft with Malaysia. Beginning May 5, 2018, the […]

The scene at gate C2 on Saturday was one out of a movie. Hundreds of volunteers, veterans, soldiers, American Airlines employees, and media crowded around the end of the jet bridge, anxiously awaiting the arrival of an Airbus A321. The plane pulls up, the door is opened, and over 150 passengers begin to walk lazily […]

A rare southern snowstorm has crippled the world’s busiest airport, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport expecting up to six inches of snow by Saturday morning. The snow was initially expected to be only between one and two inches. The cold front that caused the snow is moving south through the Florida peninsula Friday night. By […]