Gulf Air and budget airline Bahrain Air have both cancelled flights to Lebanon "until further notice”. Services to Iran and Iraq have also stopped following criticism of the countries of Bahrain’s han...
Israeli national carrier El Al has completed a contract to order four 737-900ERs (extended range) and reserve options for future aircraft. The four-airplane order is valued at approximately $343.2 mil...
In a bid to boost growth in the regional air services sector in India, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stated that regional carriers will be required to reach a fleet size of thre...
Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines has once again called on Boeing to give some indication this year on the possibility of a narrowbody replacement being launched by the US manufacturer. “It remain...
Following on from our news feature on Monday morning: Southwest traffic in February rises despite continuing fare increases. The airline flew 13% more customers last month than in the previous year. H...
A Trans Air Congo Antonov 12 cargo aircraft crashed in the final stages of an approach at Pointe Noire Airport, Congo. The aircraft, which was destroyed, killed more than 14 people as it came down in ...
Cebu Pacific has expressed concerns about certain provisions of the open skies executive order that are apparently ill-advised. "Executive Order 29 would afford foreign airlines benefits so critical t...
Refuellers, ramp, baggage and transport staff have now joined pilots and engineers in threatening strike action against Qantas to support controversial "job security" clauses aimed at limiting the use...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed that it will suspend half of its daily flights between Singapore and Tokyo due to a drop off in demand as the nuclear situation worsens. From Sunday SIA will sto...
United Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 5,500 mechanics. “We are pleased that, following our merger, the new United is...
Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) yesterday told charter airline Sun D’Or that it must cease operations from April 1 because it failed to comply with regulations saying that the airline was an “...
Armenia’s main international airport and national airline confirmed yesterday that they have settled a financial dispute that threatened to cause political problems. Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport last w...
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