airBaltic To Build New Hangar For 7 Airbus A220s
airBaltic has revealed plans to build a new maintenance hangar at Riga Airport. The facility, spanning 34,500 square…
American Airlines Set To Begin Selling Its On Board Wine Online
American Airlines has launched Flagship Cellars, a wine delivery service that brings its onboard wine menu to your…
Hong Kong Considers Implementing 14-Day Crew Quarantines
Hong Kong is looking over plans that would make it mandatory for all arriving airline crews to quarantine…
Air Austral’s First A220 Leaves The Paintshop With A Stunning Tail
Air Austral’s very first Airbus A220 has been spotted outside the paintshop with its paintwork all complete. Along…
The Simple Flying Podcast Episode 50: Norwegian Scraps Long-Haul, Qatar’s A380 Retirement
Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy. Hosted this week by Tom Boon, our…
President Biden Makes Mask Wearing Mandatory On Aircraft
Yesterday, new United States President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring the public to wear face masks…
Norwegian Pleased As Government Approves Financial Support
Norwegian has today announced that the government of Norway is agreeable to providing the airline with the financial…
Qatar Airways Increases Partnership With IAG’s Iberia
Qatar Airways today revealed that it plans to increase its strategic partnership with Spanish airline Iberia. Qatar Airways…
Embraer Partners With The CAA To Explore Urban eVTOL Aircraft
Embraer has partnered with the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority to explore plans for electric vertical take-off and landing…
Nigeria’s Air Peace To Resume Flights To Dubai
Nigeria’s Air Peace will return to Dubai after a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic. The airline confirmed…
Singapore Set To Require COVID-19 Tests For All Arrivals
Singapore is tightening its border restrictions once again to help combat the spread of COVID-19. From 23:59 (local…
Vistara Airlines Set To Launch Two Routes To Sharjah
Vistara is launching two new routes to Sharjah, UAE, expanding its presence in the country. The carrier plans…
Virgin Australia Won’t Return To Port Moresby, Rarotonga, And Nukuʻalofa
Virgin Australia has quietly exited three short-haul international markets in the South Pacific. While no Virgin Australia international…
Hawaiian Airlines Will Get Over $167mn In Government Aid
Hawaiian Airlines has revealed that it will receive an aggregate of over $167 million in government aid. The…
Cargojet To Buy Five Boeing 767Fs And Two 777Fs Over The Next 3 Years
Canada’s Cargojet is in the market for some new planes. The Ontario-based air cargo business has successfully raised…
United Airlines Records $7.1bn Loss For 2020
United Airlines has revealed its full-year 2020 financial results. The carrier lost over $7 billion in the year,…
How Latin American Carriers Are Helping Distribute The Vaccine
The distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is an ongoing effort that is led by airlines across the world.…
Vaccinated Passengers Are Already Exempt From Quarantine In Romania
The European country of Romania has decided to take the lead in loosening travel restrictions for people arriving…
KLM To Halt Intercontinental Flights
Dutch airline KLM will halt all intercontinental flights and some of its European services from Friday this week.…
Etihad To Resume Flights To Doha Following 3.5 Year Blockade
As post-blockade relations continue to be restored, the next carrier to announce that it is recommencing services between…
Lufthansa Plans Its Longest Flight – 15 Hours In An Airbus A350
Lufthansa is preparing to operate a 15-hour charter flight from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands…
Trump Takes Final Air Force One Flight Ahead Of Inauguration
Outgoing president Donald Trump has left the Washington area onboard Air Force One. The Boeing 747-based VC-25A is…
West Atlantic Cargo Boeing 737 Damaged Landing In Exeter
A Boeing 737-400F was significantly damaged yesterday after a hard landing at the UK’s Exeter Airport. The aircraft…
European Commission Working On Standard COVID Passports
The European Commission is exploring proposals to introduce vaccine passports, a move that will facilitate greater travel across…
