Korean Air finalises $4bn Boeing order

2 days ago Boeing and Korean Air today finalised the airline’s order of 30 737 MAXs and two additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners valued at...

British Airways launches direct flights to Inverness

2 days ago British Airways is to boost services to Scotland with the start of new daily flights from Heathrow to Inverness, gateway to the...

SriLankan Airlines welcomes new Airbus A330 to fleet

2 days ago SriLankan Airlines has initiated its extensive fleet renewal plan for a more luxurious and enhanced travel experience with the arrival of its...

Russia bans all flights to Egypt following Metojet crash

3 days ago Russian officials have suspended all flights to Egypt following speculation the downing an Airbus 321 operated by Metrojet last Saturday. The latest move...

UK investigators suspect bomb on board Russian jet

3 days ago UK investigators are working under the assumption a bomb was placed on board a Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt. According to reports...

New chief executive for British Airways as Williams steps down

3 days ago International Airlines Group has announced that Alex Cruz is to replace Keith Williams as chairman and chief executive of British Airways in...

Sharp increase in profits at low-cost carrier Ryanair

Ryanair has announced first half profits gave risen 37 per cent to €1,088m. Traffic grew 13 per cent to 58 million as load factor jumped...

Kogalymavia plane crashes in Sinai, Egypt

3 days ago An Airbus 321 operated by Kogalymavia was involved in the accident An Airbus A321 operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia has crashed in...

Arik Air boosts Lagos-Douala route

11 hours ago Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest airline, has increased frequency on the Lagos to Douala via Cotonou route from four to...

Garuda Indonesia reports sharp increase in profits

Garuda Indonesia has booked a net income of $51.4 million through the third quarter 2015, an increase of 123.4 per cent compared to the...

flydubai lands in Asmara, Eritrea

2 days ago flydubai’s inaugural flight has arrived in the capital city of Eritrea, Asmara. Ghaith Al Ghaith, flydubai chief executive Officer said: “The addition of...

Lufthansa Express launches at key German hubs

2 days ago All the road, rail and helicopter services that Lufthansa UK passengers can take advantage of when using Frankfurt and Munich airports are...

Hainan Airlines to launch Manchester-Beijing route

Hainan Airlines will launch a Beijing-Manchester route in June of 2016, the first nonstop service between the two cities. HNA Group Chairman Chen Feng said:...

LATAM overhauls long-haul schedule for 2016

As part of its strategy to offer the best network of connections to, from and within Latin America, LATAM Airlines Group announces plans to...

Etihad Airways wins airberlin codeshare court case

3 hours ago Etihad Airways has welcomed the ruling by the Administrative Court of Braunschweig allowing it to continue operating all its codeshare flights with...

Norwegian places $5bn Dreamliner order with Boeing

9 hours ago Boeing and Norwegian have finalised an order for 19 787-9 Dreamliners valued at more than $5 billion at current list prices. The order...