Q3 commercial flights surge to over 26,800

Arriving and departing commercial flights totaled 3,437 trips in September, a sharp rise of 337.3% year-on-year, yet slightly lower when compared to August (4,060). In

London airport limits flights this week due to staff illness, including COVID-19

Gatwick Airport, London’s second-busiest, is limiting flights this week, partly because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within air traffic control. In a statement yesterday ,

Air China jet evacuated after engine fire sends smoke into cabin in Singapore, nine people injured

Nine passengers were injured after an engine fire sent smoke into the cabin of an Air China jetliner landing in Singapore, prompting an evacuation of the aircraft.

Air Macau estimates two years to recover 2019 staffing levels

Local air carrier Air Macau is struggling with the lack of crew members, especially pilots and co-pilots, the director of the company training department, Qi

North Korean plane takes off from Beijing in a sign Pyongyang is opening borders

A North Korean commercial flight has taken off from Beijing in a sign that Pyongyang is opening its borders again after almost three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions.

Engines Airbus jets with Pratt & Whitney engines will need to be removed and inspected

A large number of Airbus passenger jets will need to have their engines removed and inspected in the coming months after engine maker Pratt & Whitney discovered a

Delta puts up record quarterly numbers as travel surges

Delta Air Lines reported unprecedented quarterly profit and revenue yesterday and raised its expectations for a year after travelers took to the skies in huge numbers, defying

Air Macau losses mount in 2022

Air Macau, the city’s flagship airline, experienced a nearly one-third year-on-year increase in losses across 2022, reaching over one billion patacas ($124 million), according to recently

First domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight

China’s first domestically made passenger jet flew its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, as China looks to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in

Dubai main airport sees over 21.2m passengers in early 2023

Dubai International Airport had over 21.2 million passengers pass through its terminals in the first quarter of the year, potentially nearing numbers it saw before the

Indian no-frills air carrier Go First files for bankruptcy

No-frills Indian air carrier Go First filed for bankruptcy and suspended its flights for three days starting yesterday, causing hardships for thousands of fliers. A

CAM: Routes to Jeju, Phnom Penh and Maldives underway

Following what the group considered the worst year for the local air transport industry, the Macau International Airport Co. Ltd (CAM) is confident in posting positive

Virgin Orbit reports ‘anomaly’ in satellite launch from UK

A The U.S.-based company attempted its first international launch on Monday, using a modified jumbo jet to carry one of its rockets from Cornwall in southwestern

Chinese maker announces 300 orders for new jetliner

A state-owned Chinese commercial jet manufacturer set up to try to compete with Boeing and Airbus says it has secured orders for 300 of its first long-range

United Airlines starts early on summer 2023 plans for Europe

Buoyed by full planes across the Atlantic this summer, United Airlines is planning another increase in its summer service from the United States to Europe next

US airlines count on business travelers to keep recovery going

With summer vacations winding down, airlines are counting on the return of more business travelers to keep their pandemic recovery going into the fall. Air

American Airlines places deposit on 20 supersonic planes

American Airlines has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic jets and put down a non-refundable deposit on the planes that are still on the drawing

Cathay Pacific losses narrow as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said yesterday that losses in the first half of the year narrowed as a relaxation in quarantine rules boosted passenger

Aviation | US airlines say China is forcing them to cancel some flights

U.S. airlines say China has blocked more than a dozen recent and future flights from entering the country, which has been tightening already-strict COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Breaking News | China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again: report

China's aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max today (Thursday) to return to flying with technical upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal

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