Gulf Air operated a special service to Israel on 18 November, following the diplomatic normalisation agreement signed between the two sides. The service, GF972 from Manama to Tel Aviv, carried a flight number reflecting Israel’s international telephone code – continuing...
Asiana Airlines — most recently the subject of an acquisition by rival Korean Air — swung back into the black in its third-quarter earnings, helped by an uptick in cargo revenue and a steep reduction in costs. Asiana Airlines —...
Virgin Australia is setting its sights on the mid-market segment, having completed the sale and transfer to Bain Capital on 17 November. “Australia already has a low-cost-carrier and a traditional full-service airline, and we won’t be either,” chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka...
ST Engineering will subsume its commercial aerospace business into a larger Commercial cluster, as part of a company-wide reorganisation. ST Engineering will subsume its commercial aerospace business into a larger Commercial cluster, as part of a company-wide reorganisation. The changes,...
More than 20 aviation leaders in the UK have urged the government to invest in sustainable aviation technologies in order to achieve zero emissions flight by the middle of this century. More than 20 aviation leaders in the UK have...
Investigations into the financing of Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum’s fleet renewal have been closed, after the airline reviewed its investment plans in the wake of the air transport crisis. The European Commission had opened, in October last year, an...
The air services agreement signed by the US and the UK provides US cargo operators new rights that they did not have in the previous agreement with the European Union. The recent air services agreement signed by the US and...
American Airlines and British Airways will collaborate to launch pre-departure free coronavirus testing on some flights between the United States and the United Kingdom. American Airlines and British Airways have joined to offer free pre-departure coronavirus tests on some flights...
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has launched a new upgrade to its mixed-reality helicopter aircrew training system. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has launched an upgrade to its mixed-reality helicopter aircrew training system. The system now integrates with a simulator...
The air cargo segment has been a rare beneficiary, with e-commerce sales and scarcity of widebody passenger jets driving up cargo yields and demand for cargo jets. The Covid-19 pandemic has certainly stricken the passenger airline industry. But the air...