US private aviation company Wheels Up Partners has unveiled a plan to become a publicly traded company by merging with a “blank check company”. US private aviation company Wheels Up Partners has unveiled a plan to become a publicly traded...
US private aviation company Wheels Up Partners has unveiled a plan to become a publicly traded company by merging with a “blank check company”. US private aviation company Wheels Up Partners has unveiled a plan to become a publicly traded...
Canadian operator Summit Air Charters has modified icing procedures after an incident in which both engines on a Dornier 228 flamed out just after take-off on a service to Yellowknife. The turboprop had been departing the remote Cahcho Kue in...
JetBlue Airways has unveiled new full-flat business seats ahead of its planned launch of flights to London later this year. JetBlue Airways has unveiled new full-flat business seats ahead of its planned launch of flights to London later this year. The New...
Air Belgium is set to enter the all-cargo market with four aircraft and holds the ambition of expanding to six units by the end of the year. Air Belgium is set to enter the all-cargo market with four aircraft and holds...
Ryanair expects a gradual recovery in the spring to be followed by a “substantial” return to flying through the summer, as desperate northern Europeans rush back to holiday destinations. Noting that the carrier is “already seeing a rise in bookings into...
Swiss large business aircraft specialist has booked four major projects in 2021, as it prepares to open its fifth hangar. Covid-19 may have forced international airline travel to a virtual stop, but the world’s wealthy and powerful still want to...
With its unusual historic triple engine sound and vintage appearance, the Junkers Ju 52 would have been as anachronistic as it was distinctive and engaging to those capturing its passage through the Alps with high-resolution mobile-phone cameras. But the appeal...
With a dozen fatal airline accidents reported during 12 months of operations that were severely disrupted by Covid-19, how did aviation’s safety record for 2020 stack up against previous years? Assessing airline safety performance in 2020 is problematic because the...
Aviation contributed to the spread of Covid-19 and has suffered more than many sectors from the economic and health crisis it created. Now the industry is leading the fight back by transporting vaccine consignments around the world. When Spanish flu...
The lighter side of Flight International Naughty roster British Airways’ freight-only flights are flown with a cabin crew member, harking back to the 1970s and 1980s, when the flag carrier’s dedicated cargo division always operated with a trolley-pusher, supposedly so...