An online travel agency group is suing low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways for removing its flights from the external travel portals, forcing customers to book more expensive fares through the airline’s own website. An online travel agency group is suing low-cost...
Qatar Airways has begun redirecting flightpaths through Saudi Arabian airspace, after the lifting of a blockade imposed more than three years ago. The airline’s service to Johannesburg – flight QR1365, operated by an Airbus A350-900 – crossed into eastern Saudi...
Elaine Chao, who heads the powerful US Department of Transportation, has said she will resign, a day after pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake. Elaine Chao, who heads the powerful...
France has performed a first test firing of an updated MBDA ASMPA nuclear missile from a Dassault Rafale fighter. France has performed a first test firing of an updated MBDA ASMPA nuclear missile from a Dassault Rafale fighter. Conducted on...
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded MBDA a £550 million ($750 million), seven-year demonstration and manufacturing contract for its Spear 3 air-to-surface missile, which will arm its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded MBDA...
Russian Helicopters has flown the first example of the upgraded Kazan Ansat-M light-twin helicopter, which boasts enhanced range and flight performance. Under an initiative funded by Russia’s trade ministry, which has provided Rb230 million ($3.1 million) for the work, the...
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has signed with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group for Airbus A320 simulator training, further tightening Israeli-United Arab Emirates ties following a recent political normalisation agreement. Etihad Aviation Training will offer cockpit crew training for Israir, under...
IATA’s Asia-Pacific head Conrad Clifford is optimistic that vaccines will start to relieve the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but that airlines still face a very tough year. IATA’s Asia-Pacific head Conrad Clifford is optimistic that vaccines will start to...
UK operator Titan Airways’ is to introduce three Airbus A321 converted freighters to its fleet, with the first one newly redelivered from modification specialists ST Engineering and EFW. Powered by CFM International CFM56 engines, the aircraft, MSN1238, was originally delivered...
Ryanair has cut its full-year activity forecast after tighter travel restrictions in the UK threatened to limit its passenger numbers over its fiscal fourth quarter. The airline expects to have transported 26-30 million passengers by the end of the year,...