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United Airlines’ Q4 and full-year 2023 financial results underscore a year of solid demand, diversified revenue, and increased capacity that set it as the world’s largest airline by available seat miles. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Today, ANA All Nippon Airways announced an expansion of its flight network to European destinations. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Air France will introduce nonstop flights between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Paris’ Charles de Gaulle International Airport in May 2024. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Geoffrey Thomas and AirlineRatings Editorial Director & Founder Christine Wells at the 2020 awards. JOIN: AirlineRatings.com YouTube Channel Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas has been nominated in four media categories for the prestigious Aerospace Media Awards Asia to be presented at the upcoming Singapore Airshow on February 20. Geoffrey Thomas has been nominated for the following; …

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Powerful storm Isha caused the diversion of dozens of flights in Britain and Ireland on Sunday and Monday, sending passengers to Germany, France and northern Britain, stranding some at airports overnight. At Dublin Airport, 166 flights were cancelled Sunday night, another 29 flights were cancelled on Monday, 36 flights were diverted to other airports and 34 …

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As reported by The Aviation Herald, an Air France Airbus A350-900 operating flight AF-356 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Toronto, ON (Canada), was landing on Toronto’s runway 24L when the aircraft bounced, increased the pitch and contacted the runway surface with its tail before climbing out to safety. The aircraft positioned for another …

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Southwest Airlines has announced that a majority of its pilots has approved a new collective bargaining agreement. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

The Taoyuan Union of Pilots announced on Monday that EVA Air pilots have been granted the ability to go on strike, following a voting process. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Gym on the MD-12 super jumbo mock-up. Boeing Historical Archives Interestingly, the then Korean Air president dismissed the gym and said on his airline’s aircraft there would be a mahjong parlor instead! The manufacturer also touted a business office on its MD-12. However, the four-engine MD-12 never made it past the mock-up stage. McDonnell Douglas …

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The FAA has advised operators of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to visually inspect the mid-exit door plugs to ensure they are properly secured. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Pilots needed! The aviation industry is the lifeblood of the world’s transportation system. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Alaska Airlines revealed on Friday its plans to commence flights between Seattle and Toronto on May 16, 2024. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

JetBlue has told its staff that it would axe several JFK routes and services in an attempt to increase profitability. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Turkish Airlines will schedule three flights a week to Melbourne, its 346th destination in 130 countries starting from March 15, 2024.   The special launch price for Turkish Airlines’ Melbourne to Istanbul flights is A$1499 return and US$1199 return for Istanbul originating flights to Melbourne.   The launch prices are valid for ticketing between January 19 and April …

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Airbus intends to double the total value of its parts sourced from India to US$1.5 billion in the coming years. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

In this analysis, we delve into the Q4 2023 figures, comparing the seating capacity of the 10 largest aviation markets with those from Q4 2019. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Due to high demand, Finnair has announced a plan to boost its connections to cities in the Arctic Circle. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci apologized to passengers this week in a video published nearly two weeks after the door plug on one of its flights blew off mid-flight. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Frontier Airlines is set to strengthen its presence in Puerto Rico by opening a new crew base at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Indian ultra-low-cost carrier Akasa Air has ordered 150 of Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft, placing the airline in a position where it could launch flights on international routes. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Omaha’s Eppley Airfield is preparing for an extensive expansion and modernization project that will span multiple years. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

A passenger has posted the video below of a snake on a plane between Bangkok and Phuket. The snake was captured by a very calm flight attendant using a plastic bottle and bag to snare the slippery stowaway. The incident was on Thai AirAsia flight FD3015. A TikTok user, @wannabnailssalon, posted a video of a …

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Vietjet has welcomed the inaugural flights connecting Phu Quoc island, Vietnam’s trending leisure paradise to Taiwan’s economic hub Taipei. The new service will offer more opportunities for the development of tourism and trade between the two localities and in the region.  The Phu Quoc – Taipei service is a daily return flight and the flight …

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Virgin Australia is linking up with Link Airways to increase the airline’s footprint in regional Australia by approximately 45 per cent. Seventeen new regional codeshare services operated by Link Airways, the equivalent of 90 flights per week, will be added to Virgin Australia’s domestic network under the partnership. The flights will go on sale today …

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The FAA is expanding its investigation amid the grounding of the Boeing 737-9 to include manufacturing practices and production lines at Boeing and subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has proposed a new regulation to enhance the safety, cybersecurity, and consistency of ground handling operations at EU airports. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

A federal judge has blocked JetBlue Airways’ proposed purchase of ULCC Spirit Airlines following a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”