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United Kingdom’s Leeds-Bradford Airport was forced to divert and cancel all its operations yesterday, October 20, after a TUI Airways Boeing 737 experienced a runway excursion during landing. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Alaska Airlines Launches Longest Flight Ever with all new Boeing 737-8 MAX. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

American Airlines is in negotiations with Airbus and Boeing about a narrowbody order for deliveries in the latter half of this decade and beyond. The airline disclosed the news during its Q3 earnings call today but didn’t say how many aircraft it is seeking. American Airlines has a total fleet of 953 aircraft. The narrowbody …

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Alaska Airlines returns to an all-Boeing fleet as it made its final leap in getting rid of its last Airbus aircraft. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

American Airlines has signed a firm order with Embraer to purchase four new E175 regional jets for its largest regional subsidiary airline, Envoy Air. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

United Airlines has reported quarterly pre-tax income of US$1.5 billion, a pre-tax margin of 10.3%, and diluted earnings per share of US$3.42 read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Cebu Pacific the Philippines’ leading carrier, is set to issue Request for Proposals (RFP) to both Airbus and Boeing for 100 to 150 narrowbody jets, representing the largest-ever commitment of any airline in the Philippine’s aviation industry. An order of 100 aircraft would mean over US$12 billion, based on typical manufacturer catalogue prices. The airline …

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German charter carrier Hamburg International ceased operations today in 2010 after 12 years of operations. This is its story. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Plans for Qantas to take over Alliance Aviation Services Ltd (Alliance) have been scrapped after the deal was formally opposed by the competition regulator in April 2023. Qantas said that “both companies believe the acquisition would have created customer value without lessening competition in the highly competitive resources sector – particularly through the efficiencies created …

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The United Kingdom’s largest airport, London’s Heathrow, has a new Chief Executive Officer: Thomas Woldbye. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Emirates’ launch of a Dubai-Berlin service is still being hindered by 1994 Germany-UAE Air Service Agreement. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

To power its new order of 18 Boeing 787-10 aircraft, Air Canada ordered 36 GEnx-1B engines and four spares from GE Aerospace. The order includes options for an additional 24 engines. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

AirAsia cheap flight sale fares for $209 AUD have landed. AirAsia X has fares on sale to Kuala Lumpur from Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Auckland starting from just AUD209* all-in one-way. Flights are available for booking until 25 October 2023 for the travel period March 4th 2024 right through until the 12th of …

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On Tuesday, Minnesota-based low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines announced its latest route network expansion for the summer 2024 season. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

The EU’s new antitrust commissioner, Didier Reynders, has announced plans to tighten the rules for airline mergers. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

The Saint Martin site in the southwest corner of Toulouse Airport is where you’d find one of Airbus’ sites that also hosts ATR’s Final Assembly Line, simply known as FAL. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Perth Airport and Qantas have denied that a deal has been made in their long-running and complex dispute surrounding the airline’s move to the eastern side of the airport. Last night 6PR and Channel 9 announced that a deal had been done although it couldn’t be announced. The five-year dispute involves an agreement on passenger …

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The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas presents Royal Jordanian CEO Samer Majali with a range of complex challenges. Majali expressed these concerns during the Routes World conference in Istanbul on Monday, emphasizing that the issue extends beyond just Tel Aviv. The core problem lies in the need to navigate airspace over Israel. Jordan’s proximity …

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Japan Airlines scheduled a Boeing 737-800 to take several sumo wrestlers from Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Itami Airport in Osaka to Amamo Oshmi, an island in the far south. The airline however was forced to arrange an extra flight at short notice as its two planes were at risk of surpassing their weight limits …

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Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, opened its second lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. The new lounge will welcome First and Business Class passengers and Star Alliance Gold status customers on member airline flights departing from gates 10 to 38 in Terminal 1. Eligible United Club and Air Canada Maple Leaf Club …

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Engineers at TAP Air Portugal’s maintenance subsidiary were working on an aircraft CFM engine that had come in for repair. Workers noticed that a replacement part, a damper to reduce vibration, showed signs of wear, however the accompanying paperwork identified the component as fresh from the production line.  On June 21, TAP pointed out the …

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The Qantas Group has announced two changes to its senior management team, with the appointment of a Chief People Officer and the resignation of its Loyalty CEO. Olivia Wirth has been the CEO of Qantas Loyalty, which encompasses the airline’s 15 million member Frequent Flyer program, since 2018 and has overseen significant growth in the …

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Airbus delivered the first A380 (9V-SKA) to its launch customer, Singapore Airlines, today in 2007. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Southwest Airlines is celebrating today’s annular solar eclipse by announcing 2024 flights that will operate in the direct and partial paths of the celestial event. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Tata Group merges Air India Express with AIX Connect, establishing a new low-cost carrier brand scheduled to launch on Tuesday, October 18. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

GPS spoofing and jamming can cause significant disruptions to commercial aviation. But how do they work, and what countermeasures are in place? read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

For the first time in 41 years, El Al will fly reserve soldiers around the world home on Saturday in emergency flights to serve in the war against Gaza. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”