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Today, Saudia, the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, unveiled a new brand and identity during an extravagant event in Jeddah. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Justinas Bulka, CEO of Klasjet, talks to Airways about the growing demand for its VIP charter services and the new venture into ACMI. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Today in Aviation, UK regional operator Air Southwest ceased operations in 2011. This is SZ’s story. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Vietjet has announced services to Adelaide from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest metropolis. The new services make Vietjet the first airline to fly from Vietnam to Australia’s five largest cities.  The new services linking Ho Chi Minh City with Adelaide take off on November 21, 2023, with five return flights per week. The flights …

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Air France-KLM, in a massive win to Airbus, is set to order up to 90 A350s made up of 50 firm orders and 40 options. According to a Bloomberg report, the airline group said that “the decision to go with Airbus for its widebody fleet renewal came down to a complex choice around aircraft range, pricing and …

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JetBlue Airways has filed a complaint against the Dutch government and the European Union regarding a proposed capacity cap at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Hong Kong’s Cathay Group has recently announced its plan to expand and modernize its fleet by purchasing an additional 32 aircraft from the Airbus A320neo family. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Reuters reports that China Eastern Airlines will buy another 100 C919 aircraft in a deal worth US$10 billion at list prices, the largest order for the jet made by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). The deal comes five months after the rival to the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX had its first service …

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China Eastern Airlines has placed an order for 100 C919 narrowbody jets directly from state-owned aircraft manufacturer COMAC. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Global Airlines has entered into an agreement with Hi Fly to expedite the Entry into Service program for the airline’s new fleet of A380 aircraft. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Ryanair has announced the addition of seven new routes from London to its winter 2023–24 schedule, plus increased frequencies on 30 existing routes. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Today in Aviation, the Russian-built, long-haul, wide-body, quad-jet Ilyushin ll-96 took its first flight in 1988. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Mr. Ismail said that growth is everywhere. “People are coming out of Japan, people coming out of Korea. And of course, Australia is a great example.  “I was just in Sydney two weeks ago and I was talking to the media and they were saying that it seems that now travel has become part of …

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The International Air Transport Association have this week celebrated the first 20 years of the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) . Here at Airline Ratings we place great emphasis on the IOSA audit and its impact on an airlines accident rate, awarding airlines extra safety stars when they have passed the audit. Why? Simply because …

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In a recent panel discussion at the 2023 Skift Global Forum in New York City, Eric Phillips, the chief digital officer of Delta Air Lines, shared insights on the role of AI in the travel industry. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Viva Aerobus is set to expand its services to five new US destinations: Austin, Denver, Miami, Oakland, and Orlando. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

American Airlines has joined the list of airlines affected by the scandal involving counterfeit engine parts supplied by a UK-based broker, AOG Technics. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

This week passengers travelling with Air Vanuatu are facing cancelled flights and major travel disruption due to a technical issue impacting the airlines sole Boeing 737 aircraft. The plane flies on routes between Port Vila (Vanuatu) to Brisbane, Sydney, and Auckland. Questions about reliability have been raised so lets look at the options to get between Vanuatu …

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WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech recently traveled to Ottawa to update parliamentarians on the recovery of the airline industry and to demand changes to policies that hold airlines solely accountable for performance. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

United Airlines has applied for additional slots to operate flights between to Tokyo Haneda Airport after Delta Air Lines relinquished its slots at the Japanese hub. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Condor Airlines will fly from San Antonio International Airport to Frankfurt starting May 17, 2024, confirming the first trans-Atlantic seasonal nonstop flight to Europe out of the Texan airport. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Air Transat launches Ascension Academy, an innovative program designed to train and develop student pilots, enabling the airline to cultivate a talented pool of qualified aviators. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

What is it like to fly Thai Airways International for 11 hours? It involves a hectic boarding process, comfortable seats, decent meals, and a brilliant cabin crew. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

A Jetblue Airbus A320-200 performing flight B6-1256 from Guayaquil (Ecuador) to Fort Lauderdale, FL (USA), was enroute at 36,000 when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing altitude deviations of roughly 50 feet.The aircraft continued to Fort Lauderdale for a safe landing without further incident about 55 minutes later however seven passengers and one crew member were …

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Air Canada has ordered 18 787-10s with options on 12 more to further modernize and grow its fleet. “Air Canada has made investing in the passenger experience a core priority. Our experience shows customers greatly enjoy flying on the Dreamliner, so we are pleased to offer them a larger version of this popular aircraft, which …

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Bonza has launched ‘Bonza Holidays’ to any of its 21 destinations – all of which are regional with the exception of Melbourne and Darwin. The airline says the move is expected to bring additional economic benefit to all Bonza destinations and in SE Queensland alone is expected to bring an additional $190 million to the …

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Air France-KLM Group has confirmed that it will purchase 50 Airbus A350 family aircraft and has an option for an additional 40 planes. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”