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Air Serbia will introduce Embraer E190s and E195s into its fleet for the summer season. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Breeze adds Bangor, ME; Dallas, Fort Worth, TX; Lancaster, PA; Lansing, MI; and Pensacola, FL. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

As the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 777 and with plenty of orders in the pipeline, Emirates is one of many airlines that needs and wants the situation at Boeing resolved quickly. Emirates President Sir Tim Clark, has spoken exclusively to AirlineRatings.com CEO, Geoffrey Thomas to share his views on the situation at Boeing. …

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Southwest Airlines will start overnight flights, the first between US mainland destinations and Hawaii. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Virgin Australia has been awarded the Airlineratings.com Best Cabin Crew award for 2024 – the sixth time the airline has won the converted award. AirlineRatings.com is the world’s only airline safety, product, and rating website that promotes excellence and innovation in the airline industry, and the pinnacle of these efforts is its Airline Excellence Awards …

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The EU warns that Lufthansa-Italy’s proposed acquisition of ITA Airways may hinder competition. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Edelweiss will operate its first new Airbus A350 between Zurich and Las Vegas. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

The President & CEO of Boeing Dave Calhoun, and the President of Boeing Commercial Airplanes will both leave the company as the embattled plane maker struggles to regain public confidence after a series of mishaps. Board Chair Larry Kellner has also told the company he doesn’t plan to stand for re-election. Mr Calhoun (below) will step …

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South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines retires its last Boeing 747-400 passenger jet. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

New Pacific Airlines has decided to suspend all scheduled flights from April 5 to focus on charter flights. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Air NZ ‘s incredible transformation to the world’s best practice has been documented in an article in NZ’s The Post by Kevin Norquay based on an interview with Airlineratings.com’s Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas. The Air NZ feature starts thus: Air New Zealand is dwarfed by global aviation giants in fleet size, passengers carried and sheer economic …

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Airways is back on board AY’s A350-900XWB, flying premium economy to Helsinki. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Sun d’Or, the low-cost subsidiary of El Al Israel Airlines has canceled most of its services to destinations in the former Yugoslav region. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Ryanair has increased flight frequency to Zagreb and extended the operational date of services to Sarajevo. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Boeing 747 captain Christiaan van Heijst has captured this spectacular image of the Northern Lights on a flight over the North Atlantic. Christiaan takes up the story of his Northern Lights picture… “A few hundred miles south of Iceland, somewhere over the North Atlantic Ocean. A turquoise aerial fire in the form of aurora borealis …

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On March 19, Hainan Airlines launched a new nonstop route from Chongqing to Milan. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Gatwick Airport has announced strong financial performance for 2023, driven by the continued recovery of passenger traffic. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Both Airbus and Boeing showcased increased order and delivery activity, solidifying their dominance in the market last year. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary has slammed a French Minister as “stupid” after he said that he would not travel on a Boeing jet. According to the website POLITICO French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire’s attack on Boeing’s safety record earned him a scorching response from Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary, who on Wednesday referred to him …

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Japan Airlines has ordered 42 aircraft with the majority going to Airbus over Boeing with commitments to 21 A350s, 11 A321neos and ten 787-9s. Japan Airlines said the aircraft will “enhance and expand the capacity of international operations, with a primary focus on regions such as North America, Asia, and India where future growth is …

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Alaska Airlines will introduce nonstop flights between California’s wine country and Las Vegas starting in the fall. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

On March 6, Milan Malpensa Airport celebrated the arrival of the first passenger flight between Italy and Turkmenistan. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

China Airlines will launch a new service between Taiwan and Seattle on July 14. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Japan Airlines has announced the purchase of 41 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, as part of its fleet renewal plan. read more ⇒ Source:: “Airways Magazine”

Korean Air will sign a contract with Airbus for the procurement of 33 state-of-the-art A350 family aircraft. The deal, which includes 27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s, is valued at USD 13.7 billion. The airline said that the order will supplement the airline’s long-term fleet operations as it gradually retires its older aircraft. The procurement of …

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Travellers over the Easter School Holiday are facing travel chaos downunder in Australia after the United Firefighters Association Aviation Branch (UFUAV) informed Airservices, the Australian government air traffic control provider, of plans to take protected industrial action during the Easter school holidays, in their quest for a 20% pay rise. According to Airservices, which also …

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Aviation’s greatest challenge is not Net Zero by 2050 but stopping the tsunami of misinformation about its extraordinary progress over the past 60 years in reducing CO2 per passenger and its blueprint for exciting future gains. Climate change is real, of that there is no doubt but there is so much misinformation about the culprits …

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