MIAMI – Boeing has announced at the Middle East Business Aviation Association Show (MEBAA) the launching of the newest Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) family aircraft, the 777X BBJ. The new private
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MIAMI — Italian flag carrier, Alitalia, is ready to take delivery of its three Airbus A321neos while it continues to operate under exclusive administration. As the carrier continues to operate
MIAMI — Airbus has received a tremendous order from Irish aircraft lessor Avolon, consisting on 75 A320neos and 25 A321neos, worth $11.5 billion at current list prices. This 100-plane order
MIAMI – Morocco’s flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc, will become oneworld’s first African member. During the end of year oneworld Governing Board meeting in New York, it was revealed that
MIAMI — Indian Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) Indigo received its 200th airplane, a brand-new Airbus A320neo, bearing the registration VT-IZI (MSN 8570). The aircraft was ferried to Delhi nonstop from Toulouse.
MIAMI — Swiss charter airline, Privatair, has filed for insolvency today, becoming yet another airline casualty of 2018. Launched in 1977 in Switzerland, the airline employs 226 staff in Switzerland,
LONDON – Milan-based Air Italy will double its presence in the United States with the addition of two new routes to Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO), now set to
LONDON – Local media outlet The Straits Times reported this week that Lion Air may cancel future orders of its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft following the crash of flight JT610 which
LONDON – Adding to its Summer 2019 destination list, British Airways has announced two new routes from London-Heathrow: Ljubljana and Montpellier. Services to the Slovenian capital will begin from July 15
MIAMI — Kazakh flag carrier, Air Astana, has taken delivery of the first of five Embraer E190-E2 aircraft, featuring an impressive Snow Leopard livery. The design follows the manufacturer’s lead
LONDON – Virgin Atlantic pilots in the Professional Pilots Union (PPU) have balloted for strike action. Up to 400 out of the 965 pilots will be striking over the airline’s
MIAMI — African carrier Air Botswana (BP) is set to receive its first Embraer E170 in the airline’s brand new livery, which follows the recent delivery of its first ATR 72-600
MIAMI — French all-Business Class carrier, La Compagnie, has announced the introduction of a new seasonal route between Nice (NCE) and Newark (EWR), starting May through October 2019. The airline
LONDON – Growth in passenger numbers and cargo tonnage has been a big thing for Changi Airport this month, handling 5.38 million passenger movements in October 2018, representing an increase of
LONDON – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is forecasting up to 8.2 billion passengers will be handled per year by 2037. According to an update in the organization’s 20-Year Air
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NEW YORK — You may be wondering why there is a 1958 Lockheed Constellation L-1649 sitting in pieces inside the deicing tent at New York-JFK International Airport. The TWA Hotel
CHICAGO — When Air New Zealand flight NZ26 pulled into Chicago-O’Hare’s (ORD) Terminal 5, gate M11 at 12:33 on November 30, 2018, the occasion was historic for both the airline
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LONDON – Royal Air Maroc has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline has said that it is extremely happy with the new plane as it will
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MIAMI — Boeing has delivered its 2,000th aircraft to China–a 737 MAX 8 for Xiamen Airlines. This remarkable milestone comes only five years after Boeing celebrated the delivery of its
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MIAMI — United Airlines (UAL) announced today a new service from Paine Field Airport (PAE) in Everett with six daily flights to their hubs in Denver (DEN) and San Francisco
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MIAMI — Azul, the Brazilian low-cost, award-winning airline, announced today a heavy expansion to the United States with two new flights from Belo Horizonte (CNF) to Orlando (MCO), and from Belem (BEL)
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