Latest Airlines news – Page 16
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NewsEgyptAir seeks to serve two more US gateways
EgyptAir is seeking to open two more US gateway routes from Cairo, naming Chicago and Los Angeles as target destinations. The Star Alliance carrier identifies the routes in filings with US regulators. EgyptAir serves New York JFK and Newark, and also operates to Washington DC. It states that it aims ...
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NewsKLM prepares to start A350 pilot training after installation of simulator
Dutch carrier KLM has commissioned the Netherlands’ first Airbus A350 simulator, in preparation for the airline’s introduction of the type next year. KLM is set to take delivery of A350s from the end of 2026. Its initial simulator, installed at the Schiphol-East facility in Amsterdam, has been supplied by Canada-based ...
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NewsIcelandair recruits Play founder as it rejigs operations roles
Icelandair is rejigging its structure of operational roles, and has recruited one of the founders of Icelandic budget carrier Play, Arnar Mar Magnusson. Icelandair is discontinuing the role of chief operating officer, following the retirement of Sylvia Kristin Olafsdottir. Chief executive Bogi Nils Bogason will directly oversee two functions which ...
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NewsGulf Air restores US links with New York JFK operation
Gulf Air has restored a long-absent US link with the initiation of services between Bahrain and New York JFK. The carrier sought authorisation for the flights after the US FAA’s safety assessment scheme classified the Middle Eastern kingdom as ICAO-compliant in November last year. This lifted a restriction which previously ...
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NewsJAL mulls regional aircraft replacement
Japan Airlines Group is mulling “successor aircraft types” for its regional aircraft fleet, as it looks to simplify its fleet structure for the long term.
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NewsSpanish operator Swiftair Group acquired by infrastructure fund
Spanish air cargo and wet-lease specialist Swiftair Group is being acquired by a financial fund linked to investment firm Antin Infrastructure Partners. Antin will take a majority stake in the Madrid-based operator, through its Mid Cap Fund, but the size and value of the investment have not been disclosed. It ...
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NewsCroatia Airlines becomes one of the few A220-100 operators
Croatia Airlines has become one of the few operators to introduce the Airbus A220-100, having received its first of the twinjet variant. The aircraft (9A-CAO) has been sourced from US lessor Air Lease. Croatia Airlines says the jet is configured with 127 seats. It departed Montreal for Zagreb on 29 ...
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NewsStarlux expands Alaska codeshare with transcontinental flights
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has expanded its codeshare with Alaska Airlines to include transcontinental flights for the first time.
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NewsAir India sets up advanced pilot training centre in Airbus joint venture
Air India and Airbus have jointly unveiled an advanced pilot training centre in Gurugram, India, as the airline consolidates its training facilities amid ongoing fleet expansion.
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NewsAeroitalia said to be reviving Air Italy name after losing legal case
Italian operator Aeroitalia appears set to revive the defunct Air Italy name, after a court ruled that its current brand is too close to that of former flag-carrier Alitalia. Several Italian publications are reporting that Aeroitalia has lost a legal dispute with ITA Airways – the successor to Alitalia – ...
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NewsSwedish carrier Braathens’ Airbus arm files for bankruptcy but ATR operation continues
Swedish operator Braathens is filing for bankruptcy for its Airbus-based operation, which the company has been in the process of phasing out. Braathens had opted in August to concentrate on ATR 72-600 turboprop services, and gradually dismantle the Braathens International Airways division which has been flying Airbuses. While it had ...
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NewsAir Arabia starts introducing A320neos as part of 120-jet renewal
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is preparing to put its first Airbus A320neo into operation, having taken delivery of the jet as part of an agreement covering 120 aircraft. Air Arabia will deploy the A320neo – powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines, and featuring a single-class 174-seat configuration – ...
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NewsLufthansa Group expects efficiency gains from phasing out multiple widebody types
Lufthansa Group’s fleet modernisation programme will involve heavily reducing the diversity of aircraft types by the end of the decade. The company has 13 widebody passenger aircraft models but is phasing out six over the next three years. Lufthansa Group will cut the Airbus A340-600, A330-200 and Boeing 767-300ER next ...
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NewsPlay ceases operations amid ‘deep-rooted challenges’
Icelandic low-cost carrier Play has ceased operations, blaming a “weaker-than-expected” performance in recent months that was exacerbated by “negative media coverage” of its operations.
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NewsLufthansa to axe 4,000 jobs as digitisation and AI support tighter airline integration
Lufthansa Group expects to cut 4,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as part of a strategic plan to consolidate operations and increase efficiency. The group intends to integrate its five network airlines – Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Brussels Airlines and ITA – more closely, adjusting their organisational structure. “This ...
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NewsLufthansa prepares to receive 787-9 with centenary commemoration paint scheme
Lufthansa is to take delivery in November of a Boeing 787-9 painted in a special colour scheme to mark the German flag-carrier’s centenary. The twinjet (D-ABPU) has received the new livery at Boeing’s Charleston facility. Lufthansa says the aircraft will enter service in December, ahead of the 2026 anniversary commemorations, ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines orders up to 75 787s and nears 150-jet Max deal
Turkish Airlines has decided to purchase up to 75 Boeing 787s, deliveries of which will run over 2029-34, and is also planning to take up to 150 737 Max jets. The company is taking 50 firm 787s and placing options on another 25. Turkish Airlines’ firm order will be ...
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NewsNorwegian firms options on 30 more 737 Max jets but adjusts delivery schedule
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is exercising options to purchase 30 more Boeing 737 Max 8 jets. The decision will take Norwegian’s total firm commitment to the twinjet type to 80. It had indicated earlier this year that it was nearing a decision on exercising the options. Norwegian says the original ...
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NewsPhilippine Airlines receives first retrofitted A321
Upgrade work for the cabins of PAL’s 18 A321ceos are expected to be completed in 2027.
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NewsAir Europa timeline for 737 Max deliveries shifts
Spanish carrier Air Europa is aiming to build a fleet of 20 Boeing 737 Max jets by mid-2028, having taken its initial two from lessor AerCap. The airline had originally ordered 20 737 Max 8s directly from Boeing in 2016. AerCap disclosed, six years later, an agreement with Air Europa ...