Airline news

Australian flag carrier Qantas has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220 short-haul airliner which is replacing Qantaslink Boeing 717s. The next-generation airliner will be used on domestic flights for Qantaslink and features a special livery featuring Aboriginal artwork. The aircraft is being delivered to Sydney from Airbus’ Mirabel Final [read more]

Turkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has signed an historic deal for 220 aircraft from European aerospace giant Airbus. The deal, widely tipped to come during the Dubai Airshow, sees the airline sign top for a mixture if single-aisle and wide body airliners. The iGA Istanbul Airport based airline has ordered [read more]

Japan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 airliner at a ceremony in Toulouse, France how of the European aerospace giant. The Japan Airlines A350 is configure with a four class cabin including six first class suites each of which has a choice of three modes: sofa, seat [read more]

Dublin based leasing specialist Avolon is continuing its growth with the order of 140 new aircraft from Airbus and Boeing. in its latest round of orders the global finance company has ordered 100 Airbus A321neos from Airbus and 40 Boeing 737 max jets from Boeing. The orders bring the total [read more]

Budget airline Wizz Air is set to hide £1,000 worth of flight vouchers around London as part of its “Win with Wizz” scavenger hunt with clues starting to appear from today. The airline will be posting clues to the locations on its instagram account with the first clues hitting at [read more]

Aer Lingus (EI/EIN) is launching a recruitment drive to find 14 new cabin crew members at its Aer Lingus UK (EG/EUK) base at Manchester Airport in a partnership with Nobex recruitment. The job opportunities are designed to attract a diverse range of applicants and the airline is inviting candidates to [read more]

Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific has placed an order for the Airbus A350 Freighter as it seeks to build its future cargo fleet. The deal for six aircraft will see the A350F, whose wings are made in Broughton, North Wales, become central the airlines cargo operation. When certified, the A359F [read more]

Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) has confirmed that German carrier Eurowings is set to launch direct flights between the North West and Stuttgart, Germany from Spring 2024. Operating four times per week on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays the service will be operated by an Airbus A319. Stuttgart will be the 8th [read more]