Airline news

The Malaysian aviation authority, the CAAM, has suspended the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) of low-cost carrier MYAirline for 90 days following the airlines suspension of operations. The airline has said that it has multiple offers for funding to avoid it collapsing and to restart services but this was not enough [read more]

Routes World 2023 is less than one day away with the great and the good from airlines, airports and aviation stakeholders heading to Istanbul for the 28th annual event. The event is a chance for the global airline industry to discuss route development, where the airline industry is heading and [read more]

Essex Police have confirmed they are attending an incident at Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) after a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi (KQ100) was diverted there instead of its planned destination of London Heathrow. The Beoing 787 arrived at Stansted shortly before 4pm after being escorted by Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons [read more]

The European Regional Airline Association (ERA) has voted Loganair (LM/LOG) as Airline of the Year 2023 at its awards ceremony held in Innsbruck, Austria. The UK’s largest regional airline picked up the industry award, determined by a panel of independent, globally acclaimed judges, in recognition of its “impressive performance” in [read more]

British Airways (BA/BAW) has become first UK airline to suspend flights to Tel Aviv, Israel as rockets are launched from Gaza strip at the city The nove comes following Saturdays attack on Israel by Palestinian terrorists which has so far seen over 1200 people killed. Flights initially continued to Israel [read more]

Cathay Group has firmed up an order for 32 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft to be split between its airlines including Cathay Pacific and HK Express. The additional aircraft are made up of A320neo and A321neo variants and brings the total on order to 64. The aircraft will be used to [read more]

Southend Airport has had some welcome news. Low-cost carrier easyJet has added two new cities to their list of direct destinations from SEN/EGMC. Starting in December, Grenoble (GNB/LFLS) and Geneva (GVA/LSGG) will join their itinerary, which currently spans Alicante, Amsterdam, Faro, Grenoble, Malaga, Palma, and Paris. It’s hoped that these [read more]

Asian carrier Vietnam Airlines has signed a deal with Boeing to purchase 50 Boeing 737 Max jets as it seeks to grow its fleet. The carrier has selected the versatile 737 Max 8 variant which offers a significant increase in fuel effeciency compared to the older -800 models. The order [read more]