Heathrow Airport has marked its 80th anniversary with strong passenger demand and a record-breaking day in May, while warning that proposed restrictions on future investment could undermine the UK's aviation competitiveness. More than 7.1 million passengers travelled through Heathrow during May, a ...

British Airways and American Express are celebrating 25 years of partnership with an exclusive anniversary Avios-Only flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK for British Airways American Express Cardmembers. Departing on 15 October 2026 and returning on 18 October 2026, the one-off flight wil...

Airport Intelligence, the Brussels Airport subsidiary that shares operational and commercial airport expertise with other organisations, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Since its launch in 2021, the company has built a strong international reputation as a trusted advisor and partner for air...

Korean Air is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Seoul-Zurich route, marking five decades of connectivity, partnership and cultural exchange between Korea and Switzerland. To commemorate the milestone, Korean Air hosted a reception at the Widder Hotel in Zurich on May 27, welcoming approxima...

To mark the 100th anniversary of Lufthansa's founding, another specially painted aircraft is expected in Frankfurt today: an Airbus A321-200 was painted in Norwich, England, in the design of the legendary Lockheed Super Star and will fly from there to Germany's largest airport under flight number LH...

Cathay has officially launched its 80th anniversary celebrations, marking eight decades of moving its home city, people and global customers forward since 1946. To usher in this milestone year and honour its legacy of bringing people together, Cathay will be hosting a series of special events, in...

In honour of the 107th anniversary of the Republic of Latvia, the Latvian airline airBaltic today participated in a ceremonial parade with a special flyover along the 11th November Embankment by its Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration number YL-CSL) painted in the red-white-red colours of the Lat...

The Boeing 787-9 with the iconic Lufthansa special livery for the 100th anniversary in 2026 will be delivered to Lufthansa in December. The aircraft, which received its livery at Boeing in Charleston (South Carolina), was transferred to Everett (Washington) yesterday. The aircraft, named Berli...

At the beginning of October 2025, the Latvian airline airBaltic marks the 30th anniversary of the route between its home base in Riga, Latvia, and Helsinki, Finland. This was the airline’s second-ever direct service, following the first commercial flight from Riga to Stockholm, Sweden, on Octob...

Lufthansa Airlines is presenting a special livery to mark its 100th anniversary in 2026. Starting in December, a new Boeing 787-9 will proudly carry the symbol of Lufthansa's unique identity around the world: the crane. The special livery features a blue fuselage with a white crane hovering ab...

Vietjet is celebrating its first Boeing 737-8 aircraft from the airline’s landmark order of 200 jets valued at US$32 billion with Boeing. The ceremony took place at Boeing’s Delivery Center in Seattle, Washington, attended by Vietnam’s President Luong Cuong, senior officials from both natio...

Today, on 28 August, the Latvian national airline airBaltic celebrates its 30th anniversary. While this day marks the official date of the airline’s founding, a series of special celebratory events and activities will unfold in the coming weeks, culminating on October 1, 2025 – the date of the a...

Copenhagen Airport has reported record passenger numbers for the first half of 2025, as strong demand for international travel drove profits higher in its 100th anniversary year. The airport handled 14.9 million passengers in the first six months – up 8% on the same period last year and the highe...

Ten years ago, Brussels Airport opened its Airport Operations Centre (APOC), the nerve centre where all operational partners, including airlines, baggage handlers, and emergency services, work side by side to coordinate airport operations. What began as an innovative collaboration between a few a...

Korean Air has celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Seoul Incheon-Paris route, commemorating five decades of cultural, economic, and tourism exchanges between Korea and France. Launched on March 14, 1975, the route is one of the airline’s longest-standing long-haul services and remains a vita...