The collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coastguard aircraft in Tokyo this week will cost the airline more than $100mn in operating losses, it said. Whilst the investigation into the crash continues, it was determined yesterday that the coastguard's De Havilland Canada Dash-8 did not have...

The coastguard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines flight on Tuesday evening was not cleared for take-off, transcripts of air traffic control's instructions show. Japanese authorities have confirmed that the De Havilland Canada Dash-8 on its way to bring relief to parts of Japan affected by M...

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has kicked off 2024 by introducing two new services. Daily flights from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in the Kerala region of India commenced on New Year’s Day. These non-stop services to each destination bring the t...

The Japanese government has provided an update on the Japan Airlines crash at Tokyo's Haneda Airport yesterday. On Tuesday evening, an Airbus 350 collided with a De Havilland Canada Dash-8 coastguard plane on its way to provide rescue and relief efforts in Ishikawa following Monday's earthquake. T...

Finnair, the Finnish flag carrier, has added even more flights to its growing Summer 2024 schedule, due to increased global demand for travel. The extra flights to Europe, Asia and the US, come just ahead of the Christmas season, giving customers a chance to plan a summer to remember. In the US, Fi...

Philippine Airlines and American Airlines have launched a new codeshare partnership that introduces the first marketed flights by a Philippine carrier to several US destinations and allows American’s customers to travel to the Pearl of the Orient, Manila, and the beautiful beaches of Cebu. Americ...

Air Astana, the Kazakh flag carrier, has announced "strong" financial results this year for the nine months ending 30 September. With a total revenue and other income growth of 20.5 per cent to US$900.6m and an operating profit increase of 11.2 per cent to $128.9m, the airline declared a "strong ni...

Singapore Airlines has announced there was a strong demand over the summer peak season, driving "record" half-year results for the airline. In a report publishing its financial performance for the first quarter of FY2023/24, The Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) said results showed that record load fa...

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded almost half its fleet amid an ongoing financial crisis. 14 out of 31 PIA aircraft have now been grounded as the national flag carrier faces hundreds of billions of rupees in arrears. As a result, Boeing and Airbus are likely stop supplying spa...

APOC Aviation, the leasing, trading, aircraft component and part-out specialist, is ramping up their presence in Asia to ensure they have the resources and assets ready to serve the thriving aviation sector. As part of this process, Hardi Jamil has been appointed as Sales Manager for Asia. APO...

FlyArystan, has partnered with travel tech company Kiwi.com to improve flight offers for its customers. From now on, passengers of FlyArystan can search and book flights beyond the routes covered originally by the airline, thanks to the vast Kiwi.com database covering more than 95% of global flig...

Ryanair today (Tues, 20 Dec) confirmed that it has signed a 4 year pay agreement with the Fórsa union and its Irish pilots under which Ryanair’s Irish pilots will receive an accelerated restoration of pay cuts previously agreed during the Covid Pandemic. These pay cuts will now be fully restor...

Milano Bergamo Airport witnessed the arrival of its first direct connection to the United Arab Emirates yesterday with the launch of Air Arabia’s flight to Sharjah. The Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) has commenced a four-times weekly link to the metrop...

Finnair and oneworld partner Qatar Airways have concluded an agreement to establish a long-term strategic cooperation between Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen and Doha. Finnair and Qatar Airways are exploring opening services also between another European destination and Doha. These services...

Cathay Pacific is launching its pilot Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme, the first major programme of its kind in Asia. The programme provides corporate customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint from business travel or airfreight by contributing to the use of SA...