The delivery of new aircraft and the implementation of wet-leasing agreements will enable Qantas and Jetstar to enhance their international capacity by 12 percentage points by the end of the calendar year. This translates to an addition of nearly 50 extra flights per week.
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Dutch Flag carrier KLM (KL) pilots have called off the planned one-hour strike scheduled for Monday morning following an agreement reached between the Dutch airline and the pilots union, VNV.
Nigeria’s Air Peace (P4) is appealing to UK authorities for access to London Heathrow (LHR) slots. This request follows the recent acquisition of UK Third Country Operator (TCO) authorization by the airline.
In an email to his colleagues, Campbell Wilson, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India (AI), stated that the airline recognizes and agrees with the findings of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation).
Flag carrier of British Airways (BA) Airbus A320-200, with registration G-EUUC, was operating flight BA-508 from London Heathrow, UK, to Faro, Portugal.
Tata Group-owned low-cost subsidiary, Air India Express (IX), the first two Boeing 737 MAX have recently been spotted in Seattle by one of the popular and native spotters, BFI Watch.
The potential recovery of the grounded Indian low-cost carrier Go First may encounter obstacles if a court upholds aircraft lessors demands.
Approximately 120 passengers bound for Riyadh (RUH) were left stranded at Kochi International Airport (COK) for several hours after Saudia Airlines (SV) officials removed them from the flight.
A woman passenger who was initially assumed to be asleep on a British Airways (BA) airplane turned out to be deceased, likely due to a heart attack suffered during the flight.
The Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC), the successful bidder for the revival of the grounded airline, recently injected ₹100 crore into Jet Airways, bringing their total investment in the airline to ₹250 crore.