Delta Air Lines flight 2028 en route from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to New York LaGuardia made an emergency landing Thursday in Charleston, South Carolina after the MD-88’s cabin became smoky.
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800—enroute from Istanbul Ataturk to Nevşehir Kapadokya—flew through a flock of birds on final approach to Nevşehir on Tuesday, causing extensive damage to the aircraft’s radome.
A Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 NG, en route from Tân Sõn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to Delhi, was forced to make an emergency landing when its captain was incapacitated by illness during the last hour of the four-hour flight.
AirAsia founder and CEO Tony Fernandes has hinted the group could be working toward the launch of a new joint venture (JV) subsidiary in Southeast Asia.
Oman’s Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) has launched a process to find potential bidders to set up a new low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Persian Gulf nation, with a call for interested parties to make themselves known.
On-time performance for scheduled passenger flights at UK airports fell one percentage point to 79% in 2014, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The Cyprus government has confirmed that an application for an air operator’s certificate (AOC) has been received by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) for a new Cyprus-based airline.
Airbus pulled into the lead for commercial aircraft orders in 2015 with 228 gross commercial aircraft orders, compared to rival Boeing’s 152, following an April 30 order placed by Colombian carrier Avianca for 100 A320neo family aircraft.
American Airlines’ fleet planning strategy hinges on having a variety of different-sized aircraft that can match varying route needs, but there is a gap in an aircraft type that would fill the role of the Boeing 757, the airline’s head of network planning said Thursday.
Bombardier has confirmed that Swiss International Air Lines will be the first operator of the CSeries, with service entry slated for the first half of 2016.
Emirates Airline has posted a 40% full-year profit increase, rising to AED4.6 billion ($1.3 billion), and is confident it will continue to succeed despite the recent Gulf carrier backlash.
Finnair Group reported a net loss of €9.8 million ($11 million) for the first quarter, an improvement of 65% over a net loss of €28.1 million in the year-ago period.
London Gatwick Airport has launched a program aimed at increasing its engagement with passengers by offering them small free gifts at the airport in return for providing some information about themselves ahead of their trip.
Panama City-based Copa Holdings reported $113.1 million net income for the 2015 first quarter, down 25.3% from the company’s $151.4 million net profit in the 2014 March quarter.
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has reached a tentative contract deal with its pilot group that appears likely to end the pilots’ five-month work-to-rule campaign.
China’s Tibet Airlines is awaiting approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to open new international routes, which have not yet been disclosed.
Etihad Airways plans to revamp services between Abu Dhabi and Singapore with an upgrade to three-class service from June, and the introduction of the Boeing 787-9 from August.
South Korea is set to ease restrictive regulations limiting foreign investment in Korean MRO companies, in a dramatic change of direction forced through by South Korean president Park Geun-hye.
