Iran Air has ceased its operations to Manchester Airport having opened the new route back in July earlier this year. The first flight between Tehran and Manchester was operated on July 4. The flights to Manchester were operated every week on Saturdays by the Airbus A330-200. Instead, the oldest Middle east carrier has decided to…
The Dutch government suspended plans to help beleaguered national carrier KLM with a multi-billion-euro bailout package after unions declined to sign a deal involving a five-year pay-cut plan. The move puts the future of the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM into jeopardy, with KLM saying it would not remain afloat without a massive government infusion…
Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport has officially opened after 14 years of construction after about ten years of delays. Initially, the new Berlin airport was due to open in 2011. However, due to number of issues and poor decision making, this new airport opened with a delay of ten years. The construction of the airport was…
In a gradual resumption the airline plans to fly 44% of its schedule in November compared to 2019, and an increase of 4 points compared to October 2020. United Airlines announced it plans to resume flights on nearly 30 international routes in November, including flights to cities in Asia, Europe, and South America. Additionally, the…
Airbus China has delivered the 500th A320 aircraft from its Final Assembly Line in Tianjin Municipality. The Airbus A320neo was delivered to China Southern Airlines. This 500th China-built A320 will be the 35th A320neo in China Southern’s fleet. The aircraft with registration B-30FX will be the carrier’s 141st Airbus A320 family aircraft. On reaching this…
ABC News Australia and The Guardian Australia are reporting that Qatar will refer the officials involved in the forced examinations of women at the Hamad International Airport to prosecutors. The Qatari government also stated that those involved did not follow standard procedures and their actions were “illegal”. In a preliminary report on the incident…
United Airlines announced Thursday that it will offer free coronavirus testing to travelers on select flights between Newark and London’s Heathrow Airport beginning next month. The four-week pilot program will run Nov. 16 through Dec. 11. All passengers over the age of 2 on select flights between Newark and London will be given free rapid…
EasyJet announced that it has raised $399 million (306 million pounds) from the sale-and-leaseback of nine of its Airbus A320 jets. EasyJet also announced that it will continue to review its liquidity position and could seek more sale and leaseback deals in order to boost its finance in days to come. Before this latest agreement,…
A pilot project using sniffer dogs to provide instant and pain-free coronavirus testing at Helsinki airport has shown promising early results and proven popular with travellers, researchers said on Wednesday. Three dogs, named Kossi, ET and Miina, have sniffed swabs taken from 2,200 passengers in the month since the testing booth was set up at…
Surveillance footage showing the moments following the shocking discovery of an abandoned baby in a bin at Doha airport has been released. A newborn premature baby was found in a terminal bathroom at Hamad International Airport on October 2. After the discovery, a group of women from 10 different aircraft at the airport were subject…
Ryanair is suspending flights from regional airports, including Ireland West Airport, Cork and Shannon, from November 4 to December 13. In a statement, Ryanair said it recently announced its reduced winter schedule which took its capacity down to 40% compared to last year. “As a result of continuous Government mismanagement and a complete collapse in…
Qantas Freight has begun flying the world’s first Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft. Qantas will operate it under a partnership with Australia Post. The first A321 freighter was converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) and supplied to Qantas through lessor Vallair. The demand for Airbus A321 freighter is becoming popular among freighter operators. In order to…
