Emirates Heathrow flight held as UAE air strikes disrupt Dubai
An Emirates flight from London Heathrow to Dubai was held on the ground after mobile phone alerts warned of new Iranian drone and missile attacks in the United Arab Emirates. The Airbus A380 had pushed […]
The UAE has restored full air operations after months of disruption caused by the US-Israel conflict with Iran, marking a major step towards recovery for regional travel and key hubs, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi. […]
ITA Airways has launched the first nonstop service between Rome Fiumicino Airport and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport, closing a longstanding gap in transatlantic connectivity between the two cities. The inaugural flight operated on May […]
A China Eastern Airlines aircraft struck an aerobridge on Saturday, 2 May, on arrival at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport after arriving from the city of the giant pandas Chengdu, as reported in South China Morning Post. […]
Emirates has restored 96% of its global network, marking a near-full return to operations as travel demand continues to rise. The airline now serves 137 destinations across 72 countries, offering more than 1,300 weekly flights, […]
Lufthansa has recovered an Academy Award statuette that went missing after a TSA security agent at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport barred Russian director Pavel Talankin from carrying it onto a flight to Frankfurt, […]
Spirit Airlines has ceased all operations effective immediately, cancelling every scheduled flight and leaving approximately 17,000 employees out of work. The Florida-based budget carrier announced the shutdown in a statement published in the early hours […]
Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations as soon as Saturday after a $500 million government rescue package collapsed, leaving the bankrupt budget carrier with no clear path to survival. Bondholders rejected the terms of […]
TAV Airports handled 19 million passengers across its airport portfolio in the first quarter of 2026, as traffic rose 7% year on year. The company said international passenger numbers reached 10.4 million, while domestic traffic […]
Wizz Air has launched direct flights between Ankara Esenboğa Airport and Budapest, adding a new international route between the Turkish and Hungarian capitals. The airline will operate the service three times a week. The first […]
Alaska Airlines marked a major milestone with the launch of its inaugural nonstop flight between Seattle and Rome, the first-ever direct connection between the Emerald City and the Eternal City. The new service signals Alaska’s official […]
American Airlines has resumed nonstop service between Miami and Caracas, Venezuela, operating its first flight to the country in seven years aboard a special commemorative aircraft marking 250 years of American independence. Flight 3599 departed […]
Ethiopian Airlines and Visa have announced an agreement to expand co-branded payment card products, strengthening a long-standing partnership between Africa’s largest airline and one of the world’s leading digital payments companies. The deal, announced on […]
SalamAir has opened sales for a new twice-weekly direct service between Muscat and Kigali, with flights set to begin on 21 July 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. One-way Lite fares on the route start from […]
A baby has been born on board an ITA Airways flight from Dakar to Rome Fiumicino, becoming the first child ever delivered on an aircraft operated by the Italian carrier. The birth took place on […]
Changi Airport Terminal 3 (T3) will undergo a major upgrade, with a tender to be called in the second half of 2026, Singapore’s Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow announced. Work is set to begin by the end […]
Turkey has introduced new aviation safety rules that ban charging portable chargers, commonly known as power banks, on board aircraft and limit each passenger to carrying two devices. The changes were announced by the country’s […]
Star Alliance has unveiled its lounge at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, located in the newly opened Terminal 3. The opening builds on the success of the Alliance’s first lounge in Asia in 2024, also in […]
A new study has found that the way older passengers are distributed across an aircraft cabin can significantly affect evacuation times, raising fresh questions about whether current aviation safety standards reflect the realities of an […]
This week, United Airlines will kick off its summer schedule with service to new European destinations in Croatia, Italy, Scotland and Spain. The new routes begin launching tomorrow – April 30, giving customers even more […]