Aviation News

Man who tossed coins into a plane’s engine for luck is being sued by the airline.

Lucky Air to sue passenger for tossing coins into its plane’s engineCalling your carrier Lucky Air is not quite enough to bring luck, at least according to some passengers of the Chinese airline....

Tokyo’s Haneda Airport is undergoing upgrading works to increase its passenger handling capacity ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics.

Haneda airport's international terminal to be renamedThe international terminal at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport will be renamed Terminal 3 from March 2020 as part of its large-scale...

Vietnam Airlines is expecting to order 50 to 100 Boeing 737 Max planes to replace its fleet of Airbus SE single-aisle aircraft, as well as long-range jets for its flights to California.

Vietnam Airlines weighs new aircraft orderVietnam Airlines is considering a new order of planes to replace its ageing fleet as well as long-range jets for its flights to...

Delayed: Istanbul’s new airport is facing yet another delay that will push back its operational date to April 7.

Istanbul’s new airport hits more operational delaysIstanbul’s sprawling new airport, which opened at a grand ceremony in December, is expecting further delays, thus pushing back...

The owner of budget carrier Thai AirAsia is in talks to buy a stake in rival Nok Airlines.

Talks of a buyout between Thai budget carriersMajority owner of Thai AirAsia, Asia Aviation PCL said on Monday it is in talks to buy a stake in rival Nok Airlines PCL, an...

The senior pilot apparently has almost 20 years of experience.

China Airlines pilot caught sleeping in the cockpit mid-flightFalling asleep at your job is one thing. Falling asleep at your job when you are an airline pilot is something else altogether.

Ethiopian Airlines.

Ethiopian Airlines to launch all-women flightEthiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline group, announced late last week that it has finalised all preparations to launch...

Qantas will scrap paper boarding passes.

Qantas goes to war on wasteQantas is launching an attack on waste, the 30,000 tonnes of waste – equivalent to the weight of 80 747 jumbos – that it deals...

Bali’s proposed tourist levy aimed at raising funds for the environment is panned by IATA.

IATA calls on Bali to dump the environment levyThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged authorities in Bali not to go ahead with a controversial US$10...

Jet Airways awaiting rescue from a consortium of lenders.

Banks place Jet Airways on life supportA group of lenders led by the State Bank of India will become the majority stakeholders in Jet Airways in return for a US$1.2...