Aviation News

The retro Qantas Boeing 737-800

Qantas goes back to the futureThe newest addition to the Qantas Airways fleet has touched down on Australian soil carrying a retro livery.

Andrew Herdman, AAPA director general, addressing the 58th Assembly of Presidents in Tokyo.

AAPA cautions growth not bringing profitsAsian airlines yields are not in the pink despite both passenger and freight traffic having increased significantly over the...

AirAsia X landing in Sydney

AirAsia X denies reports of financial turbulenceAirAsia X is expected to respond this week to reports that the low-cost affiliate of Air Asia Bhd is facing payment problems...

Asiana facing a temporary ban

South Korea slaps Asiana with temporary banSouth Korean officials have banned Asiana Airlines from flying to San Francisco for 45 days as punishment for a deadly crash in...

A SAS Boeing 737 came close to colliding with a Russian spy plane

Russian warplanes threaten Euro safety, says Nato chiefJens Stoltenberg, the new secretary general of Nato, has told the UK Telegraph that more Russian military jets are flying...

China Eastern and Qantas sign a joint venture

Qantas, China Eastern deepen tiesQantas and China Eastern have agreed a new joint venture, scheduled to launch in mid-2015.

Emirates B777-300ER

South Africa threatens to ground Emirates airlineThe South African government has called Emirates airlines officials to a meeting in Pretoria following a dispute about the...

Finnair A350 Business Class cabin

A350 to deliver for FinnairFinnair says the wait for the delivery of its first Airbus 350 in September next year "is like waiting for the...

Nepal Airlines A320

Nepal carrier restarts Everest flightsAfter 17 years, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) will revive Himalaya mountain flights over Mt Everest with an MA60 aircraft.

A320 Batik take-off

Lion Air's A320s go to Batik AirAfter 16 years of waiting, a draft aviation policy for India presented by civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju will be...