The Spanish carrier Air Europa is looking to add new routes and destinations served from its base in Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD) in the
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Southwest Boeing 737-700 Loses Tire On Take-Off
On November 3rd, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 flying from Sacramento to Santa Ana had to divert to Los Angeles after the crew suspected that
China Southern Will Operate Its Last Airbus A380 Flight On Sunday
According to schedule data, China Southern Airlines will operate its final outbound Airbus A380 flight tomorrow. The rotation will run to Los Angeles, following a
AirAsia sells stake in India unit to Air India
AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), the holding company of Capital A’s airline group, announced it has entered into a share purchase agreement to sell the
Airbus A320 blocks runway for 12 hours after brakes jam while landing in Irkutsk
An Airbus A320-200 operated by Russia’s Ural Airlines paralyzed Irkutsk Airport (IKT) for 12 hours after the aircraft’s brakes malfunctioned during landing. The aircraft, registration
Air India takes over AirAsia India, eyes AI Express merger
Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) has acquired a 100% shareholding in AirAsia India (I5, Bangalore Int’l) and plans to rebrand and merge the airline with
AirAsia Philippines stirs travel demand with international flights flash sale
Aviation Updates Philippines – AirAsia Philippines zooms in on its international routes, slashing its prices for its nine overseas flights to as low as Php
Italy’s ITA Airways privatisation talks collapse
Talks regarding the privatisation of ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) have failed to yield results, with Italy’s Ministry of Economics and Finance abruptly ending an
Colombo okays SriLankan Airlines’ privatisation
The Sri Lankan government has agreed to restructure and at least partially privatise SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo Int’l) and has shifted the responsibility from working
IndiGo Implements Changes As Air India Improves On-Time Performance
The last few months have witnessed interesting trends in the on-time performance (OTP) of various Indian airlines. AirAsia India was the top performer for the