Airline News

Today marks 92 years since an accident involving R101, an experimental British airship built in 1929. The vessel was one of two such dirigibles to be produced in the UK to cultivate the country's long-haul airship travel network. However, the disaster in question destroyed R101, and brought UK airship development to a halt. Read More […]

After almost 30 years of flight services to Hong Kong, UK-based Virgin Atlantic has made the decision to suspend its Heathrow-Hong Kong route indefinitely and will also be closing its Hong Kong office. The route closure will lead to nearly 50 job cuts, including the office staff and Hong Kong-based cabin crew. Read More Here:

While many routes often instinctively make sense, others don't. In that case, it's necessary to look beneath the surface to shed light on what markets it targets. Turkish Airlines' Istanbul to Panama City is one example. While it has been served for six years, it has never had 10x weekly flights before nor had nonstop

Exactly 77 years ago today, National Airlines Flight 16 made a fatal error while attempting to land at Lakeland Municipal Airport (LAL), killing two of its 12 passengers. The aircraft involved in the incident was a three-year-old Lockheed 18-50 Lodestar registered as NC18199. Read More Here: On This Day In 1945 National Airlines Flight 16

On October 5th, National Air Cargo announced that it had received its eighth Boeing 747 freighter aircraft. This jumbo jet registered N537CA is the 747-400F variant. The airline plans to use this latest fleet addition to help further expand its capacity for global air cargo transit. The company prefers the 747 over any other freighter

The American aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Withney announced yesterday, October 4th, that Airbus has started development flight testing of the GTF Advantage engine on an Airbus A320neo. The testing campaign aims to evaluate the engine performance in various environments and is expected to continue until the first half of 2023. Read More Here: Pratt &

While many routes often instinctively make sense, others don't. In that case, it's necessary to look beneath the surface to shed light on what markets it targets. Turkish Airlines' Istanbul to Panama City is one example. While it has been served for six years, it has never had 10x weekly flights before nor had nonstop

National Airlines has announced the arrival of a Boeing 747-400F, Factory Freighter, to its fleet. This addition is a fuel-efficient freighter under registration N537CA (MSN 33749). Featuring a nose door and a large side door, it is the best option to transport long and heavy cargo around the globe. As the most preferred cargo aircraft,

Southwest Airlines Pilots Association or SWAPA released a podcast describing their perceptions of the state of pilot labor relations. This is mere days after the Southwest Airlines flight attendants’ union TWU Local 556 held an all-base informational picket about improving work conditions. Both unions have filed to the National Mediation Board requesting a mediator to

Norwegian low-cost carrier Flyr will reduce its capacity by 50% this winter to cut operating costs. It anticipates that the decrease in demand coupled with an increase in operating expenses will cause nearly half of its routes to become unprofitable until next spring. The airline has stated that the route reduction will help it cut