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Flying over bodies of water brings unique challenges that go well beyond routine safety checks. In the rare event of a ditching or forced water landing, crews and passengers face hypothermia, disorientation and isolation until rescue arrives. Hands-on preparation and muscle-memory drills are essential to turn a crisis into a controlled evacuation. Understanding overwater emergencies. […]

Offering Travellers More Direct Flight Options to Australia HONG KONG, June 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hong Kong Airlines’ inaugural flight between Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia, departed yesterday, making it the second local airline to operate this route and providing greater travel options for business, leisure, and transit passengers. To mark this new milestone in its network expansion, Hong Kong Airlines held

NEW – Interesting facts, historical dates and significant events in airline histories. Click on the image for this interesting gallery: Screenshot Click on the arrow for the slide show (constantly updated): New book on the Boeing 727 now available on AMazon:

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Paris Air Show, 18 June 2025 – ATR, the world’s leading manufacturer of regional aircraft is proud to announce that JSX intends to begin ATR operations in late 2025. The Texas-based, award-winning public charter air carrier will lease two ATR 42-600s to expand its hop-on service, reaching more private terminals, Fixed Base Operators, and underserved airports across the United

Tallinn. On June 18, 2025, the Latvian airline airBaltic launched direct flights between Tallinn (Estonia) and Reykjavik (Iceland). This new route marks airBaltic’s second connection to Iceland, complementing the long-standing flights to the airline’s home base in Riga (Latvia). During this summer season from late March to late October, airBaltic will operate 22 direct routes

Paris, France, 18 June 2025 – MNG Airlines (MNGA), a global logistics provider and e-commerce enabler based in Türkiye, has become the latest carrier to commit to the all-new A350F, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for two aircraft. The A350F will become a central element in MNG’s future fleet, bringing all

Airline wins nine awards, including World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining for the Air Canada Signature Suite and Best Cabin Crew in North America MONTRÉAL, June 17, 2025 /CNW/ – Air Canada today was named the Best Airline in North America at the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Presented at the Paris Air Show, the Skytrax awards, which are based