Pakistan International Airlines 777 Grounded in Malaysia Over Unpaid Lease

A Pakistan International Airlines 777 was recently impounded in Malaysia following the airline's failure to pay its lease on the aircraft. This is the second time in two years that such an event has transpired, that too on the exact same plane. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Very few U.S.-China flights are back despite the end of Covid

BEIJING — Fewer than 6% of U.S. flights to and from mainland China that existed in 2019 have resumed, according to a Nomura report. In contrast, flights between mainland China and Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Italy are nearly back to pre-pandemic frequency or more, the report showed, citing data as of May 22 from Variflight. “We think geopolitical factors in China’s outbound tourism revival ... are clearly at play here,” Nomura’s Chief China Economist Ting Lu and a team said in the report Monday. In… (www.cnbc.com) More...

Retiring Delta A350 pilot, water cannon salute

Water cannon salute for a retiring pilot aboard Delta Air Lines A350-900 N510DN, Flt DL276 from HND-DTW 5-30-23 (www.youtube.com) More...