First commercial passenger flight from UAE lands in Israel

The first commercial passenger flight to Israel by a carrier from the United Arab Emirates landed near Tel Aviv on Monday, further cementing a normalization deal between the two countries. Etihad Airways Flight No. 9607 landed at Israel's Ben-Gurion international airport just after 7 a.m. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner departed for Abu Dhabi later Monday with an Israeli travel and tourism delegation on board, according to an Etihad statement. Etihad said it plans regular passenger flights… (www.yahoo.com) Mehr...

Boeing Considering Selling Seattle Headquarters

Boeing has confirmed that the company is looking at not having a brick and mortar head office at all and embracing the mobility that comes with going to work by flipping up a screen. (www.seattletimes.com) Mehr...

JetBlue Reveals Its First Ever Airbus A220

JetBlue today revealed its first Airbus A220 to the world. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

'Bad math': Airlines' COVID safety analysis challenged by expert

A campaign by coronavirus-stricken aviation giants to persuade the world it’s safe to fly has been questioned by one of the scientists whose research it draws upon. (www.reuters.com) Mehr...

Aeroflot Airlines crew members helped smuggle $50 million worth of stolen iPads, iPhones, and more into Russia, a government investigation has found

The US arrested 10 people in connection with a plot to use current and former Aeroflot Airlines crew members to smuggle $50 million in stolen electronics to Russia. The Department of State has revoked 113 visas of Aeroflot employees in connection to the scheme. Aeroflot reported a loss of $485 million in August due to stunted travel during the coronavirus pandemic. A US investigation found current and former Aeroflot Airlines employees helped to smuggle $50 million in stolen electronic devices… (www.yahoo.com) Mehr...

Flybe Buyer Emerges; Operations Set To Resume In 2021

UK regional airline Flybe could resume operations in early 2021, after a company associated with former shareholder Cyrus Capital Partners agreed to acquire the airline from its administrators. News of the deal emerged Oct. 19, spurring hopes that Europe’s largest regional airline could be revived. Ernst & Young said they have agreed to sell Flybe’s business and assets-including the airline’s brand, intellectual property, stock and equipment–to Cyrus Capital Partners affiliate Thyme Opco… (aviationweek.com) Mehr...

What Are The Oldest Operating Commercial Aircraft?

Commercial jet flight as we know it today has been around for almost 50 years. That is an amazing span of time across which many new technologies, aircraft, and even planemakers have arisen and made their names in the market– though some of them are no longer flying. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

Cathay Pacific ‘to axe 6,000 staff and Dragon brand’ in bid to stay afloat, with most cuts aimed at Hong Kong workforce

Reductions, which sources say will be announced on Wednesday, are a quarter less than expected and smaller than industry average (www.scmp.com) Mehr...

In 2030, You Could Buy An Airbus A380 Airframe For $1Mil

In terms of its sheer size, the Airbus A380 ‘superjumbo’ is a passenger airliner like no other. However, and most crucially for Airbus, the type did not prove to be a commercial success. It is something of a white elephant in the airline industry, and its production was officially canceled last year, barely longer than a decade after its first commercial flight. However, what will this mean for the commercial values of the type’s existing examples in years to come? (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

Airline passenger arrested for hiding gold in rectum to avoid tax in India

A man was arrested at the Kannur Airport in Kerala, India, earlier this week after airport officials found over 2 pounds (972 grams) of flattened gold hidden in his rectum, according to recent reports. (www.foxnews.com) Mehr...

Singapore Airlines is launching the new world's longest flight that will see flyers spending almost 19 hours on a plane nonstop

Singapore Airlines will start a new route between Singapore and New York that will take the title of the world's longest flight when it launches in November. (www.businessinsider.com) Mehr...

Why the A321 converted freighter looks like a hot ticket

Older passenger planes go to the secondary market and some get converted to cargo planes. The Airbus A321 converted freighter is the newbie to the market, but it's already generating big interest from leasing companies and operators. (www.freightwaves.com) Mehr...

KLM’s CEO Believes Hub And Spoke Airlines Will Be Critical To Recovery

Throughout the COVID crisis, there have been varying opinions of which models will come out of the pandemic the strongest. Wizz Air, with its European point to point network, seemed to be leading the way. But as international travel starts to come back, will hub and spoke operators find a renewed focus on their trunk operations? KLM’s CEO Pieter Elbers weighed in on the debate. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

US Daily Travel Figure Crosses One Million

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has finally screened over 1 million passengers since the start of the pandemic. (www.gatechecked.com) Mehr...

Creditors Approve Bid for India’s Jet Airways

Even as Covid-19 has devastated the aviation industry globally, a resolution plan submitted by a consortium of London-based asset management company Kalrock Capital and UAE-based entrepreneur Murari Lal Jalan to bid for Jet Airways has won the approval of creditors including major public sector banks. The consortium will invest $136 million in a phased manner over the next five years. The debt-laden airline shut operations last year in April. Ashish Chhawchharia, national head of restructuring… (www.ainonline.com) Mehr...

British Airways To Scale Back Gatwick Operations; Will Focus More On Premium Leisure Travel

British Airways is scaling back most of its operations out of Gatwick for the next few months. (www.gatechecked.com) Mehr...

NATO Support & Procurement Agency orders an additional Airbus A330 MRTT

The additional aircraft will provide increased availability for the MMF fleet, allowing other NATO nations to cover their needs for air-to-air refueling, strategic and aeromedical transport... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Mehr...