Aviation News

Delta Air Lines has more flights to Amsterdam than any airport outside North America. Of course, this is entirely due to its transatlantic joint venture (the highest level of cooperation) with Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic. Delta owns equity in the operators, all of whom are part of SkyTeam.

Virgin Atlantic has announced that in March 2026, it will begin daily flights to Seoul, South Korea, saying that the new route, which it will start following the British government’s investigation into the Asiana Airlines and Korean Air merger, will primarily target leisure customers.

The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA), which serves as an agency of the United States government tasked with regulating civil aviation in the country, is looking to reduce the risk of collisions between helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. This initiative has arisen following a crash at the start of the year, with the FAA focusing on several hotspots. One of these is Las Vegas Harry Reid Airport (LAS).

Boeing has published its Q1 results, ending the three-month period with a net loss of only $31 million, with revenues increasing by 18% year-on-year (YoY) following a significant bump in deliveries compared to Q1 2024.

On April 25, Korean Air will again fly the Boeing 747-8i on the SkyTeam route from Seoul Incheon to Atlanta, the US's eighth-busiest international airport. It last did so on March 29, when the lower-capacity and more premium-configured 777-300ER exclusively operated. Things can change substantially. In December 2024, Korean Air's schedule update showed that the 747-8i would not operate during the summer, which has now changed. Flights are bookable.

Just a few weeks before its Q1 financial results release, Embraer has disclosed the state of its backlog, with the Brazilian manufacturer ending the quarter with a backlog valued at $26.4 billion.

Last month, Virgin Atlantic officially opened its newest Clubhouse location to eligible passengers at Los Angeles International Airport. Designed to create a personalized experience tailored to pre-flight wellness, the lounge features several amenities, including a large bar and an open social area.

Boeing has chosen the person to lead Spirit AeroSystems’ site in Wichita, Kansas, the United States, and its overseas plants once the companies finalize their merger, which the plane maker’s executives hoped would happen in mid-2025.

Following its recent merger into the Alaska Air Group, Hawaiian Airlines has been relocating terminals at some of the major hub airports on the US mainland. This will allow it to better align with the operations of Alaska Airlines, as well as offering improved integration in terms of onward connections with the latter carrier's oneworldalliance partners. The airports in question are located all across the US.

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air is no stranger to sustainability efforts. The airline is, statistically, the most sustainable operationally of any carrier in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. In the 2024 fiscal year, the airline was able to achieve its carbon emissions intensity target of just 52 grams per revenue passenger kilometer (RPK), among the lowest in the industry and by far the lowest in Europe.

Boeing, which has been reviewing its portfolio following the change in leadership, has confirmed that it has sold portions of its Digital Aviation Solutions business for $10.55 billion to Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm.

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A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320neo has suffered problems while on a taxiway in Seattle, forcing several aircraft to depart the airport with lengthy delays due to its position on the taxiway.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced a new in-flight dining experience called ‘Flavors by SAS.’ The announcement came shortly after the airline unveiled a European-style business class for its intra-European flights.

Alaska Airlines has filed three new routes from San Diego, California, the United States, as the airline continues expanding its capacity from the single-runway airport.

In an era of perpetual connectivity, airlines are required to offer a greater digital experience to their customers. This includes constant updates, the ability to use apps on multiple devices conveniently, and easy-to-use features, among others.

Until 1984, the Southeast Asian country of Brunei was a British protectorate. As such, it is hardly surprising that London is the only European city that Royal Brunei serves, although it flew to Frankfurt until 2007. The airline will now fly to London Heathrow and London Gatwick during the peak summer season. While flights to Heathrow will continue to operate via Dubai, they'll be nonstop to Gatwick.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has updated its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA), upgrading Thailand’s Category from 2 to 1, meaning that the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย, CAAT) is compliant with international safety standards.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will introduce a new Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) service later this year, ahead of the previously estimated timeline. NOTAMs are time-critical and sensitive aeronautical information that are issued to pilots and airports for safe flight operations, and the FAA is keen to modernize this system sooner rather than later.

United Airlines, along with Southwest Airlines to a lesser extent, is partnering with Archer Aviation to provide eVTOL connections between the New York City metropolitan airports and downtown Manhattan vertiports. The eVTOL partnership aims to offer customers easier transfers from the metropolitan airports to the downtown heliports of New York City. While there is some competition from jet turbine helicopters offering similar services, eVTOL provides convenient connectivity and safety. Ultimately, eVTOL promises to deliver business travelers and other luxury passengers an environmentally friendly, speedy commute away from congested roads and public transit.