Icelandic airline PLAY has made a net profit of $5.2m in the 3rd quarter of 2023, its strongest quarter to date, according to results announced today. The profit is an increase of 84% on tbe same quarter last year when it made a loss of $2.9m Operating profit up was [read more]
Aer Lingus has announced it is adding extra capacity between Manchester and Barbados due to demand for the transatlantic route. Flights from Manchester to Barbados operates three times per week but direct flights now extended until 31st May 2024, originally they were due to end in early April. Dublin to [read more]
US ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Southwest Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for an additional 108 Boeing 737 Max 7 airliners. The new aircraft will replace older generation 737s at the all Boeing airline, increase fuel efficiency, and grow its route network. The move shows confidence in the Boeing 737 [read more]
The first of sixteen new surveillance drones for the Royal Air Force (RAF) has been delivered to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire where they will be based. The Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B) is the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the Reaper (MQ-9A) and as well as its primary [read more]
US Aerospace giant Boeing has reported $0 in operating cashflow in the 3rd Quarter of 2023 despite revenues of $18.1bn. This doesn’t mean Boeing has not got any cash of course, results showed reserves of cash and investments of $13.4bn, albesit down from the beginning of the quarter. Beoing says [read more]
The iconic, and sometimes controversial, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker has announced he is stepping down from the airline after 27 years at the top. Al Baker oversaw the growth of the Gulf carrier from a small fleet of just a few planes to a 5-star [read more]
The Routes World 2023 show and exhibition hosted by iGA Istanbul Airport earlier this month has been hailed as a success by airlines and airports alike. This year’s event saw the world’s airlines, airports and tourism organisations welcomed to Istanbul to discuss route development, opportunities and tourism with a key [read more]
Turkiye’s newest airline, Southwind Airlines, is launching flights from Antalya, Turkiye to 10 UK airports for Summer 2024 as it looks to expand its route map. Southwind Airline launched in 2022 to continue to connect Russian tourists with Turkiye’s Mediterranean coast and later that year it added flights to Germany [read more]
Seattle-based aerospace giant Boeing has delivered 106 commercial airliners in the 3rd Quarter of 2023 according to data released ahead of its 3rd Quarter results next week. The deliveries bring the total number of aircraft delivered by Boeing for the year to date up to 371. The bulk of the [read more]
European airframer Airbus has said it delivered 55 aircraft in the month of September 2023 to a total of 34 customers around the world. Deliveries included 14 widebody aircraft with 12 Airbus A350s (5 x -900 and 7 x -1000) and 2 A330-900s going to customers including Asiana, Air France, [read more]
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