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The best airlines in Asia
Many of Asia’s airlines continuously receive awards for being some of the best airlines in the world. From luxury liners with top-notch service to budget airlines that sweep you off to Asia’s most beautiful locales. Many of these Asian airlines...

15below acquires AI aviation startup
15below, a Brighton-based firm specialising in automated passenger communications for the airline industry has acquired Airport AI as it looks to build a “unified communications solution” for air travel. Founded in 2016, Airport AI is a...

Aviation Board Gets Updates On Ongoing Projects
David Slone It was all updates and no action - save approving minutes and claims - at Tuesday’s Warsaw Board of Aviation Commissioners meeting. The first update came from Warsaw Municipal Airport Manager Nick King during the discussions of June...

‘Nigeria’s Aviation Ripe With Investment Potential’
1 LAGOS – Mr. Andreas Voss, the Head of Sub-Sahara Africa, Corporate Bank – Trade Financial Institutions at Deutsche Bank, has said that the Nigeria’s aviation sector was ripe with investment potential. Voss, a finance executive with a background...

Budget airline bag size warning as summer 2025 crackdown 'expected'
Air passengers planning on jetting off abroad this summer have been cautioned that airlines may be stepping up their vigilance when it comes to oversized luggage. An internal easyJet letter, unearthed by the Times, disclosed that Swissport staff -...
Global airline carbon scheme risks major turbulence without urgent action
With airlines required to purchase up to 144 million carbon credits by January 2028, the report highlights that very few host countries are ready to authorise the credits needed to meet this demand. Without swift regulatory and market action,...

Major airline to become UK's first to offer free 'streaming-quality' Wi-Fi across fleet
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled a number of groundbreaking new changes set to enhance the in-flight experience, announcing that it will become the UK's first airline to offer free, unlimited, 'streaming-quality' Wi-Fi across its entire fleet. The...

Survey finds over a third of women in UK and Irish aviation have been sexually assaulted
Over a third of women in the civil air transport sector have suffered work-related sexual assault says Unite survey. Over a third of women working in UK and Ireland civil air transport have been sexually assaulted in the workplace, a landmark...
Bharat has witnessed unprecedented transformation in civil aviation in last few years: PM Modi
New Delhi: Noting that Bharat has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in the field of civil aviation in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his government is committed to building world-class airport...

S'pore Approves Siamalaysia Airlines Tie-Up
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has granted conditional approval for a proposed commercial partnership between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines, following the acceptance...

Turkish Airlines carries over 42 million passengers in first half
ISTANBUL Turkish Airlines reported a 3.9 percent increase in passenger traffic during the first half of 2025, reaching 42.2 million passengers. The passenger load factor also improved, climbing from 80.8 percent in the same period of 2024 to 81.4...

Ethiopian Airlines launches Madrid Porto route
Plane cockpit. Credit: InsightPhotography Ethiopian Airlines has unveiled a new flight route linking Madrid’s Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport with Oporto-Francisco Sá Carneiro in Portugal, starting today. This expansion forms part of their growing...

Qantas data breach: What was stolen and what airline said about cyberattack
Australian aviation major Qantas Airways on July 9 admitted that hackers had got hold of personal information belonging to 5.7 million customers, Bloomberg reported. This is Australia's most high-profile cyber attack since telecommunications giant...

Philippine Airlines brings back seasonal Sapporo flights
MANILA, Philippines — The nation's flag carrier Philippine Airlines will be flying between Manila and Sapporo, Japan again after five years. The airline is reviving its seasonal nonstop Manila-Sapporo flights from November 24 until March 27. It...

Türkiye's flag carrier Turkish Airlines offers transit passengers free tours of Istanbul film studio
Türkiye's flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, is offering free city and studio tours to international passengers waiting for transit at the IGA Istanbul Airport for six to 24 hours to travel to another country. Some passengers prefer to visit Riva, a...

Public Accounts Committee flags airfare surge after Pahalgam Attack, seeks clarity on aviation safety and Air India Flight AI-171 black box probe
An MP from an opposition party demanded a special audit for the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday met with top officials from the Civil Aviation Ministry and representatives from...

The best aviation advisers
For many HNWs, private aviation represents a faster, more secure and convenient way to fly. But navigating the complex world of owning and chartering a private jet, either for personal or business purposes, requires technical expertise and...

United Airlines, Wizz Air set to return to Israel
American carrier United Airlines will resume flights to Israel earlier than planned, restarting its route between Ben Gurion Airport and New York on July 21. The airline had canceled flights to Israel through the end of July following IDF strikes...

Quashed MU5735 Progress Report, Workplace Stabbing by Pilot in Jilin Reignite Airline Safety Concerns
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 in the United States or find local resources in the International Suicide Prevention Wiki. Two recent incidents have reignited public...

Airline pilot Rico X. photographs cities from the sky
Dubai-based, South-London born airline pilot and photographer Rico X. went straight to pilot school at 18. Now 39, he travels the world through his job, and in his project “Who Left the Bloody Lights On,” he waits for the perfect clear weather...