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Japan Airlines & Tokyo Haneda Airport To Test New Automated Airfield Operations Platform
Japan Airlines is deploying new technology at its Tokyo Haneda Airport hub. The carrier, among the largest in Japan, is aiming to improve the operational efficiency of its ground operations through the use of a new program called HALO. The new...

South Africa’s favourite budget airline fights to fly again
South Africa’s skies haven’t quite been the same without those bright orange planes cruising overhead. Now if you’ve been holding out hope for Mango Airlines’ return, there’s a bit of drama to catch you up on. On 17 June 2025, the Gauteng High...

Airline first to launch direct flights from UK airport to beautiful city loved by Brits
British tourists will be able to fly directly from a major UK airport to Bangkok as a budget airline is set to launch a direct flight to the popular destination. Norse Atlantic Airways has announced an inaugural flight service between Manchester...

Aviation body understaffed at top level, can hire retired officials: Ex-minister
Former Civil Aviation Minister and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) member Praful Patel on Tuesday flagged a shortage of senior skilled personnel in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), suggesting that retired officials be brought back...

Ryanair at 40: How Michael O’Leary became ‘the Queen Elizabeth II of the airline world’
Ryanair’s maiden flight launched between Waterford and London Gatwick on July 8, 1985 File Photo: Ryanair's Michael O'Leary pictured with cabin crew in 1999. Photo: Matthew Fearn / PA Images via Getty ©UK Independent Today at 06:30 Things can only...

LATAM Airlines Launches Direct Flights from Bogota to Aruba
Bogota, Colombia — LATAM Airlines will launch a new direct route from El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogota to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Aruba starting December 1, 2025. This move is in response to increased demand for...

Foreign airlines returning to Israel faster than expected
At least 120 new flights have been added to Ben Gurion airport's departures and arrivals board in August in the past few days after many foreign airlines have announced the resumption of Tel Aviv flights earlier than expected. The airlines...

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...
A.P. will emerge as key aviation investment hub, says Minister
Minister for Infrastructure & Investments B.C. Janardhan Reddy during a meeting with the representatives of Sarla Aviation, at the Secretariat on Wednesday. Photo: Special arrangement Aviation players, including Sarla Aviation, Golden Epaulettes...

Sterling Air Aviation and Downtown Run Club raise funds for flood victims
'It's human nature to want to help' | Community members are encouraged to drop off donations now through Friday CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Sterling Air Aviation at the Corpus Christi International Airport is leading a local push to support flood...

Lara knocks in 3 as Rex slip by Aviators 7-6 in Prospect League baseball
The Terre Haute-based Rex slipped by the Lafayette Aviators 7-6 on Wednesday night in Prospect League wood-bat baseball Wednesday night at Loeb Stadium. League home-run leader Wally Diaz launched a bomb early for his seventh of the season, then...

Pattaya setzt auf Aufschwung: TAT und Airlines planen Offensive für Hauptsaison
TAT mit den stellvertretenden Gouverneurinnen Mrs. Chiravadee Khunsub und Ms. Pattaraanong Na Chiangmai sowie Branchenpartner wie das Airline Operators Committee, AOT, IATA, CAAT und die U-Tapao Airport Authority. PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya...

Huge boost for Brits as major UK airline set to offer free Wi-Fi on all flights
Virgin Atlantic has pledged to provide free, streaming-quality Wi-Fi to all passengers on all of its planes by the end of 2027. Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation of satellites will provide internet to the Virgin fleet of Airbus and Boeing...

Japanese airlines offer discounted fares to international tourists
JAL and ANA have surprising deals that allow you to see more of Japan while saving time and money. When you’re planning a trip to Japan, you might find yourself umming and ahhing over whether or not to purchase the Japan Rail Pass, which used to...

Eureka council cuts ties with Avelo Airlines because of ICE flights
Eureka city employees typically book the cheapest flights they can find for official city business. When heading to Southern California, that's usually Avelo Airlines. But the low-cost airline that flies out of the Humboldt County Airport has been...

Russia greenlights launch of Moscow-Pyongyang flight route for private airline
Russia’s aviation authority has greenlighted a private airline to launch direct flights between Moscow and Pyongyang, with the first flight scheduled for late July, a development that could revive the commercial service for the first time in...

Asia Pacific airlines post $7.3B profits despite rising costs, reports AAPA
Asia Pacific airlines earned $7.3B in 2024, driven by traffic and cargo recovery, amid rising costs and supply constraints. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Preliminary financial performance figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines...

Lowes Petroleum expands aviation fuel network
Image: L-R: Richard Sattler and Troy Martin. Facebook LinkedIn Lowes Petroleum’s aviation division, Lowes Air, now supplies aviation fuel across the eastern seaboard of Australia, extending from Queensland into New South Wales, Victoria, and...

Shocking data: 1 in 3 women in aviation have been sexually assaulted at work
Sexual harassment is taking a serious toll on the civil aviation industry, according to new research by the Unite union. More than one in three women working for airlines or related services have been sexually assaulted in the workplace, the...

Gulf Air Group launches ‘FLY’ summer internship programme to inspire Bahrain’s future aviation leaders
Gulf Air Group announced the launch of its summer training programme, FLY an initiative designed to inspire and prepare future leaders in aviation. The programme offers Bahraini school students an interactive, hands-on experience across various...