IndiGo emerges as global leader as domestic market stabilises
Indian low-cost airline IndiGo has emerged as one of the world’s largest airlines by capacity, thanks to a near-total recovery in the Indian domestic travel market. According to data firm OAG, the Indian carrier is now the seventh-largest in the world by capacity, and the largest outside the US and Chinese markets. IndiGo reportedly took
IAG cuts deal to buy Air Europa for just €500m
Airline giant International Airlines Group (IAG) has agreed to purchase Spain’s Air Europa for just €500 million (US$607 million), at a discount of 50 per cent. Negotiation began for IAG subsidiary Iberia to purchase Air Europa on behalf of IAG in November 2019, just three months before the COVID-19 crisis brought international travel to a
UAE set to purchase 50 F-35 jets and drones from US
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly signed a deal with the US to purchase 50 F-35 fighter jets, as well as up to 18 armed drones. The deal is said to have been signed just one hour before President Joe Biden was sworn into office, according to sources close to the matter. President Biden has
Sriwijaya crash investigators still yet to find crucial device
Air crash investigators in Indonesia are still yet to find the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the crashed Sriwijaya Air plane days after finding the mechanism’s casing. The CVR is thought to be key in understanding the cause of the plane crash, and will pair with the information already recovered from the aircraft’s flight data
EU follows Canada in lifting MAX flight ban
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is set to give Boeing’s embattled 737 MAX the official green light to resume operations in Europe as soon as next week. The EASA is among the last of the major regulators to return the jet’s regulatory approval to fly, and comes just one day after its Canadian
UAE airlines first to back IATA’s travel pass
UAE-based airlines Emirates and Etihad have both announced they will be among the first airlines to trial the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) new Travel Pass. The Travel Pass has been rolled out by IATA in an attempt to re-open international borders. The digital pass contains vital information on passenger’s past COVID-related medical history, including
