The World of Aviation

Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic has operated scheduled passenger services for the first time in three months, less than a week after clinching a £1.2 billion rescue package. On Monday, the airline operated a landmark flight from London Heathrow to Hong Kong International, followed the day after by ex-Heathrow services to New York JFK and Los

After weeks of heated negotiations, Icelandair says that the airline has finally struck a deal with the Icelandic Cabin Crew Association (FFI) – reversing a decision posted two days prior that would have seen all cabin crew fired. The breakthrough came two days after it had decided to appoint pilots to oversee flight attendants’ duties,

Brazillian aerospace conglomerate Embraer has announced its delivery results for the second quarter of 2020, in which the company delivered a total of 17 jets to clients around the globe. Of these, just four were commercial aircraft, with the remaining 13 deliveries being executive jets – nine light and four large. Commercial deliveries are slightly

Iceland’s largest carrier has announced it will sack all its cabin crew – with pilots set to “temporarily” take over their roles from 20 July. 

British Airways, currently the world’s largest operator of Boeing 747 aircraft, has announced that it will retire all 31 of its 747s from its fleet with immediate effect, four years ahead of schedule. The planes were initially planned to be retired by the carrier in 2024, however this date has been brought forward in light

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has finally addressed reports that over a third of all Pakistani pilots are holders of fraudulent licences, and confirmed the suspension of 34 pilots whose licences could not be verified. The PCAA, the national body responsible for the provision of pilot licences within Pakistan, also stated that all commercial