The World of Aviation

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary is concerned the next COVID-19 wave over Europe will severely impact bookings in the holiday season, after reporting passenger volumes were returning to 100 per cent of pre-pandemic numbers. It comes as Austria was plunged into a major lockdown on Monday, the fourth since the pandemic began, to curb the

According to a press release this week, the wide-body aircraft travelled just over five hours from Cape Town in South Africa to the White Continent, landing on Wolf’s Fang Runway (WFR) on 2 November.

At an airlines conference in Westminster this week, British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group chief executive Luis Gallego said the hike in prices would push them to “reconsidering” its airlines’ use of Heathrow.

Airbus bags 269 firm aircraft orders at the Dubai Air Show as the planemaker seeks to ramp up production in the post-pandemic recovery.

While the airline will initially service domestic routes, there are plans to expand into the US and international destinations, with its fleet of 737 MAX jets.

It comes only days after the Hong Kong-based airline imposed tough new rules for aircrew to undergo mandatory quarantining for 21 days after entering the nation.