
Asaka Air, the budget airline backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala – known as ‘India’s Warren Buffet’ – has invested around $35 million into the carrier, waiting for the Indian aviation ministry’s approval.

US-based news source The Drive said the Japanese Ministry of Defence has considered employing drones as part of the country’s early warning infrastructure to mitigate the threat of hypersonic missiles being deployed from Russia or China

Norse Atlantic Airlines hasannounced its new Viking-inspired livery as the company is set to launch trans-Atlantic routes in early 2022. The Scandinavian carrier said it has received major public demand for travel between Europe and the US. It expects demand will rebound latest by the second quarter of next year so it can fully operate

Boeing flaunts a steady bounce back to pre-pandemic levels as the planemaker reported its July commercial orders, reflecting identical numbers with the same month in 2019. In its commercial aircraft update, the company delivered 28 jets and received 31 orders, mostly for 737 MAX aircraft which has been growing in momentum since re-certification last November.

Last week, over 2,000 flights were delayed, and hundreds were cancelled due to weather and “operational issues,” according to the Florida-based airline.

Almost exactly a year after its budget competitor easyJet pulled out of the Essex airport, Dublin-based Ryanair announced its operations will halt 1 November this year.