Air Freight News
New Icelandic airline plans June launch after two-year hiatus
Iceland will get a new airline next month as startup Play Air seeks to capitalize on the North Atlantic island’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis…
Russia backs Belarus ally over Ryanair jet seizure as West fumes
Russia is lining up firmly behind Belarus after it forced a Ryanair Holdings Plc jet to land and detained an opposition journalist aboard, provoking a…
Garuda plans major restructuring that may halve operating fleet
PT Garuda Indonesia needs to completely restructure its business, potentially reducing the number of planes it operates to less than half its main fleet as…
Etihad moves idled A350 plane to Abu Dhabi hub from storage
Etihad Airways moved the first of its five Airbus SE A350 planes to its hub in Abu Dhabi almost two years after the European plane…
Cyber-attack on Air India led to data leak of 4.5 million fliers
Hackers infiltrated the servers of Air India Ltd. and gained access to personal data of 4.5 million fliers, the nation’s flag carrier said.
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JetBlue founder’s new airline to debut as travel revives
Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman’s newest carrier will begin flying May 27 with an initial network of 16 cities, making it the year’s second U.S. startup…
Gov. Edwards and Breeze Airways announce New Orleans Airport operations
Airline will directly connect New Orleans to new markets; project to result in over 1,000 new direct, indirect jobs in Louisiana
Biggest Airbus A320neo customer hands GE major engine order
The biggest customer for Airbus SE’s top-selling A320 narrow-body has chosen General Electric Co. engines for a massive order, after pitting the conglomerate against its…
Late German billionaire’s heirs unwind the patriarch’s last deal
One of Germany’s wealthiest families is selling down the last major investment of Heinz Hermann Thiele, three months after the billionaire patriarch’s death.
Blinken recuses himself on Boeing foreign policy discussions
Secretary of State Antony Blinken won’t participate in any talks with international leaders involving Boeing Co., a top U.S. exporter.