Gatwick Airport Record Passengers and Financial Growth Signal Robust Recovery
London Gatwick Airport has reported a strong start to 2024, with 19.9 million passengers passing through its terminals in the first half of the year.
Airport
Airline
BBN Airlines Indonesia Expands Reach with Australian Approval
- by Len Varley
- August 22, 2024
BBN Airlines Indonesia has broadened its operational reach with the grant of an Australian Foreign Air Transport Air Operators Certificate (FATAOC).
Airline
MNG Airlines Takes Delivery of Airbus A330-300 P2F Freighter
- by Len Varley
- August 22, 2024
Turkish operator MNG Airlines has taken delivery of an Airbus A330-300 P2F freighter to support steadily growing air cargo demand.
Incident
Another Malaysia Airlines A330 Suffers Engine Problem: This Time in Alice Springs
- by James Field
- August 22, 2024
Information has emerged of yet another Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330 suffering an engine problem, with this one taking place in Alice Springs. Such details have been released pertinent to this, which we will get into in this article. Without further ado, let’s get into it… Malaysia Airlines Flight MH128 – Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur: Alice
Airline
Sunwing Vacations Unveils Expanded 2024-25 Winter Schedule
- by Len Varley
- August 22, 2024
Canada's Sunwing Vacations will offer an expanded Winter 2024-25 schedule, adding Tulum, Camaguey-Santa Lucia and San Andrés to the network.
Airline
Discover Airlines Lays Out Fleet Expansion and New Product Plans
- by Len Varley
- August 22, 2024
Premium leisure carrier Discover Airlines is progressing its plans for both Airbus narrowbody and widebody fleet expansion by 2027.
Emergency
easyJet Flight Paris-Corfu Declares Emergency
- by Len Varley
- August 22, 2024
easyJet flight U24613, bound for Corfu (CFU) from Paris (CDG), has declared an emergency with squawk code 7700 whilst enroute and is diverting to Venice.
Airline
Qantas Leads in Punctuality Despite Sydney Weather Challenges
- by Len Varley
- August 22, 2024
Qantas and its subsidiary QantasLink maintained strong on-time performance for July, despite a month of weather challenges at Sydney Airport.
Airline
HK Express Launches Direct Flights to Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island
- by Len Varley
- August 22, 2024
HK Express has added a third Vietnamese destination to its network, with the introduction of flights to Phu Quoc Island from 6 December.
General Aviation
Lilium Commences eVTOL Jet Electrical Power System Testing
- by Len Varley
- August 22, 2024
eVTOL jet developer Lilium has completed the first phase of integration testing for the Lilium Jet's electrical power system at its custom-built lab.