Reading Time: < 1 minute Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region were the first to face the challenges imposed by the coronavirus. The region was the first to paralyze its air connectivity and the first to get isolated from the rest of the globe. At the same time, before the crisis hit, carriers in the Asia-Pacific market were predicted to experience […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Everyone knows that safety is the primary matter in aviation, both employees of the industry and travelling public. Thus, AirlineRatings.com has already compiled the list of TOP 20 safest airlines for 2020. Qantas is an unbeatable leader with no fatal accidents record. Nevertheless, the flag carrier of Australia is not the only safe airline to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you a plane spotting fan who can’t stop looking at the aircraft in the sky and keep tracking aircraft online? If this sounds like you, you probably have noticed that sometimes flights between the same destinations use very different routes. Do you know why? Usually, when airlines plan flights, they choose the route between […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Alitalia, the flag carrier of Italy, is again facing uncertain future after easyJet has pulled out of rescue talks and given up its interest in the Italian airline. Alitalia has been experiencing turbulence since 2017, when it went into administration after the employees of the airline voted against cutting jobs and salaries that was vital […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute With fuel coming second only to wages as an airline’s greatest outgoing, a period of critical planning awaits them with rising prices coinciding with the traditionally busy summer season. In 2018 alone jet fuel prices have risen 15 percent, while over the last twelve months they have risen by approximately 60 percent. With schedules and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute FedEx Express has put its first containerized crew rest developed for its Boeing 767-300ERs into service, the company said. The first unit is flying on the carrier’s route connecting its Memphis hub and Brazil’s Viracopos International Airport, said Leo Warmuth, the carrier’s managing director–aircraft engineering and technical planning. Each container can accommodate two crewmembers and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many in the aviation sector have at some point encountered operational disruption, as a result of the growing pilot shortage. Just this year airlines like Norwegian, Ryanair and Hong Kong Express had to cancel flights due to scarcity of pilots. As the increasing demand for air travel is only making the situation, worse, major airlines […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aeroflot Group plans to add 40 planes to its fleet in 2017, according to the company’s investor presentation. In 2016, the company added 33 aircraft. As of December 31, 2016 Aeroflot’s fleet contained 291 aircraft (excluding one An-24 which was leased out). Aeroflot Group also plans to increase the number of passengers carried by 12-14% […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes A forecasted more than 2,300 frontline jobs will be up for grabs at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air throughout 2017. The growing airlines are looking for candidates to fill hundreds of flight attendant, pilot, reservations and customer service jobs throughout the airlines’ route network. Jobs will be posted to alaskaair.jobs and horizonair.jobs throughout the year. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Qantas reported a consolidated net profit of A$515 million ($372.1 million) for the first half of its FY2017 (July-December 2016), down 25.1% from A$688 million in the first half of FY2016. Group revenue declined 3.3% to A$8.2 billion for the period. Expenses stayed even year-over-year (YOY) at A$7.4 billion. The group’s operating profit came to […]