Reading Time: < 1 minute Iceland’s first electric flight had some notable passengers – the Icelandic president and prime minister. Iceland’s first electric flight took place on August 23, 2022, with some notable passengers. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland, and Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the Prime Minister, each caught a ride as Iceland’s first electric aircraft took to the skies. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Mack Rutherford, the Belgian-British dual national, a 17-year-old pilot, became the youngest person to fly solo around the world. He spent five months traveling through 52 countries and crossing the equator twice. He ended his journey in Bulgaria on Wednesday and now holds two Guinness World Records as the youngest person to fly around the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A volcano in southwest Iceland has started erupting in an uninhabited valley near Keflavik Airport, the country’s international air traffic hub. The airport is still open without flight disruption, but it is unclear what will happen next. Eruptions in Iceland are pretty often. Iceland is located above a volcanic hotspot. It receives an eruption every […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK has announced its ambition to deliver the world’s first net-zero emissions transatlantic flight in 2023. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced the challenge during his visit to the US and invited the international sector to work closely with the UK government to deliver a demonstrator flight powered by 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Airbus and ITA Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on urban air mobility in Italy. The two companies will explore the creation of tailored UAM services, by identifying strategic use cases for emission-free mobility solutions. Alfredo Altavilla, Chairman of ITA Airways, said: “The partnership between ITA Airways and Airbus started with the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions and lift its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries, such as the United States, Britain, France, etc. On Wednesday, the foreign ministry said that foreigners from the 106 countries would not be denied to enter Japan from Friday. However, foreigners with tourist purposes were still […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute EUROCONTROL predicts air traffic will reach 84% to 96% of 2019 levels in 2022, translating into 9.2 million flights. “Aviation has continued to recover well over the last few weeks, and there has been a steady climb from 68% in January rising to 79% by the start of April compared to 2019 levels, even factoring […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute LOT Polish Airlines will commence passenger flights to Mumbai from May 31, 2022. It also resumes flights to Delhi from March 29, 2022. There has been a two-year break due to the pandemic situation in India, but now LOT Polish Airlines is ready for long-haul flights to be operated by Boeing 787 thrice weekly. “India […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute KLM has stated that it has planned flights to 167 destinations and is fully ready for summer. From March 27 to October 29, the airline will fly to 96 European and 71 intercontinental destinations. The development of the European KLM network is mainly determined by the significant relaxation of entry rules in the Netherlands and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will add a fuel surcharge on long-haul tickets due to the substantial price increase of oil effective next Friday. Sister company Air France will do the same. The price increase depends on the destination and travel class. For example, a return flight between Amsterdam and New York will increase by 30 […]