Tessori said that the Karachi traders have discussed the development of the PIA privatization process with him. “The traders in Karachi want the PIA to be handed to them for a year. They are serious about launching a new airline,” the Sindh Governor added. Kamran Tessori proposed naming the new airline ‘PK,’ representing Pakistan and […]
Oman Air recently took delivery of its latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, marking the first of three such aircraft scheduled for 2024, according to a press release issued by the airline. This new addition brings the total number of Dreamliners in Oman Air’s fleet to 10. The aircraft, which arrived from Boeing’s facility in Seattle, features […]
The partnership, announced shortly after a signing ceremony, will see Qatar Airways gain two seats on Airlink’s board while remaining a non-controlling shareholder. According to Airlink CEO Rodger Foster, the collaboration will enhance connectivity between the Doha hub and additional markets in South and East Africa, where Airlink has a strong presence. Qatar Airways already […]
The Biden administration said in February 2023 that it planned to write regulations barring the fees as officials pressured airlines to voluntarily not charge them. In May, Congress passed legislation that President Joe Biden signed into law directing a ban on the practice. Biden has repeatedly clashed with air carriers, calling for new, stricter consumer […]
As per details, PIA’s PK-704 flight developed a technical fault in landing gear while flying to Islamabad from Istanbul airport. Passengers of the flight were accommodated on the Turkish Airlines flight, while the PIA engineers’ team departed for Turkiye to resolve the fault. Currently, the plane is grounded at Istanbul Airport. Earlier in January it […]
The incident happened on a Southwest Airlines flight in Sacramento, California in 2021. It is pertinent to mention that the airliner had introduced a “pick a seat” system where passengers are placed into separate “boarding groups” depending on their check-in time on a first-come-first-served basis instead of being allotted seats by the boarding staff. The […]
The first flight where passengers and crew were both fully-vaccinated flight took off on Tuesday from Qatar in a historical step towards the full return of air travel. The flight, which took off on a Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000 from Doha’s Hamad International Airport at about 11 a.m. local time and returned to the city […]
UAE: first ever passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel has landed near Tel Aviv, a month after the countries signed an agreement normalizing ties. Etihad Airways Flight 9607 landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport just after 7am on Monday. Etihad said it plans regular passenger flights between the countries in the future […]
