Articles by Jan-Hendrik Fiedler

The two largest Icelandic airlines, Icelandair and Air Iceland Connect (AIC) have announced that they will combine their operations under the Icelandair brand. ‘New’ Icelandair will take off from March 16, integrating … [read more]

An aircraft belonging to South Supreme Airlines has crashed shortly after taking off from the small village Pieri in South Sudan. According to preliminary information, the chartered plane was carrying ten people, … [read more]

It all began in the early 1970s, when William Lear, who is also remembered as the inventor of the now infamous Learjet, started developing a new small business jet, which he tentatively … [read more]

KLM has taken delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 from the Embraer factory in southern Brazil. The new type joins KLM Cityhopper’s existing fleet of 32 E190 and 17 Embraer E175. The … [read more]

The Namibian government announced on Wednesday, February 10, that it would shut down flag-carrier Air Namibia as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its unprofitability. Every one of the airline’s … [read more]

Canadian leisure airline Air Transat has announced that it will suspend all regular flight operations from January 31 until April 30. This move is a direct result of the Canadian government’s decision … [read more]

Boeing has sold a further four 747-8 freighter aircraft to US-based Atlas Air. These aircraft will be the last ones to leave the factory in Everett before the 747 production line closes … [read more]

A Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 operating flight SJ182 from Indonesian capital Jakarta to Pontianak has crashed into the sea shortly after departure from Jakarta. Radar contact with the Boeing 737 was lost … [read more]