Asia

China Airlines and Boeing have announced that the airline finalised an agreement for up to 24 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The deal includes a firm order for 16 Boeing 787-9 with purchase … [read more]

Malaysia Airlines has signed an agreement with aircraft manufacturer Airbus and leasing company Avolon for 20 Airbus A330neo aircraft. The contract consists of 10 A330-900s to be leased from Dublin-based Avolon and … [read more]

Azerbaijani flag carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of 4 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. President of the airline and former pilot, Jahangir Askerov says that he’s … [read more]

Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced it is ordering 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft (with options for a further 10) and 2 777-8F freighters for its cargo division, ANA … [read more]

Hong Kong International Airport (IATA-Code: HKG) opened its third runway for scheduled commercial operations on Friday, July 8th. The first flight to land on the new Northern runway, which is designated as 07L/25R, … [read more]

On Friday, July 1st, all three major Chinese airlines have signed orders with Airbus for nearly 300 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Bejing-based Air China has ordered 96 A320neo family for itself and … [read more]

Silk Way West Airlines from Azerbaijan has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for two A350F cargo jets. The airline currently operates Boeing 747-400 and 747-8 freighter airplanes. The new Airbus A350F jets … [read more]

A de-Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, operated by Nepalese domestic airline Tara Air, has crashed on a domestic flight from Pokhara to Jomsom earlier today. The flight originally went missing at around 10am … [read more]