Qatar Airways’ Group Chief Executive Officer Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer has written an open letter to passengers, addressing the recent flight disruptions caused by the tensions in the Middle East. At around 18:00 local time on Monday, 23 June, an unexpected and unprecedented closure of Qatari airspace forced Qatar Airways...

On June 23, 2025, Gulf airspace closures triggered another wave of major international flight disruptions after Iran fired missiles at the U.S. Al Udeid military base in Doha. With airspace over Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates closing within hours of each other, air traffic across the region...

On September 30, 2017, an Air France Airbus A380 operating flight AF066 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Los Angeles suffered an uncontained engine failure while cruising over southern Greenland. After the failure, the aircraft’s heading increased by three degrees to the right in three seconds, and there were vibrations...

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Following two successful trade days at the 2025 Paris Air Show, Airbus bagged widebody orders from Starlux, EgyptAir, and MNG Airlines on Day 3. Moreover, Embraer also secured orders from SkyWest, Airlink, and Bridges Air Cargo. Starlux Orders 10 Airbus A350-1000 Starlux Airlines has placed a firm order for 10...

All Nippon Airways (ANA) unveiled its new Business Class suite for its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, while VietJet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 100 A321neo aircraft. Alongside, Qatar Airways has been named the World’s Best Airline at the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards, with Singapore Airlines ranking second...

The 2025 edition of the Paris Air Show has officially opened at Le Bourget, and it’s already making headlines with a series of commercial aircraft orders. Airbus has kicked off the biennial airshow with orders from Riyadh Air, LOT Polish Airlines and AviLease. Moreover, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finalized...

Air travel across the Middle East has been disrupted after Israel launched a series of missile strikes on Iranian targets on June 13, 2025. This prompted an immediate closure of airspace over Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Jordan, which led to widespread flight cancellations and diversions, affecting thousands of passengers. According...

Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 5 is expected to bring an ambitious capacity boost of 50 million passengers, to a total of 140 million passengers per year when this terminal is ready for operation in 2030. As such, the structure will be bigger than any of its existing terminals, while keeping...

On June 12, 2025, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. The Boeing 787-8, with registration VT-ANB, was operating Flight AI171 from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW). Flight AI171 reportedly departed Ahmedabad at 13:39 local time with 242...

The Junkers Ju 90 was a German aircraft powered by four BMW 132 H-1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston…

I’ve flown over 3000 commercial flights, but these 10 will leave you speechless! They’re the most scenic, exciting, and spectacular flight you can fly as a passenger today. If you love aviation, you gotta watch them! Buckle up and prepare for take-off! 10. Flight to Antarctica You can fly on...

International Flights are made possible by the Freedoms of the Air, which define nine different types of traffic rights between countries worldwide. We will discuss more about each traffic right. All images and content by @travellerdirk What is 'Freedoms of the Air'? The freedoms of the air represent a collection...

As premium travelers continue to demand more privacy, comfort, and innovation in the skies, airlines around the world are investing heavily in next-generation business class cabins. In this article, we cover 10 upcoming new business class seats that are expected to transform the passenger experience. These seats will feature fully...

Air safety is taken extremely seriously around the world and has been since the early days of flight.…