IATA's 2025 Annual Safety Report sees a solid year of safety, confirming flying is the safest form of long-distance travel. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/iat...
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IATA's 2025 Annual Safety Report sees a solid year of safety, confirming flying is the safest form of long-distance travel. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/iat...
Today, in 1989, Eastern Airlines, a major US airline since 1926, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. airwaysmag.com/new-post/eas...
The aircraft will operate for Bridges Worldwide providing Network Solutions for the Express Industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
🔴 The first Embraer E-Freighter has successfully entered service in Europe with launch customer Bridges Air Cargo. The jet completed today its first commercial flight departing from Cologne (Germany) and landing in Larnaca (Cyprus) carrying time sensitive Express materials.
🟢 #DidYouKnow | The Boeing 747-100 wings were tested to flex over 7 meters (23 feet) during "ultimate load" tests, a standard that later models also met or exceeded during certification. #Airways #Aviation
🔴 #UPDATE | Gulf Air will operate four repatriation flights for Bahraini citizens and residents from London Heathrow (2x), Manchester, and Singapore to Dammam. #Airways #News
RETRO: American Airlines Freighter Boeing 747-123(SF)
📸: Ted Quackenbush
#americanairlines #boeing #avgeek
GOL will open its first long-haul route on July 8 with nonstop Rio–New York summer flights, three times weekly. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/gol...
New Cirium tracking, as of 00:00 DXB on March 7, 2026, shows outbound “cancelled or no-fly” rates falling to ~24% (partial-day). www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/mid...
What has emerged in West Asia since last weekend is best imagined as an hourglass being squeezed ever tighter. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/how...
🔴 GOL Linhas Aéreas will launch its first long-haul route on July 8, 2026, introducing three weekly nonstop flights between Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, operated by Airbus A330-900 aircraft.
JetBlue operates its inaugural flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/jet...
Passenger-shared baggage location is becoming part of airline baggage recovery, and Google is getting in the game. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/goo...
Azerbaijan says drones launched from Iran hit Nakhchivan Airport’s passenger terminal; Iran denies involvement. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/aze...
Today, in 1972, Aeroflot and Lufthansa jointly launched flights between Moscow and Frankfurt. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/aer...
More shots of the beautiful LH 100 Years 747-8i
📸: Rohan Ramalingam/ Airways
#lufthansa #boeing #avgeek
RETRO: Two TWA Queens on the ramp
📸: Ted Quackenbush
#twa #boeing #avgeek
Several Indian airlines adjust their schedules to operate 58 flights today, March 4, amid the crisis in the Middle East. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/ind...
IATA: global air cargo demand rose by 5.6 per cent/year in January 2026, and international traffic increased by 7.2 per cent. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/air...
El Al resumes limited operations as TLV reopens under tight restrictions, prioritizing repatriation and essential routes. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/el-...
FAA says ORD’s published summer schedule exceeds manageable capacity and proposes a ~2,800 daily-ops cap. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/why...
🔴 Lufthansa “100 Years” anniversary livery Boeing 747-8, D-ABYN departing San Bernardino
by Rohan Ramalingam/ Airways
#lufthansa #boeing #avgeek
🔴 Lufthansa has unveiled its sixth “100 Years” anniversary livery on a Boeing 747-8, D-ABYN “Niedersachsen,” painted in San Bernardino. the aircraft is scheduled to arrive in Frankfurt on March 5. #Airways #News
🔴 Malaysia Airlines has taken delivery of its 10th A330neo (9M-MNP), the first arrival of the year, flown from Toulouse to Kuala Lumpur by Captains Najwan Reshan Nahdan Rengganathan, Selva Kumar Suppiah, Wong Tuck Hon and First Officer Mohd Ihram Md Akhir
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🔴 SWISS will operate a special flight to Muscat to bring stranded travellers back to Switzerland. The flight will be operated with an Airbus A340 under flight number LX7043. The aircraft will depart Muscat on Thursday, 5 March, at 09:15 and is expected to arrive in Zurich at 14:00 all local times.
🔴 Air India is deploying higher-capacity widebodies on 3–4 March to repatriate passengers from the Middle East, operating a 350-seat Boeing 777 Mumbai–Jeddah, 300-seat Boeing 787-9 Delhi–Dubai, and 250+ seat Boeing 787-8 Mumbai–Dubai, with full return flights to Mumbai and Delhi.
Westbound contrails 💨
📸: Lorenzo Giacobbo / Airways
From 04 March, it will progressively resume operations to Muscat, Jeddah, Madinah, and Athens, totaling 13 return flights (26 sectors), subject to approvals and airspace conditions. #Airways #News
🔴 IndiGo has launched repatriation flights amid the Middle East and Persian Gulf situation, operating four services to Jeddah and one to/from Muscat.
🔴 ANA Group employees formed “40th THANKS” to celebrate 40 years since their first scheduled international flight, the March 3, 1986 Narita–Guam launch. From one route, the network has grown to 55 routes serving 40 cities. #Airways #News
