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Greater Bay Airlines spreads wings to Indonesia with four weekly flights to Surabaya
Greater Bay Airlines has launched direct flights between Hong Kong and Surabaya, Indonesia, with four weekly direct services now linking the two locations. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The first Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) flight to Indonesia…
Top Airline Stocks To Watch Now - September 27th
Flight Path to Profits: American Airlines Bets on SpaceX American Airlines Group, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Honeywell Aerospace, and Southwest Airlines are the five Airline stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener…
Boeing 737 MAX Software Issue: Impact On Air India Express, Akasa Air
Discover how a newly identified software issue in Boeing 737 MAX planes, potentially affecting automated flight guidance during missed landings, impacts Indian carriers like Air India Express and Akasa Air, raising questions about aviation safety.
Korean Air faces maintenance capacity crunch from Asiana acquisition
Korean Air faces a growing maintenance capacity challenge, as its acquisition of Asiana Airlines creates a fleet of more than 230 aircraft at a time when heavy-maintenance slots remain increasingly difficult to secure across Asia. The integrated…
Syria's Fly Dar receives air operator certification in first since Assad fall
DAMASCUS Syria's General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport has granted Fly Dar Airlines an Air Operator Certificate, making it the first Syrian private airline to receive the certification since the fall of Bashar Assad's government in…
Europe's new entry system is shambolic - and it could see you mistakenly deported
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. British woman Paula Pugh got a nasty shock when she flew into southern Italy's Reggio Calabria to celebrate her husband's 60th birthday. When she…
Air Afrique failed but Africa can still connect its skies
A traveller moving between two African capitals will face a journey that is longer and more expensive than the distance warrants. Poor connections impose costs on traders, students, families, tourism and diplomacy. Air Afrique was created to change…
PM refuses FIVE times to back Heathrow third runway - will it get off the ground?
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Andy Burnham refused five times to back a…
BESSENT: IRAN'S ECONOMY WILL COLLAPSE IN TWO WEEKS AS SANCTIONS BITE
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Iran's economy will collapse within two weeks as strict U.S. naval blockades and financial sanctions choke off the country's remaining oil exports, predicting Tehran will soon have nothing left to…
Cleartrip Enters India's Fragmented Holiday Package Market
Cleartrip is going after a roughly $20 billion Indian holidays and packages market in which more than 90% of supply is fragmented among small operators and online penetration is lower still. The product combines an editable expert-built itinerary…
Jet2 confirms 72 hour rule for passengers with flights booked
Jet2 customers can view live updates from 72 hours before departure in the Jet2 app Jet2 has confirmed a 72-hour rule for passengers with flights booked, making going on holiday much smoother. The budget airline recently introduced a new…
School holiday fines climb across West Midlands despite growing backlash
The number of fines issued to families across the West Midlands for taking children out of school during term time has almost doubled in five years, according to BBC analysis. Councils in the region issued 59,440 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for…
Severe weather impacting East Coast, Hawaii this weekend
(NEXSTAR) — From a nor'easter on the East Coast to more hurricanes headed toward Hawaii, severe weather is making an impact on the United States this weekend. The governors of New York, Kathy Hochul (D), and New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill (D)…
IndiGo A321 involved in another tail strike
An IndiGo Airbus A321 was involved in yet another tail strike at Bengaluru airport on Sunday (September 27, 2026), marking at least the ninth known such incident involving the airline's A321 fleet. In a statement, the airline said an…
Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again up in the air after the prime minister refused to say whether he backs the “contested” project which is delayed by up to four years. Over the weekend it emerged that Heathrow…
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