World’s longest flights
A new Singapore Airlines route connecting the city-state to New York goes into operation Thursday, becoming the longest commercial plane ride in the world. The journey covers a distance of 16,700 kilometres…
A new Singapore Airlines route connecting the city-state to New York goes into operation Thursday, becoming the longest commercial plane ride in the world. The journey covers a distance of 16,700 kilometres…
LAHORE: An argument between a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot and cabin crew became the reason for a three-hour long delay in a flight to London. The flight captain refused to fly with…
–Airblue CEO tells CJP Prime Minister Abbasi has ‘no links’ with airline, draws flak for delaying victims’ compensation –CJP also calls for details of Bhoja Air tragedy, slams PIA CEO for delaying…
–CAA informs apex court that 24 pilots and 67 crew members of PIA have fake degrees –CJP takes suo motu notice of lawyers’ fake degrees, orders bar councils to furnish response within a month –Airblue’s official…
BEIJING: China Southern Airlines has announced to launch regular flights between Urumqi, the capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and Lahore in June this year. Xu Jianmin, vice sales manager…
SHANGHAI: China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines said on Tuesday they had cancelled 176 round-trip flights to Taiwan added to their schedules to meet demand over the Lunar New Year, amid a…
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday directed the Interior Ministry and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to verify the degrees of all pilots. The authorities have been directed to verify the degrees…
Ethiopian Airlines operated its first ever domestic flight within Africa to be staffed by an all-female crew. The flight from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to Lagos in Nigeria was (wo)manned entirely by…
RAWALPINDI: Serene Air, a private airline, started its operation on the domestic routes in the country on Sunday. The airline’s first flight ER-503 Boeing 737-800 was operated from Benazir Bhutto International Airport…
When everything on Earth has been shared and reviewed on social media, it’s time to take to the skies. While we used to wait until the plane touched down before we began…