Tag: airlines

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...

Argument between PIA captain, cabin crew delays flight to London

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...

SC orders Airblue to clear Margalla hills crash dues

--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...

PM Abbasi among airline bosses summoned by SC over fake degrees

--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...

China Southern Airlines to launch regular flight from Urumqi to Lahore...

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...

China Eastern, Xiamen Airlines cancel flights amid routes row with Taiwan

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...

SC directs authorities to verify pilots’ degrees

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...

Ethiopian Airlines operates first all-female flight crew in Africa

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...

Pakistan’s new air carrier Serene Air operational on domestic routes

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...

TripAdvisor’s ranking of the world’s best and worst airlines

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...