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…
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 London. The flight captain refused to fly with…
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 Air tragedy, slams PIA CEO for delaying…
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 furnish response within a month –Airblue’s official…
China Southern Airlines to launch regular flight from Urumqi to Lahore in June
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…
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 demand over the Lunar New Year, amid a…
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 have been directed to verify the degrees…
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 Lagos in Nigeria was (wo)manned entirely by…
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 was operated from Benazir Bhutto International Airport…
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 the plane touched down before we began…