Thai airlines’ losses widen on weak tourism, strong baht
BANGKOK:Â Bangkok Airways and smaller Thai carriers have reported surging second-quarter losses as they reeled from a decline in Chinese tourists and a...
US aviation regulator bans select MacBook Pro laptops from flights
US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned certain models of Apple Inc’s MacBook Pro laptops on flights, after the company recalled select...
British Airways cancels flights following IT failure
LONDON:Â British Airways was forced to cancel some flights to and from London on Wednesday after it suffered "a systems issue".
Reports suggested dozens...
UK delegation inspects security at Karachi airport
KARACHI:Â A delegation of British security agency on Tuesday arrived in Karachi on a three-day visit to inspect flight security at the Jinnah...
PIA forms committee to review fake degree casesÂ
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has constituted a five-member committee, under the chairmanship of Air Vice Marshal Noor Abbas, to review...
PIA must upgrade IFE system to survive among regional rivals
Modifications to any aircraft system, including inflight entertainment (IFE), by a person not authorised to do so by the European Union Aviation...
Pakistan lost $50m from airspace restrictions: minister
KARACHI:Â The aviation minister has said that Pakistan suffered loses of over Rs8 billion ($50 million) from airspace restrictions imposed since February which...
Govt decides to probe Islamabad airport corruption scam
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has decided to initiate an inquiry into the new Islamabad International Airport corruption scam, Aviation Minister Ghulam...
British Airways faces record $230m fine over data theft
LONDON: British Airways-owner IAG is facing a record $230 million fine for the theft of data from 500,000 customers from its website...
PIA starts London to Sialkot flights
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will run Sialkot-London-Sialkot from 10th of September this year, a private media house reported on Friday.
Initially, this route...
Aviation Division to spend Rs1.26bn on airports’ uplift
ISLAMABAD: The Aviation Division will spend around Rs1.26 billion on the up-gradation of various airports of the country in the current fiscal...
Fares for domestic flights increased: report
'The return ticket of Karachi-Islamabad flight is being sold at around Rs63,000'
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and other private airlines have raised...
British Airways desires to increase destinations in Pakistan: official
ISLAMABAD:Â British Airways Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Brian has expressed the desire to start the airline's operations in other cities of Pakistan after...
US ban has ‘no effect’ on Huawei’s aviation business: official
SEOUL:Â US moves against Chinese tech titan Huawei have had "no effect" on the firm's aviation business despite several countries taking steps to...
Airlines want joint lifting of 737 MAX ban, but EU cautious
SEOUL: Airlines urged regulators on Sunday to coordinate on software changes to the Boeing 737 MAX in a bid to avoid damaging...