The passengers on a plane leaving Sweden helped to prevent the deportation of an Iranian man. All they did was refuse to buckle their seatbelts, a requirement by law before a plane can take off. The pilot was left with

AirAsia X, a long-haul subsidiary of AirAsia, a Malaysian-based low-cost airline, has announced its plans to lease six Airbus A330-300s from International Lease Finance Company (ILFC), a US aircraft lessor. As an international operation of the brand AirAsia, AirAsia X

An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 767-300 aircraft suffered significant damage following a hard landing at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on 20th June 2012. After briefly touching down on runway 16R at Narita Airport, the aircraft bounced off and touched

Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, has announced that it wants Boeing to make a compensation payment for the delay in delivery of 787 Dreamliners. Air India has stated that it will not accept delivery of any Boeing

PT Lion Mentari Airlines, which operates as Lion Air, has announced its plan to launch a new, long-haul airline called Batik Air. The new premium carrier will commence operations in 2013 using 737-900ERs on domestic and regional routes. Lion Air

Air Finland ceased operations, cancelled all flights, and filed for bankruptcy on 26 June 2012. The airline was founded in 2002 and operated from its head office and base at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland. The airline operated scheduled and

Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier of Indonesia, has ordered 11 Airbus A330-300 aircraft for $2.54 billion. Airbus will deliver these aircraft between 2013 and 2017. Garuda flies to many destinations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle