Airlines

Boeing trims projection for 20-year jet demand
The Boeing Company logo is displayed. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Boeing expects global demand for air travel to increase by more than 40% by 2030, driving the need for thousands of new jetliners in the next few years, according to its 20-year demand forecast for commercial airliners released Sunday ahead of the […]
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India orders inspection of Boeing 787s after Air India crash
Investigative officials stand at the site of Air India Boeing 787 which crashed yesterday, on June 13, 2025 in Ahmedabad, India. An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, flight AI-171, carrying 242 passengers and crew members en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff on June 12, 2025, after the pilot issued a […]
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How Thai Airways avoided collapse and rebuilt for the future
Managing Asia’s Christine Tan travels to Bangkok to sit down with the chairman of Thai Airways’ rehabilitation plan, Piyasvasti Amranand, to explore how the national carrier is navigating its path to recovery. Plus, CEO Chai Eamsiri shares renewed ambition as the airline gears up for a relisting on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Managing Asia’s […]
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The extraordinary escape of the lone surviving passenger of the Air India crash
The survivor of the Air India Flight 171 crash Thursday revealed he miraculously survived by escaping through a broken emergency exit. There were 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, that crashed shortly after takeoff in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, smashing in a fiery blast into a medical college hostel, killing […]
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Airlines divert, cancel flights after Israel’s strike on Iran closes airspace in Middle East
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Flight map of the Middle East after Israel airstrikes on Iran at 12:25 UTC on June 13th, 2025. FlightRadar24 Airlines around the world canceled flights to Israel and were skirting a large swath of airspace in the Middle East on Friday after Israel’s overnight missile strike on Iran. Iran later […]
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Air India crash: What to know about the first fatal Boeing Dreamliner tragedy
A view shows the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 12, 2025. Adnan Abidi | Reuters An Air India plane that was bound for London and carrying 242 people crashed seconds after takeoff in western India on Thursday, killing […]
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Air India Boeing 787 bound for London with 242 aboard crashes after takeoff in India
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images An Air India Boeing Dreamliner plane with 242 passengers and crew aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, local officials and the carrier said Thursday. “The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals,” Air India said in a […]
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Boeing airplane orders rise to highest level since late 2023 ahead of Paris Air Show
Boeing 737 aircraft fuselages are pictured at the company’s Renton factory in Renton, Washington, on April 15, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Boeing‘s gross orders for new airplanes hit 303 last month, the most since December 2023, as the company makes strides against its rival Airbus and works to stabilize production of […]
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Trump wants to bring manufacturing jobs back. The aviation industry can’t hire fast enough
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — President Donald Trump has said he wants to bolster manufacturing jobs and other technical employment in the United States. But in the aviation industry, finding skilled workers to make airplanes and engines — and maintaining those jobs for years to come — has been a struggle. The average age of a certified […]
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Why it’s getting even harder to get into airport lounges now
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airplane tickets are getting cheaper, but it’s getting more expensive to bring your family to an airport lounge. Capital One is the latest company to limit access to booming airport lounges to combat overcrowding. Starting Feb. 1, Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will no longer be able […]
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