June 30: It has been confirmed that an Airbus A310-300 from Yemen crashed in the Indian Ocean with 153 people on board. The aircraft, flight number IY626 from Sana’a in Yemen was attempting to land in bad weather at Moroni,…

June 29: New Australian airline Strategic Airlines has purchased Ozjet Airlines from its administrators after it won the support of Ozjet staff and creditors. “We are extremely pleased to announce the purchase of Ozjet Airlines. It is a great outcome…

June 26: Hot on the heels of Boeing’s announcement of further delays to its 787 Dreamliner’s first flight, Qantas became the first airline to cut its order. It cancelled 15 aircraft due to be delivered in 2014 and deferred delivery…

June 27: Brazilian authorities ended the search for debris and bodies from Air France A330 Flight 447 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1 with the loss of 228 people. Over the 26 day recovery operation, 51 bodies…

June 25: Emirates announced that it will use the A380 on its Dubai to Paris route from February 1, 2010. Tim Clark, President of Emirates, said “Our plans have been accelerated by almost a year which, in the current economic…

June 23: Ryanair confirmed that it will freeze growth at its nine UK bases with immediate effect. The airline cites the British Government’s proposed £10 “tourist tax” and BAA’s “high airport charges” as the reasons for its decision. Ryanair is…

Boeing has once again delayed the first flight for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner, this time after discovering a potential safety problem with one of the sections of the aircraft. The US manufacturer says that a need to “reinforce an area…

June 22: Despite the recession and recent poor financial results, British Airways is to press ahead with its proposed long-haul route to New York’s JFK airport from London City this September. The twice-daily business-class only service will use a specially…

June 23: Japan Air Lines, part of the JAL Group, is experiencing difficult trading conditions due to the worldwide recession. It recently announced a series of cost-cutting measures including restructuring of the network with 36 routes axed, a reduction in…

June 23: The first Airbus A320 assembled at the company’s Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin was delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing, who will provide the aircraft for Sichuan Airlines to operate. “Our Final Assembly Line here in Tianjin…