Afriqiyah Airways took delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 aircraft. August 12: Afriqiyah Airways took delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 aircraft to serve long-haul operations on routes from Tripoli to Africa and Europe. Afriqiyah Airways was formed in 2001…

Ryanair is to commence operations from Leeds Bradford Airport. August 12: Ryanair is to commence operations from Leeds Bradford Airport in March 2010 with two based aircraft and 14 new routes in addition to the three existing ones. Ryanair’s Michael…

BAA disclosed its plans for Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 complex. August 10: BAA disclosed its plans for Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 complex set to become the new home for Star Alliance airlines and cater for up to 20 million passengers…

BAA, owner of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, claims traffic figures indicate that the recent decline may now have stabilised and a recovery is in sight. August 10: BAA, owner of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, claims traffic figures indicate…

Japan Airlines has followed up its announcement of first-quarter results for 2009 with details of cost-cutting measures. August 7: Japan Airlines has followed up its announcement of first-quarter results for 2009 with details of cost-cutting measures. With a loss of…

Finnair’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Jukka Hienonen, has resigned. August 7: Finnair’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Jukka Hienonen, resigned after another set of poor financial results saw the airline post a fourth consecutive quarter-loss, this time at €26.1…

EgyptAir announced that it has converted a previous order with Boeing for two 777s into an order for an additional eight Next-Generation 737-800s. August 6: EgyptAir announced that it has converted a previous order with Boeing for two 777s into…

Canada’s Vancouver International Airport is the first in the world to install a day and night camera to its existing ‘Tarsier’ Foreign Object Debris (FOD) radar detection system. August 10: Canada’s Vancouver International Airport is the first in the world…