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Jetstar Airways is a household name in Australia, one of the country’s major low-cost carriers. Headquartered in Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, it is a subsidiary of Australia’s flag carrier Qantas. Currently, Jetstar has seven bases scattered across Australia, with two abroad ( Auckland Airport and Denpasar). With a fleet of nearly 100 aircraft and flying to more than 40 domestic and international destinations, the airline has a mix of narrow and widebody airplanes, and is under the close eye of its Chief Executive Officer Stephanie Tully. The airline was first introduced in 2001 as a low-cost domestic subsidiary…

China’s domestically developed C919 twin-engined passenger jet is poised to make its Middle East debut at the Dubai Airshow, which takes place from November 17 to November 20, 2021. Chinese planemaker COMAC (the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) has already sent its C919 demonstrator aircraft to Dubai ahead of the show, being held at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC). The aircraft is attending the show, making its first appearance in the Middle East, as COMAC seeks to draw more attention on a global stage to its twinjet. While the aircraft has sold moderately well within China, it has yet to…

MILAN — The widespread use of anti-drone netting on armored vehicles to protect against low-altitude drone attacks in Ukraine is driving defense manufacturers in different locales to develop their own cloaks.Among them is United Arab Emirates-based TAC Armored Vehicles, which recently rolled out its new TAC-Q-Net, a lightweight “cable mesh” designed to defend against low-altitude drone strikes.The Emirati company released a picture showing a Jedi armored personnel carrier equipped with the countermeasure, reminiscent of other improvised vehicle protection systems seen on the battlefield in Ukraine. These have included everything from metal cages to flexible nets.It is intended to serve as…

With yesterday having been Veterans Day in the United States , military service personnel past and present descended on Washington DC in order to pay their respects to those lost in conflict at various commemorative ceremonies. For a group traveling from Wisconsin, their journey started with a surprise. This came in the form of a special greeting from former US President Barack Obama, who came on board the aircraft and made a speech thanking the veterans for their years of military service, before shaking their hands as they exited the plane. The journey from Madison to DC had been arranged…

IndiGo, India’s fastest-growing airline, has commenced daily, non-stop flights between Delhi and Guangzhou, effective 10 November 2025. The flights on the new route are operated using IndiGo’s A320neo fleet of aircraft and operate daily in each direction. Following recent diplomatic efforts to restore ties between India and China after a hiatus of five years, IndiGo announced on October 2, 2025, the planned resumption of services between the two countries. The airline said, as a consequence of the warming in international relations, it would begin connecting Kolkata (CCU) to Guangzhou (CAN) with daily, non-stop flights starting on October 26, 2025. The…

Multiple airlines have cancelled flights in and out of Taiwan in anticipation of tropical storm Fung-wong’s impending arrival.   In the early evening on November 12, 2025, local news agencies were reporting that Fung-wong had reached the shores of Taiwan after the tropical storm was downgraded from a super typhoon.   Over 8,000 people were evacuated mainly in southern Taiwan to protect people from the weather phenomena that has already left at least 27 people dead in the Philippines.   Flights operating from and to Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH) in the south of the country appear to be the most severely impacted with…

BERLIN — The European Union is working to establish an intelligence unit under Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a move that could raise questions about the division of sovereignty between national capitals and Brussels on a key national security issue.The idea was first reported by the Financial Times on Nov. 11 and subsequently confirmed to other publications by EU spokespeople. The new unit will aim to better coordinate intelligence information collected by national services and the European Union itself. This would help inform joint positions as the EU maneuvers on the global stage, the proposal goes. An EU spokesperson…

Abu Dhabi is taking a significant step towards reshaping urban transportation by launching the world’s first vertiport network. This initiative, designed to connect key destinations across the city with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, aims to provide fast, low-emission travel options. With the first eVTOL flights expected in 2026, the roadmap outlines a phased rollout of more than ten public vertiports located at key urban and transit locations. The project aligns with Abu Dhabi’s broader vision of promoting sustainable transport and innovation-led economic diversification, positioning the city as a global leader in next-generation mobility. With over ten vertiports…

Around twenty years after the Airbus A380 rewrote what it meant for an aircraft to be “large” in the world of commercial aviation, the industry’s center of gravity has since shifted towards advanced twin-engine widebodies, aircraft that offer exceptional capabilities, especially when it comes to fuel efficiency. Airlines still value the Airbus A380’s crowd-pleasing cabin and ability to deliver capacity during peak hours, all while unit economics and the network flexibility of the Airbus A350, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the Boeing 777X continue to define the era of Airbus A380 replacement. The Boeing 787’s composite structure and advanced systems…

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will officially open its transformed terminal on November 18, 2025, more than a week before Thanksgiving. The announcement follows several months of testing of the new terminal and its systems, which concluded with two large public trials involving over 2,000 participants. After four years of construction, the highly anticipated $1.7 billion terminal is ready to open, bringing travelers improved parking options, faster security and baggage delivery, and an enhanced international arrivals experience. The new facility replaces the outdated terminal originally built as a US Airways hub for connecting passengers, marking a new era for the airport.…