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More weight is automatically seen as a negative in aviation, but is that always really the case or can it actually be beneficial?
Published at 2100PST 06MAR26 / 0500GMT 07MAR26 Norse Atlantic UK during the week of 08MAR26 schedules extra flights on London Gatwick – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi route, as the airline opened reservations for 2 additional round-trip flights, on board Boeing 787-9.Z0793 LGW1225 – 0750+1BKK 789 09MAR26Z0793 LGW0850 – 0325+1BKK 789 11MAR26Z0794 BKK0950 – 1550LGW 789 10MAR26Z0794 BKK0525 – 1125LGW 789 12MAR26
South Africa’s Airlink faces administrative penalties of up to 10 per cent of its annual turnover if found guilty of overcharging customers by ZAR 100 million and predatory pricing against former competitor Fly Blue Crane. The overcharging incident refers specifically to the domestic route from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo to Mthatha, between 2012 and 2016. Airlink […] The post Antitrust Probe Ends: South Africa’s Airlink Faces Penalty appeared first on Travel Radar - Aviation News.
Published at 2030PST 06MAR26 / 0430GMT 07MAR26Russian carrier Red Wings during Northern summer 2026 season schedules new route to Georgia, as the airline schedules Novosibirsk – Batumi route. From 24MAY26 to 05OCT26, Tupolev Tu204/214 aircraft to serve this route on weekly basis.WZ601 OVB0750 – 1000BUS T20 1WZ602 BUS2230 – 0610+1OVB T20 7
Published at 2000PST 06MAR26 / 0400GMT 07MAR26Russian carrier Red Wings in the first quarter of 2026 expands service at Saransk, including international service to Egypt.Saransk – St. Petersburg eff 01MAR26 2 weekly Sukhoi SuperJet SSJ100 (schedule below focuses on May 2026)WZ1786 SKX1150 – 1400LED SU9 7WZ1786 SKX2120 – 2330LED SU9 2WZ1785 LED1510 – 1725SKX SU9 7WZ1785 LED1735 – 1950SKX SU9 2Saransk – Sharm el Sheikh eff 28FEB26 1 weekly Tupolev Tu204 (schedule below focuses on May 2026)WZ4587 S
Published at 1930PST 06MAR26 / 0330GMT 07MAR26Russian carrier Pobeda in recent weeks opened reservations for 2 domestic routes, scheduled in Northern summer 2026 season. Planned additions include the following.Kazan – Krasnodar eff 01MAY26 3 weekly 737-800Ulyanovsk – Sochi eff 03JUN26 3 weekly 737-800
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Published at 1900PST 06MAR26 / 0300GMT 07MAR26Russian carrier Pobeda in the first quarter of 2026 launches 2 new routes to Uzbekistan, on board Boeing 737-800. Planned operations as follows.Moscow Vnukovo – Nukus eff 07MAR26 2 weekly 737-800Moscow Vnukovo – Termez eff 28FEB26 2 weekly 737-800
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Published at 1800PST 06MAR26 / 0200GMT 07MAR26TAAG Angola Airlines from April 2026 schedules service resumption to Cote d’Ivoire, as the airline plans Luanda Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto – Abidjan route from 06APR26. Airbus A220-300 aircraft to serve this route 3 times weekly.DT516 NBJ1120 – 1400ABJ 223 135DT517 ABJ1505 – 1945NBJ 223 135TAAG last served Abidjan regularly until 2005.
Published at 1730PST 06MAR26 / 0130GMT 07MAR26Eswatini Air from April 2026 plans to add Durban – Cape Town and Harare – Lusaka sector, based on schedule filing in the OAG. Planned schedule as follows.Manzini – Durban – Cape Town eff 08APR26 1 weekly (2 weekly 07JUN26 – 29JUL26)RN301 SHO0700 – 0750DUR0820 – 1015CPT ER4 37RN302 CPT1100 – 1300DUR1330 – 1415SHO ER4 37Manzini – Harare – Lusaka – Manzini eff 03APR26 1 weeklyRN401 HRE0920 – 1010LUN1105 – 1305SHO ER4 5RN401 SHO0710 – 0840HRE ER4 6Manzin
Published at 1700PST 06MAR26 / 0100GMT 07MAR26Brasilian carrier GOL from July 2026 plans to expand service to the US, as the airline schedules Rio de Janeiro Galeao – New York JFK route, initially using Wamos Air Airbus A330-200 aircraft.From 08JUL26, GOL will serve this route 3 times weekly.G37000 GIG2155 – 0655+1JFK 332 357G37001 JFK2300 – 0955+1GIG 332 146
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Published at 1630PST 06MAR26 / 0030GMT 07MAR26Air Canada from 01MAY26 plans to move additional Air Canada Express service from Jazz to PAL Airlines, reflected in recent schedule update. Following routes will see most service (or all service) operated by PAL Airlines, instead of Jazz.Montreal – Iles de la MadeleineMontreal – Rouyn-NorandaMontreal – Saguenay-BagotvilleMontreal – Saint John (eff 01JUN26)Montreal – Sept IlesMontreal – Sydney NSOttawa – MonctonOttawa – Montreal
Published at 1601PST 06MAR26 / 0001GMT 06MAR26Asiana Airlines in the second quarter of 2026 plans to resume 4th daily Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita flight, operated by Airbus A321neo. OZ104/103 service will be scheduled from 01APR26 to 30JUN26.OZ102 ICN0825 – 1050NRT 388 DOZ104 ICN1200 – 1425NRT 32Q 246OZ104 ICN1220 – 1455NRT 32Q x246OZ106 ICN1545 – 1825NRT 32Q DOZ108 ICN1830 – 2100NRT 333 DOZ107 NRT0900 – 1130ICN 333 DOZ101 NRT1250 – 1525ICN 388 DOZ103 NRT1630 – 1910ICN 32Q DOZ105 NRT1945 – 2215
On the morning of Saturday the 28th of February 2026, a brightly coloured hot air balloon launched near Longview, Texas. There were two onboard. I’ve not seen anything that mentions the weather. It would be very interesting to know more about what the wind was that morning. So far, the only data I’ve seen is…
Turkey’s Southwind Airlines resumed flights in European Union airspace (Western Europe) on March 2, 2026. Announcing the flight on social media, the Turkish airline resumed the service with a flight from Antalya to Berlin Brandenburg, carried out with a dry-leased 189-seater B737-8. Southwind’s ban lifted The Turkish airline was banned from European Union airspace in […] The post Turkey’s Southwind Airlines returns to European Union appeared first on Travel Radar - Aviation News.
NASA has selected the Centaur upper stage currently used on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket for future flights of the Space Launch System. The post NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage appeared first on SpaceNews.
Published at 1530PST / 2330GMT 06MAR26Uganda Airlines this month is adjusting operational aircraft to support its operations. Following service previously operated by Airbus A330-800neo will be resumed with replacement aircraft, including Danish Air Transport A320 and Ethiopian Airlines 787-8.Entebbe – Dubai eff 08MAR26 3 weekly A320 (Danish Air Transport)Entebbe – London Gatwick eff 08MAR26 3 weekly 787-8 (Ethiopian Airlines)Entebbe – Mumbai eff 07MAR26 2 weekly 787-8 (Ethiopian Airlines)