Japan, US ground PW-powered B777s after United incident
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will issue an emergency airworthiness directive grounding all B777 widebodies powered by certain Pratt… Read More »
HK’s Greater Bay Airlines mulls cargo ops as launch option
Greater Bay Airlines (Hong Kong Int’l) is pondering launching as a cargo-only specialist if COVID-related border restrictions continue through summer… Read More »
Latest COVID-19 spike quashes Japan’s domestic air travel rebound
Japan is the latest market to illustrate the new reality of the airline industry; that capacity and traffic levels move… Read More »
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines applies for route licences
Greater Bay Airlines (Hong Kong Int’l) has applied to the Hong Kong Department of Transport for 104 route authorities covering… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines agrees to issue $345mn in new shares
Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) will issue VND8 trillion dong (USD345 million) worth of common shares to existing shareholders “to supplement… Read More »
Which Airlines Offer Free COVID-19 Travel Insurance Coverage?
The world has changed quite a bit since COVID-19 burst onto the world stage, virtually shutting down the global travel industry in… Read More »
Alaska Airlines and Oneworld Announce Elite Mileage Plan Member Benefits
With Alaska Airlines’ membership in oneworld less than four months away, both companies announced today that Alaska’s elite Mileage Plan members… Read More »
Japan’s ANA to shrink fleet as it skids toward record $4.8 billion loss
Japan’s ANA Holdings Inc 9202.T on Tuesday said it will retire more than a tenth of its mostly Boeing Co BA.N fleet and delay… Read More »