Emirates to resume flights to Baghdad, Basra next month
Dubai carrier will also add Nairobi to list of networks where it relaunched services Dubai’s Emirates keeps adding to the… Read More »
Meetings Industry Leaders Call for Unity and Consistency
The meetings industry will need to work together to create consistent standards, separate itself from other kinds of mass gatherings… Read More »
A second wave of COVID-19 cases can hit airlines hard
If new cases hit, this could push recovery into next year, says CEO Stormy skies… what with COVID-19 and fresh… Read More »
COVID-19: EasyJet and British Airways plan to continue UK-Spain flights
London advised against all non-essential travel to mainland Spain due to coronavirus An EasyJet Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes-off from Zurich… Read More »
Boeing to delay 777X as demand drops for big jets – sources
Boeing Co (BA.N) is preparing to delay its all-new 777X jet by several months or up to a year, three… Read More »
U.S. relaxes rules to export more aerial drones
The Trump administration will reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations to allow U.S. defense contractors to sell… Read More »
Boeing to delay 777X as demand drops for big jets
COVID-19 crisis exacerbates a drop in demand for the industry’s largest jetliners File photo: Boeing 777X aircraft are seen in… Read More »
Air Europa arrives in Quito and Ecuador with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to resume its regular operations
The flight left this afternoon for Guayaquil and Madrid. Starting August, the airline will offer two weekly flights between Ecuador… Read More »
FAA issues Emergency Airworthiness Directive for 737s returning from storage
We’ve covered here how much work goes into keeping stored aircraft in good condition, and for the most part those procedures do… Read More »
Airbus offers subsidy concession to end U.S. tariffs
Europe’s Airbus said on Friday it would increase loan repayments to France and Spain in a “final” bid to reverse… Read More »
U.S. FAA issues emergency directive on 2,000 Boeing 737s parked in pandemic
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday issued an emergency airworthiness directive for 2,000 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 NG and Classic… Read More »
Airbus offers a concession to get out of costly trade dispute with US
Aircraft maker says it will now start paying higher interest on loans extended by states The longer running dispute between… Read More »
British Airways owner gets a $955m AmEx card boost
IAG’s renewal of air miles deal with US car giant will come in handy The British Airways owner renews a… Read More »
Breeze Aviation emerges, ready for launch during tumult
One area that has remained opaque during the COVID-19 pandemic is the timeline for planned US start-ups that aimed to… Read More »
Delta Air faces headwinds in meeting cash burn goals
During the COVID-19 crisis Delta Air Lines has raised the equivalent of 19 months of liquidity, and believes it has… Read More »
Peru domestic airline market opens and new entrants possible
Peru’s domestic aviation market has opened up, which is a good sign for aviation in Latin America. However, similarly to other… Read More »
Recovery Tracker: KLM, Lufthansa, Alaska Airlines and more
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the… Read More »
Southwest cites ‘abrupt’ demand drop, slows capacity growth
Carrier reports July load factors in the 40-45% range. A sudden reversal in incrementally positive demand trends will force Southwest Airlines to… Read More »
Qatar Airways resumes Cebu service after eight years
Qatar’s national carrier reinstates flights to Philippine city having not flown there since March 2012. Gulf airline Qatar Airways is… Read More »
SpiceJet gets rights for US and UK operations
The low-cost airline has been granted the rights by Indian regulators to begin services to the US and UK. SpiceJet… Read More »
American: Q3 system capacity to be down 60%
Airline to retire four aircraft types this year as it copes with significant demand drop from COVID-19. American Airlines has… Read More »
Spirit outlines Q3 capacity forecast
US carrier Spirit Airlines expects third quarter capacity to be two-thirds of the level seen a year ago. South Florida-based… Read More »