Delta Testing Program Asking Passengers to Check Carry-On Bags
Delta Air Lines has quietly been testing a new program that encourages passengers to check their carry-on luggage to reduce… Read More »
New Data Suggests Domestic Travel Spending Could Reach $1.1 Trillion in 2022
A new study from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) found that travel’s recovery in the United States could… Read More »
Flight Gets Diverted After Unruly Passenger Threatens Crew Member
An American Airlines flight bound from North Carolina to Southern California was diverted to New Mexico on Monday night when… Read More »
Canada’s Calm Air adds first ATR72-500(F)
Calm Air (MO, Thompson) took delivery of its first ATR72-500(F) – C-GREJ (msn 709) – on February 2, 2022. The… Read More »
United Airlines may sell stake in MileagePlus
United Airlines Holdings is considering selling a minority stake in its wholly-owned frequent flyer unit MileagePlus, sources close to the… Read More »
Norse Atlantic revises maiden flight to 2Q22
Norse Atlantic Airways (Oslo Gardermoen) will launch ticket sales by the end of March ahead of its maiden commercial flight… Read More »
Germany’s Avanti Air adds first Dash 8-Q400
Avanti Air (ATV, Paderborn/Lippstadt) has taken delivery of its first DHC-8-Q400 as it kicks off its previously announced transition to… Read More »
Russia’s Komiaviatrans rejigs debt, removes bankruptcy risk
Komiaviatrans (KO, Syktyvkar) is implementing a financial recovery plan that has already eliminated the risk of bankruptcy at the airline,… Read More »
Two of the worst U.S. airlines are merging and will upsell you on everything
Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are merging to create a larger ultra-low-cost air carrier, but is it really a cheaper… Read More »
FAA urges more stick time for airline and charter pilots
Airline and charter pilots may be in for more stick and rudder time assuming a new proposed advisory circular makes… Read More »
Allegiant’s longtime CEO will be retiring in June
Allegiant Air’s longtime CEO, Maurice “Maury” Gallagher, has announced he will retire from his role effective June 1st 2022 and… Read More »
FedEx in talks with Boeing and Airbus to buy next-gen 777-8F or A350 freighters
FedEx is reported to be in talks with Boeing and Airbus to buy next-generation freighters to keep up with the… Read More »
Philippine Airlines CCO loses his job after steering the airline through Chapter 11
A reforming chief operating officer who successfully helped steer Philippine Airlines through the Chapter 11 process is looking for work… Read More »
Air France KLM and DHL partner on SAF fuel purchase
DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) have teamed up on the purchase of 33m litres of… Read More »
Turkish Cargo moves freighter operations to Istanbul Airport
Turkish Cargo has moved its freighter operations over to Istanbul Airport to join its passenger flights after more than two… Read More »
Frontier Airlines temporarily halted all flights on Monday
Frontier Airlines temporarily halted all flights on Feb. 7, taking the gloss off news the airline wanted to merge with… Read More »
Delta asks the Justice Department to put unruly travelers on a ‘no-fly’ list
Delta Air Lines’ CEO Ed Bastian asked the U.S. Department of Justice to put convicted unruly travelers on a national… Read More »
Thiel Capital and Mesa Air Group invest in electric seaglider start-up Regent
Thiel Capital and regional aviation providers Mesa Air Group are investing in Regent, a start-up building electric seagliders that can… Read More »
Harvard medical professor says “It’s time to move on from the pandemic”
It’s time to let the young, healthy and “anyone who wants to move on” from the pandemic do so, said… Read More »
Aeroflot’s adds two Boeing 777-300ERs with new cabin layout
Aeroflot has taken onboard two more retrofitted Boeing 777-300ERs configured to the airline’s new cabin layout. The aircraft can accommodate… Read More »
Latvia-based lease operator SmartLynx Airlines will add two Boeing 737-8 Max jets
Latvia-based wet lease operator SmartLynx Airlines is set to introduce the Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet. The airline has… Read More »
Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit Airlines will merge
Budget carriers Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit Airlines on Feb. 7 unveiled plans to merge in a $2.9 billion deal… Read More »
Thai Airways chooses Stellar Entertainment as content service partner
Thai Airways has chosen IFE content specialists Stellar Entertainment as the carrier’s new content service partner. Stellar Entertainment will now… Read More »
Norse and OSM Aviation Academy launch cadet program
Norse Atlantic Airways has partnered up with OSM Aviation Academy to launch a cadet program that will prepare the flight… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Adds Non-Stop Flights To Boston From Atlantic City
Spirit Airlines will add non-stop flights to Boston from Atlantic City International Airport starting May 26, the airline announced Tuesday…. Read More »
Spirit Airlines flying to several new cities
Spirit Airlines entered several new cities in 2021 and grew others. In New Jersey, Spirit grew its position in Atlantic… Read More »