Hong Kong to tighten air crew quarantine rules amid Omicron threat
Hong Kong health authorities said on Tuesday the city would tighten quarantine rules for air cargo crew to tackle the… Read More »
American and Southwest said no more masks on flights, but doctors disagree
Still thinking of flying? Make sure you have all the information you need and then make your choice. Or are… Read More »
Royal Jordanian Airlines is looking for a $282 Million COVID government bailout
The national airline of Jordan, Royal Jordanian, is looking for financial assistance from the government. Severely impacted by the travel… Read More »
Jet Airways is ready to start domestic operations in 2022
Jet Airways is ready to commence domestic operations, according to the Jalan Kalrock Consortium, the successful resolution applicant of Jet… Read More »
Airlines Issue Travel Waivers for Seattle Amid Winter Weather
Major U.S. carriers, including Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines, are issuing travel waivers as winter weather continues to hamper… Read More »
Top Air Travel Stories From 2021
An up and Down Year in the Air 2020 was a year filled with financial losses for airlines – and… Read More »
American Airlines To Begin Daily Service Between Miami and Anguilla
American Airlines and the Anguilla Tourist Board have announced that starting April 2, 2022, the airline will begin daily service… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines will fly the Boeing 737 Max again soon
In a boost for the Boeing Co., Ethiopian Airlines says it will return to using the airplane manufacturer’s 737 MAX… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways chooses Oz for inc’l debut
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) will make its intercontinental debut with the launch of scheduled flights between Ho Chi Minh City… Read More »
Royal Jordanian seeks $282mn state aid as fleet choice nears
Royal Jordanian (RJ, Amman Queen Alia) will need JOD200 million dinars (USD282 million) in state funding during 2022 or it… Read More »
Air India acquisition delay, Tata mulls LCC merger
Tata Sons is still working on how to operate its two low-cost carriers, with a merger of AirAsia India (I5,… Read More »
VietJetAir adds first widebody jet, an A330
VietJetAir (VJ, Hanoi) has taken delivery of its first widebody aircraft in preparation for international growth. A330-300 VP-CJW (msn 974)… Read More »
NFL franchise Arizona Cardinals buys a 777
The Arizona Cardinals, a National Football League (NFL) franchise, has acquired an ex-Delta Air Lines B777-200(ER) for team travel. N867DA… Read More »
Indonesia ungrounds the 737 MAX
The Indonesian civil aviation authority (Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara – DJPU) has outlined its requirements for the resumption of B737… Read More »
Nairobi drops plans to renationalise Kenya Airways
The Kenyan government has scrapped its plan to renationalise Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) but instead will protect its… Read More »
Indonesia’s TransNusa to be ARJ21’s int’l launch operator
TransNusa (8B, Kupang) is set to become the ARJ21-700’s international launch operator after B-099Y (msn 186) was tracked doing circuits… Read More »
Australia extends regional airline aid, outlines strategy
The Australian government has outlined its Aviation Recovery Framework strategy, which aims to help the country’s aviation sector recover from… Read More »
Japan’s Skymark Airlines borrows JP¥1bn
Skymark Airlines (BC, Tokyo Haneda) has borrowed JPY1 billion yen (USD8.7 million) as a subordinated equity loan from Shoko Chukin… Read More »
Japan’s Oriental Air Bridge goes with ATR for fleet renewal
Oriental Air Bridge (OC, Nagasaki) has chosen Avions de Transport Régional to renew its current fleet of three DHC-8-Q200s which… Read More »
BOC Aviation delivers last of eight A320neos to Inidgo
BOC Aviation Limited (BOC Aviation) is pleased to announce that it has delivered the last of eight Airbus A320neos to… Read More »
Fauci says U.S. should consider vaccine mandate for domestic air travel
The federal government should consider requiring Covid-19 vaccines for domestic flights, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said Monday Dec…. Read More »
Dr. Fauci Thinks Vaccine Mandate for Air Travel Could Work
Removing the mandate on wearing face masks on airplanes? It’s out of the question says Dr. Anthony Fauci. In fact,… Read More »
Worldwide Flight Cancellations Now Number Nearly 8,000
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is generally considered to be less severe than previous strains of the disease,… Read More »
Chinese gov’t halts all flights to Xi’an over COVID spike
The Chinese government has imposed a strict lockdown on the city of Xi’an due to a spike in the number… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume Boeing 737 MAX flights in February 2022
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume flying Boeing 737 MAX planes on its fleet in February 2022, saying it was satisfied… Read More »
Cathay Pacific suffers pilot exodus amid Hong Kong’s ‘permanent quarantine’
Cathay has been operating with passenger capacity at 93% below pre-pandemic levels as a result of Hong Kong’s zero-Covid-19 policy… Read More »