Southwest to Introduce New Fare Category in 2022
Southwest Airlines in 2022 will introduce a new fare category, potentially as early as the second quarter, the company announced… Read More »
The US is getting another startup airline, California-based Airbahn
While the pandemic has been a challenge for established air carriers across the US, it has provided an… Read More »
Flight Attendants Nearing Their Breaking Point With Unruly Passengers
This year’s headlines have been riddled with reports of “unruly passengers” aboard airplanes—a catch-all phrase that’s come to encompass troublesome… Read More »
Air Belgium to add 747-8 freighters in early 2022
Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi) says it is planning to add an unspecified number of B747-8Fs in early 2022 as… Read More »
Philippines AirAsia resumes international flights
Philippines AirAsia (Z2, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has resumed international flights with an inaugural service to Singapore Changi following a… Read More »
Viet Nam reopens for limited international travel
Viet Nam will re-open for international commercial air travel in stages from December 15 for travellers from a number of… Read More »
Belarus touts retaliatory sanctions against EU, UK airlines
The Government of Belarus will impose retaliatory sanctions on airlines from the European Union and the United Kingdom in retaliation… Read More »
Philippines AirAsia resumes international flights
Philippines AirAsia (Z2, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) has resumed international flights with an inaugural service to Singapore Changi following a… Read More »
Dangerous reason why passengers must tell cabin crew if they lose their phone
Airline pilot Patrick Smith told Sun Online Travel that phones in checked-in luggage pose an even bigger problem to flight… Read More »
FAA research grants aim to tackle aviation’s massive deficit of greener fuel
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday announced a series of new university research grants in hopes of making greener aviation… Read More »
EXPO Horticultural project wins the international European Property Awards 2021
This valuable distinction was awarded to the City of Lodz and the Chapman Taylor architectural studio, responsible for the master… Read More »
Southwest Airlines expects to be profitable in fourth quarter
Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) said on Wednesday it was expecting to be profitable in the fourth quarter on the back… Read More »
American Airlines Announces Summer Seasonal Schedule, New Destination
American Airlines announced it would begin serving a new destination and resume several popular seasonal routes as part of the… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia granted creditor protection
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has been granted protection from creditor claims, with the Central Jakarta Commercial Court giving the… Read More »
US’s Ultimate Air Shuttle suspends flight operations
Ultimate Air Shuttle (UE, Cincinnati Lunken) will suspend scheduled flights from its bases at Cincinnati Lunken and Cleveland Burke Lakefront… Read More »
Air France-KLM mulls shelving planned cap increase
Another tide of government travel restrictions to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, along with potential… Read More »
Gov’t warns Air Tanzania board to stay compliant
The Tanzanian government has warned the new board of Air Tanzania (TC, Dar es Salaam) that it will be monitoring… Read More »
Proflight Zambia adds first CRJ200LR for regional expansion
Proflight Zambia (P0, Lusaka) is doubling its regional capacity with the addition of its first CRJ200LR in mid-December, with operations… Read More »
Ecuador’s Equair adds first aircraft 737-700
Equair (Quito Int’l) took delivery of its first aircraft, a B737-700, on December 4, two weeks ahead of its first… Read More »
Serious drag on Korean Air-Asiana merger, LCCs anxious
The planned merger of Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) is likely to take longer… Read More »
Australia’s Bonza will lease eight 737 MAX in first year
Australian low-fare start-up Bonza has announced it will operate up to eight 186-seater B737-8s in its first year of operation,… Read More »
5G rollout will mean some flights won’t be able to land safely when pilots can’t see the runway
Verizon and AT&T are hoping new swaths of C-band cellular radio spectrum will help make the 5G hype closer to… Read More »
Azul plans for 100% next-generation aircraft fleet by 2026
Azul Linhas Aereas has set 2026 as the year its fleet will become 100% next-generation aircraft. The airline will use… Read More »
Miami-based 777 Partners orders 30 additional 737 MAX jets
Boeing and 777 Partners, announced in a press release, the Miami-based investment firm will nearly double its 737 MAX order… Read More »
93 percent of Southwest Airlines employees vaccinated or seeking exemptions ahead of deadline
Roughly 93 percent of Southwest Airlines employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 or are seeking an exemption ahead of the Jan…. Read More »
Lufthansa, TripActions Partner for SME-Targeted Platform
The Lufthansa Group and TripActions are launching a co-branded booking and management platform, targeting small and medium-sized customers of the… Read More »