Frontier Airlines Announces 18 Nonstop Routes, Two New Destinations
Frontier Airlines on Tuesday announced it was rolling out 18 nonstop routes, including two new destinations to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,… Read More »
United Flight to Make Sustainable Airline Fuel History
United Airlines today was set to make aviation history. The carrier will be the first commercial airline to operate a… Read More »
Airline CEOs Asked to Testify Before Congress
Barely two weeks after Congress asked for a hearing on how airlines used the federal grants and loans given to… Read More »
British Airways resumes flights to South Africa
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has confirmed it has resumed flights to South Africa despite the country remaining on the… Read More »
Etihad sells off its tourism subsidiary
The Etihad Aviation Group is selling off its tourism unit, Etihad Holidays, to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC),… Read More »
TUI fly Nordic retires last 737-800
TUI fly Nordic (6B, Stockholm Arlanda) has retired its last B737-800, thereby becoming an all-MAX operator in the narrowbody segment…. Read More »
Seychelles’ IDC ends Do228 operations
Islands Development (IDC, Mahé) has disposed of its only Do228-200 following the sale of S7-MAC (msn 8056) to Kenya’s AirTraffic… Read More »
US’s Allegiant Air, Mexico’s VivaAerobus to form alliance
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas McCarran) and VivaAerobus (VB, Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo) have entered into a commercial alliance agreement… Read More »
Taiwan’s China Airlines takes first A321neo
China Airlines (CI, Taipei Taoyuan) took delivery of its first of twenty-five A321-200NXs on November 29, 2021, although it has… Read More »
India postponing reopening of international travel
India has postponed the planned resumption of international scheduled flights in light of the evolving global scenario concerning the emergence… Read More »
More airlines complain of A350 paint issues
As Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) continues to park over a third of its A350s over fuselage paint quality… Read More »
South Sudan’s regulator under EU pressure on air safety oversight
South Sudanese authorities are under pressure from European regulators after a string of accidents and evidence of incorrect registration of… Read More »
Singapore Airlines crew on flight with Omicron cases under self-isolation
Flight had 2 cases; 6 passengers currently on 10-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility. Two travellers who flew… Read More »
LOT Polish Airlines is planning a fleet renewal for 50 regional aircraft
LOT Polish Airlines is planning a major fleet renewal process that will involve an order for 50 aircraft. The airline… Read More »
EU Removes Moldovan Airlines from EU Air Safety list and adds a Russian carrier
The European Commission has updated the list of airlines that are subject to operational restrictions or an operating ban within… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic will be double-testing all flight crews operating flights to Hong Kong to avoid detention
Virgin Atlantic hopes a double-testing regimen for all crew operating flights to Hong Kong will be enough to prevent health… Read More »
FlightPlan returns at APEX EXPO
FlightPlan, the virtual broadcast from Inmarsat and APEX, is returning in an in-person format at APEX Expo 2021, where it… Read More »
Fly Baghdad selects Moment for wireless IFE
Fly Baghdad is rolling out wireless IFE from Moment across its fleet of five Boeing 737 NG aircraft following a… Read More »
SmartSky Network launches ATG network
SmartSky Networks has launched business operations for commercial regional airlines across the Continental US (CONUS). “We are ready to introduce… Read More »
BoardConnect milestone as next generation introduced
Lufthansa Systems is celebrating ten years of BoardConnect at APEX EXPO. BoardConnect is Lufthansa Systems’ complete solution for the digital… Read More »
APEX/IFSA EXPO makes welcome return
After a year-long break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, APEX/IFSA EXPO returns to Long Beach. A condensed… Read More »
White House considering stricter international travel testing requirements amid omicron variant
The Biden administration is considering tightening requirements for international travel amid growing concerns about the omicron variant of the coronavirus,… Read More »
Emirates warns Omicron could cause ‘significant traumas’ for aviation industry
A major hit to the peak December travel season because of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus would cause “significant… Read More »
Airlines Pass the Thanksgiving Test
We give it an A. Except for a slight hiccup by American Airlines, U.S. carriers passed the test as they… Read More »
Is Travel Deal Tuesday Really the Best Time To Book Cheap Flights?
There’s certainly no shortage of deals to be had on National Cheap Flight Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday or even… Read More »
Nigeria’s K-Impex eyes cargo, pax ops in 2022
Another Nigerian startup – K-impex Airline (Abuja) – is planning to enter the local scheduled passenger, charter, and cargo market… Read More »