Southwest Executive Talks Travel Advisors, Business Travel, COVID-19 Impact
The airline industry continues to bounce back from the devastation of the coronavirus outbreak, and Southwest Airlines is at the… Read More »
Southwest Donates Over $1 Million in Travel Awards To Nonprofits
For its 50th Anniversary, Southwest Airlines launched the One Million Acts of Kindness contest in January 2021 to support and… Read More »
Air Alderney secures AOC, plots 2022 launch
Air Alderney has been granted an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and is planning to launch charter and scheduled services out… Read More »
Pakistan’s Kashmir Air awarded TPRI licence
To promote tourism to the country, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has granted a Tourism, Promotion, and Regional Integration… Read More »
Israir, Arkia secure wet-leased 737 capacity
Smartwings (Czechia) (QS, Prague Václav Havel) has reached agreements wherein it will wet-lease a total of six B737-800s to Israir… Read More »
Future of South Africa’s Mango hangs in balance
The future of stricken state-owned Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) will be decided at a creditors’ meeting on Monday… Read More »
Canada’s Chrono Jet adds first 737-800
Chrono Jet (MBK, Québec) registered its first B737-800 in the form of C-GCAI (msn 30478) on November 2, 2021, ch-aviation… Read More »
Malta dusts off air taxi service plans to Gozo
The Maltese government is to upgrade an unused heliport on Gozo island in order to facilitate the establishment of an… Read More »
Latvia’s Union Aviation launches business charter operations
Union Aviation (Riga) has been granted an Air Transport Licence (ATL) in Latvia as a new business charter operator, the… Read More »
Samoa Airways needs $2.3mn to certify 737-800
Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo) needs a further WST6 million tala (USD2.3 million) to complete the necessary airworthiness certification of… Read More »
De Havilland resumes Dash 8-400 completion works
Following a three-month suspension, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC, Toronto Downsview) has resumed the completion of its remaining DHC-8-Q400s… Read More »
Singapore Airlines narrows its loss and cuts costs
Singapore’s reopening of travel lanes for vaccinated travelers won’t be an immediate game-changer for the country’s hard-hit airline, but it… Read More »
Chinese Airlines struggle to survive through the pandemic
European airlines celebrate the reopening of the U.S. on Nov. 8, their peers in China are worrying about how to… Read More »
India’s Jet Airways wants 100 aircraft within 5 years
Officials at Jet Airways made headlines, a few months ago, announcing that the airline, once fully revived, will start operations… Read More »
How to Find Cheap Flights This Thanksgiving Holiday
Scott’s Cheap Flights recently surveyed its members and found that travel intent is up for the holidays in 2021 versus… Read More »
FAA Fines 10 Unruly Passengers $225K for Alleged Assault
The COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately evolved alongside another, unforeseen outbreak: a raging tide of unruly airline passengers who have shamelessly… Read More »
United Airlines New Flights to Jordan Now on Sale
United Airlines announced tickets are now on sale for the carrier’s new flights between Washington D.C. and Amman, Jordan. When… Read More »
How Long Can Airline Mask Mandate Last as Others Loosen Requirements?
As COVID-19 cases are dissipating, cities and school districts across the country are starting to loosen their requirements for face… Read More »
American Airlines Pilots Say No to Holiday Bonus
The union representing American Airlines pilots has turned down the carrier’s offer of holiday bonus pay, saying they would rather… Read More »
Boeing may win order for up to 80 737 Max jets from India’s Akasa
Boeing Co (BA.N) may win an order as early as this weekend for about 70 to 80 737 MAX jets… Read More »
Boeing to Pay Victims’ Families in Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX Crash
Airplane manufacturer Boeing Co. on Wednesday said it will compensate the families of the 157 passengers killed on Ethiopian Airlines’… Read More »
Korea’s Jeju Air targets SE Asia in winter schedules
Having raised about KRW206.6 billion won (USD175 million) in funding through a recent rights issue, Jeju Air (7C, Jeju) is… Read More »
India’s Go First forced to bypass Pakistan on Srinagar route
Go First (G8, Mumbai Int’l) has been forced to add around 30 minutes to the flight time of its operations… Read More »
Italy’s Blue Panorama granted creditor protection
Blue Panorama Airlines (BV, Rome Fiumicino) has been granted protection from creditor claims pending the drafting of an acceptable restructuring… Read More »
Rex nears Wi-Fi rollout completion on 737 fleet
Rex, Australia’s largest independent regional and domestic airline has confirmed that four of the six jets in the 737-800NG fleet… Read More »
EU mulls sanctions on Belavia, others over migration crisis
The European Union is considering imposing new sanctions on Belavia (B2, Minsk National) and other carriers connecting Minsk National with… Read More »