What U.S. bound international travelers need to know about vaccines and testing
The United States is about to make it much easier for vaccinated international travelers to visit. The White House announced… Read More »
Singapore Airlines will operate its A380s on 60-minute flight
The Airbus A380 is designed for long-haul flying, thanks to its hefty size and famously quiet inflight experience, but come… Read More »
Tata faces many problems drawing a flight plan for Air India
Tata Sons’ $2.4 billion purchase of debt-ridden, government-owned Air India will give the conglomerate immediate access to valuable flying rights… Read More »
Out-of-practice “rusty” airline pilots flying in the post-Covid world are error-prone
Back in the cockpit after time off recovering from Covid-19, an airline pilot forgot to start his plane’s second engine… Read More »
Air Belgium selects Panasonic as A330neo IFEC provider
Air Belgium has selected Panasonic to provide in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions for the carrier’s new Airbus A330neo aircraft…. Read More »
Luxair launches the VisitLuxembourg Simon beer collection
Luxair has teamed with Luxembourg for Tourism to promote the new VisitLuxembourg application. As part of its support, Luxair is… Read More »
OneWeb launches 36 Satellites from Vostochny
OneWeb has launched 36 satellites by Arianespace from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. This latest successful launch brings OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation… Read More »
JetBlue Vacations announces new flight and cruise packages
JetBlue Travel Products (JTP) announced a new plan to improve the travel experience through the launch of JetBlue Vacations’ Flight… Read More »
Southwest Employees Protest Airline’s Vaccine Mandate
Current and former workers of Southwest Airlines gathered outside the carrier’s Dallas headquarters on Monday to protest the company’s employee… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Announces Sustainability Actions, Initiatives
Southwest Airlines announced a series of near-term goals, actions and initiatives designed to support the carrier’s 10-year plan to maintain… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Launches Investment Arm to Accelerate Net-Zero Progress
Alaska Airlines announced the formation of a new LLC, Alaska Star Ventures, to advance emerging technology that will accelerate the… Read More »
Israel’s El Al Airlines starts talks to buy smaller rival Arkia
El Al Israel Airlines (ELAL.TA) said it had entered talks with Arkia to examine a possible acquisition of its smaller… Read More »
RIX Weekly Update!
This week Riga Airport connects passengers to 84 destinations This week Riga Airport connects passengers to 84 destinations. airBaltic resumes… Read More »
Air Austral entrusts AFI KLM E&M with the support of its Airbus A220 components
While Air France has received the first of its 60 Airbus A220 aircraft at the end of September, Air Austral,… Read More »
Vallair introduces comprehensive widebody maintenance capabilities to new Châteauroux hangar from 2022
Vallair, the multi-faceted aviation business dedicated to the support of both aircraft operators and lessors, will be extending its full… Read More »
AEROSTAR – keeps on track
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic hit the entire commercial aviation industry very hard, in some cases producing an overnight halt to… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X proposes paying 0.5% of $8.1 bln debt
AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) (AIRX.KL) is proposing to pay just 0.5% of debt owed to each of its creditors and… Read More »
European airline 4Q2021 schedules point to next step up in recovery
Total seat numbers in Europe are 32.7% below 2019 levels in the week of 11-Oct-2021, the 11th week in the… Read More »
Australian ULCC Bonza to fire up the domestic fare war Analysis
A new independent low fare airline, backed by Florida-based private investors 777 Partners, plans to launch in Australia in early… Read More »
Istanbul and Moscow airports top the European league
Even in the heyday of the Soviet Union and the Ottoman Empire few could have anticipated that Moscow or Istanbul… Read More »
Air India purchase will bring new challenges for Tata Group
The government of India has finally found a buyer for Air India, with Tata Group selected to take over the… Read More »
U.S. lawmaker blames Boeing leaders for culture that led to crashes
A senior U.S. House Democrat who oversaw a massive investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX said on Friday the indictment… Read More »