Fiji Airways Cuts Workforce by Over 50%; Reduces Salaries and Working Hours
Fiji Airways has reduced its workforce by over 50%, as the COVID19 pandemic continues to inflict unimaginable damage on economies… Read More »
Data recorder found in Pakistan jet crash
Pakistani officials said Saturday that they retrieved the flight-data recorder of the Airbus SE A320 jet that crashed into a… Read More »
Mitsubishi Aircraft closing overseas locations, cutting jobs
Officials say Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will cut hundreds of jobs in Washington state and close its U_S_ operations for the… Read More »
FAA Proposes $5.89 Million Civil Penalty Against Ga Company for Illegal Charter Flights
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $5.89 million civil penalty against Humes McCoy Aviation… Read More »
Which Airlines Have Retired Aircraft Since The Pandemic Started?
When COVID-19 was finally recognized as a pandemic, most airlines may not have fully realized what it might mean for… Read More »
Two Japanese airlines requiring passengers to wear face masks against coronavirus
Two Japanese airlines will require passengers to wear masks in terminals and aboard their flights. Stars and Stripes is making… Read More »
Air France retires all A380s
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) has announced that due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has resolved to… Read More »
Stelios fails to unseat EasyJet directors
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has failed in his bid to oust four senior directors in protest against the LCC’s Airbus order,… Read More »
Japan’s ZIPAIR to debut as cargo-only airline
Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary ZIPAIR Tokyo will take to the skies for the first time next month, but not as… Read More »
Indian airlines permitted to resume domestic flights
Domestic flights will resume in India from May 25 after a two-month lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19. India’s… Read More »
U.K. Arrivals Face Fines for Breaking 14-Day Quarantine
Passengers arriving in the U.K. will be forced into quarantine for two weeks and face fines of 1,000 pounds ($1,200)… Read More »
Electric VTOL aircraft startup Archer launches
Archer, an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities, today announced… Read More »
FAA Reports Laser Strike Incidents Increased in 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently released an annual summary of reported laser strike incidents in 2019 showing there were… Read More »
Ecuador’s TAME will be liquidated but essential flights to continue
Ecuador’s flag-carrier TAME is to be liquidated as part of a series of measures the country is taking to rebalance… Read More »
Fleet Analysis: Air France’s Airbus A380 retirement
Air France’s fleet of Airbus A380s this week became the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic after the airline confirmed… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair stands ‘reasonable’ chance of survival
There is a reasonable chance of rescuing Comair Group given its asset base and importance to South Africa’s connectivity, according to… Read More »
Air Safety Experts Deserve A Safe Workplace: Systemic Reform Urgently Needed (New Zealand)
The people who work in our Civil Aviation Authority and our Aviation Security Service are tasked with keeping New Zealanders… Read More »
NASA Names The Next Space Telescope After The Brilliant ‘Mother of Hubble’
NASA just named a powerful new space telescope for the woman who masterminded the existence of such observatories in the… Read More »
Colombia joins Argentina in banning all international flights
Colombian official: ‘We do not expect to resume international air travel or to reopen land borders’ before August 31. Colombia… Read More »
Lax safety led to fatal medical air crash, investigators say
Federal investigators say a lax safety culture led to the crash of a medical helicopter last year in snowy weather… Read More »
Bankrupt Alitalia plans boosting its flights in June
Alitalia said it would resume its nonstop Rome (FCO)-New York (JFK) service, FCO flights to Madrid and Barcelona and fly… Read More »
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Company Connected to Iranian Airline
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a Chinese company it alleged has acted as an agent for an Iranian airline accused… Read More »
Days before landmark launch, NASA’s head of human spaceflight quits due to ‘mistake’
NASA’s top executive concentrating on human spaceflight, Doug Loverro, has resigned just a week before the scheduled start of a… Read More »
Air France axes Airbus A380 and Emirates seen cutting deliveries
The world’s largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday as Air France… Read More »
Jet Engine Maker Rolls-Royce Cuts 9,000 Jobs As Aviation Reels
Rolls-Royce said Wednesday it plans to cut some 9,000 jobs globally as it grapples with the collapse in air travel… Read More »
FAA seeks $5.9 million penalty over 270 cargo flights
Federal regulators are seeking a $5.9 million penalty against an Atlanta aviation company that they say operated illegal cargo flights… Read More »