Bloody brawl breaks out on Spirit Airlines flight over noise complaint
A Spirit Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing in Des Moines after… Read More »
Alaska’s RavnAir Group throws in the towel
RavnAir Group, the owner of PenAir (KS, Anchorage Ted Stevens), Corvus Airlines (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens), Hageland Aviation Services (H6,… Read More »
$1 billion rescue deal for Norwegian Air approved
A $1 billion rescue plan has been approved by Norwegian Air Shuttle lessors in an effort to save the Scandinavian… Read More »
Wizz Air to launch low-cost flights to Abu Dhabi
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe has announced five new routes from Abu Dhabi International… Read More »
Bomb threat against China Airlines flight closes Anchorage airport
The Anchorage airport, Alaska’s largest, temporarily shut on Saturday to inbound traffic because of a bomb threat against a China… Read More »
The Aviation Industry Can’t Give In to the Temptation to Compete on Safety
A jet flying under dark skies and over a storm-tossed ocean was not the best idea for an aircraft advertisement,… Read More »
American Airlines sticking with new jet deliveries
Airlines including American are taking steps to reduce costs and downsize their fleets to more closely match a drastic drop… Read More »
Lufthansa pilots offer to sacrifice up to 45% of salary
Pilots at Lufthansa are ready to sacrifice up to 45% of their salaries for more than two years to help… Read More »
Delta will retire all its MD-88 and MD-90 jets
Delta’s plan for the early retirement of its McDonnell Douglas jets continues a trend that we are seeing across the… Read More »
American Airlines defers pension contributions under CARES Act
With air travel praticially halted across the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, American Airlines said it plans… Read More »
A350s become freighters through Airbus pallet-for-seat swap
Airbus is offering carriers a modification and regulatory support scheme to convert passenger A350s, A330s and A340s temporarily into main-deck… Read More »
SpiceJet said it will not pay its pilots for April and May
SpiceJet has announced that it will not pay its pilots for April and May due to the current circumstances. Pilots… Read More »
Virgin Australia launches US legal action to protect aircraft from being seized
Collapsed airline Virgin Australia has launched legal action in the United States to protect itself from creditors there who are… Read More »
Sun Country Airlines without passengers now will fly packages for Amazon
As millions of would-be travelers stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic, one airline has found an eager customer: Amazon…. Read More »
Southwest does not see a return to normalcy for the foreseeable future
Southwest Airlines does not see a return to normalcy for air traffic demand in the foreseeable future. It is maintaining… Read More »
British Airways to cut staff by 12,000
British Airways (BA) has begun a consultation process which could see up to 12,000 of its staff laid-off. The announcement… Read More »
Air Changan offers three rows for one ticket
While some airlines have decided to sell smaller numbers of tickets per flight, no longer use the middle seat, or… Read More »
Singapore Airlines sets aside $2.3 Billion for new aircraft payments
Singapore Airlines made a big splash raising nearly $13 billion over the last few months to shore itself against the… Read More »
NACA proposes SAFETY protocols for resumption of commercial air travel
NACA releases “SAFETY: The Necessary Elements to Return Passengers to the Skies,” outlining principles for the U.S. airline industry to… Read More »
Airline industry may be gutted for years without a COVID 19 vaccine
If the public’s confidence in the ability to fly safely doesn’t rise in the coming months, “you’ll be looking for… Read More »
AirAsia PPE uniforms to allow route resumptions
AirAsia is trialing a personal protective equipment (PPE) uniform for its cabin crew as the LCC group prepares for the resumption… Read More »
Abu Dhabi’s new LCC receives Air Operating
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, a new LCC of the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, has been awarded its… Read More »
Potentially 1.2 billion fewer international air travellers by September
Compared to business-as-usual, international air passenger totals could drop by as many as 1.2 billion travellers by September 2020, according… Read More »
Virgin Australia owes creditors over $6 Billion
Readers of the weekend newspapers in Australia raised their eyebrows on Saturday when news broke that Virgin Australia owed creditors… Read More »
UV-C light system eliminates Covid-19 from aircraft cabins
A UV-C light system will soon be available for disinfecting aircraft interiors, according to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which has… Read More »
Can the global aviation industry weather the coronavirus storm?
The aviation industry has been reeling from the impact of global travel bans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic…. Read More »