Latvia’s airBaltic defers A220 deliveries
airBaltic (BT, Riga) has reached an agreement with Airbus to defer the delivery of 28 outstanding A220-300s, which are now… Read More »
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus meet to exchange ideas
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus leadership met to collaborate on ideas to effectively manage the crisis. The meeting took place… Read More »
Wizz Air to increase operations from Vilnius, Lithuania
The continuation of Wizz Air’s expansion of routes continues with the announcement of an increase of its Lithuanian operations, by… Read More »
Ryanair and Spanish Pilots settle on a 20% pay cut
Ryanair and the Spanish Union of Airline Pilots (SEPLA) have agreed on a 20% pay reduction restored over four years… Read More »
MTU Teams with DLR to develop hydrogen fuel cell propulsion
A report on ainonline.com reveals that MTU Aero Engines has joined forces with the DLR German Aerospace Center to jointly… Read More »
Abu Dhabi Airports welcomes passengers travelling aboard Middle East Airlines
Abu Dhabi Airports welcomed Lebanese travellers arriving at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) on 21 August with special gifts upon… Read More »
Air Canada to introduce its own COVID-19 tests?
Air Canada has stated that it wants to operate its own voluntary COVID-19 testing programme to encourage the reductions currently… Read More »
Blue Islands start flights to Exeter from Manchester
Flights from Manchester to Exeter with Blue Islands started on 1 September, a key regional service which has previously attracted… Read More »
China’s domestic airlines on the mend
Data collected by a leading travel firm ForwardKeys suggest that China’s domestic aviation market will have completely recovered to 2019… Read More »
Global Crossing Airlines signs for first Airbus A321
Global Crossing Airlines Inc. has announced the signing of a letter of intent for its first A321-200, under an operating… Read More »
In Five Weeks, Some 70,000 Airline Jobs Will Be at Risk
The date, unfortunately, has been circled on the calendar like a happy occasion – a birthday, an anniversary, a holiday,… Read More »
Passengers at These Airports Leave Behind the Most Money
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it had collected $926,030.44 in unclaimed money left behind by passengers at checkpoints in… Read More »
American Airlines Adds New Electrostatic Spraying Solution
American Airlines has upgraded its commitment to safety by adding a new, environmentally-friendly electrostatic spraying solution. Dubbed SurfaceWise2 and developed by… Read More »
With Demand at an All-Time Low, Can Hertz Survive?
Hertz, as well as the rest of the car rental industry, is in a race against time. With travel demand… Read More »
Korea’s Eastar Jet eyes resale as judicial protection looms
As Eastar Jet (ZE, Seoul Gimpo) resets for a new attempted sale of a majority stake in the company, a… Read More »
Alaska on a virtual vacation
Grab a front row seat and start your virtual vacation now. Explore Fairbanks is showcasing five brand new virtual experiences… Read More »
Boeing 737 MAX gains first order for 2020 from Enter Air
Boeing and Enter Air have announced the Polish airline is expanding its commitment to the 737 family with a new… Read More »
airBaltic adjusts deliveries of remaining Airbus A220s
Airbus and airBaltic have approved an agreement that will reschedule deliveries of the 28 remaining jets that the airline has… Read More »
Emirates nears deal on Boeing 777X, 787 deliveries
The carrier has been pushing to swap more of Boeing’s behemoth 777X jets Boeing 787 aircraft in Emirates livery. The… Read More »
Hotel Comeback Will Stretch Into at Least 2021
Like airlines and cruises, it will take the hotel industry well into 2021 before it shows any sign of recovery… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines Poised for More Layoffs
The vast, wide-ranging tentacles of the coronavirus pandemic have struck again. Hawaii, which has a self-imposed mandate to quarantine visitors… Read More »
Utah’s Breeze Airways scraps bid to acquire Compass licences
Breeze Airways (MXY, Salt Lake City) has abandoned plans to acquire certificate authority from defunct carrier Compass Airlines (United States… Read More »
China, US double weekly flight frequencies
Scheduled passenger traffic between the United States and China is set to increase after regulatory authorities on either side increased… Read More »
OFAC designates two UAE-based, Mahan Air proxies
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned a United Arab Emirate-based firm and… Read More »
Manila, Davao resume domestic flights
Airlines restarted limited domestic operations from Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l and Davao on August 19, 2020, following the expiration of… Read More »
India’s Vistara to launch inc’l ops in mid-3Q20
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) has announced that it will launch its maiden intercontinental route, between Delhi Int’l and London Heathrow,… Read More »