Saudi Arabia to lift some international flight restrictions on September 15
Saudi Arabia will partially lift its suspension of international flights as of Sept. 15 to allow “exceptional categories” of citizens… Read More »
British Airways to rival Virgin on Lahore route
Just weeks after Virgin Atlantic unveiled plans to serve Lahore, Pakistan, British Airways has signaled its intention to enter the… Read More »
WestJet to increase network in October
WestJet is adding more warm weather leisure routes next month, as well as resuming flights between Toronto and London Gatwick…. Read More »
Sri Lankan gov’t waives fees for Hambantota, Ratmalana
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Tourism, Prasanna Ranatunga, decreed on September 8, 2020, that all landing and parking charges at Hambantota… Read More »
Tour operator accuses Maldivian of stealing cargo payment
The Inner Maldives travel agency has accused Maldivian (Q2, Malé) of theft after the flag carrier allegedly double charged it… Read More »
Greenpeace threatens lawsuit if gov’t not tougher on KLM
If the Dutch government fails to include stricter environmental targets in its EUR3.4 billion euro (USD4 billion) bailout of KLM… Read More »
India’s GoAir still not done with engine replacements
GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int’l) has more than a dozen engines left on its A320-200Ns that need to be replaced and… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat to axe 2,000 staff, seek extra funding
Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) parent Transat A.T. will lay off around 2,000 employees, 40% of its total staff, after… Read More »
United Airlines confirms tentative pilot deal
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has confirmed it has reached an agreement in principle with the Air Line Pilots Association… Read More »
Vietnam reopens one-way flights to Japan
Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) will operate one-way commercial flights from Vietnam to Japan for the remainder of September 2020, while… Read More »
US gov’t permits int’l entry through all airports
The United States government has lifted restrictions governing the number of airports permitted to handle international traffic after realising that… Read More »
New FBO rules threaten JSX Air’s ops at Santa Ana, CA
JSX Air (XE, Dallas Love Field) has warned that it would effectively be “no longer welcome” at Santa Ana, CA… Read More »
Alaska Airlines delays Oneworld accession to 1Q21
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) is planning to complete its accession to the Oneworld alliance during the first quarter… Read More »
Cathay Pacific in survival mode, parks 40% of fleet abroad
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has grounded 40% of its passenger fleet for the foreseeable future, it revealed in… Read More »
Pakistan’s Vision Air Int’l eyes Sialkot base
Vision Air International (Pakistan) (VIS, Karachi Int’l) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sialkot International Airport to establish… Read More »
Air Canada targets almost $553mn in private funding
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) plans to raise just over USD552.6 million in Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETCs) – a… Read More »
Aviation returns to the 1930s
There’s been much talk about the post-COVID-19 industry reverting to the profile of the 1970s, with its reduced traffic levels,… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines set to resume Japan service
The carrier will resume one-way flights to Tokyo later this week while exploring the possibility of reinstating service to other… Read More »
Pegasus Airlines to launch Pakistan route
The Turkish LCC is pushing ahead with plans to open its first route to Pakistan. Pegasus Airlines is expanding its… Read More »
Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet
The Air Force on Tuesday revealed that it has secretly built and flown a prototype of its next-generation fighter jet,… Read More »
UCSC engineers developing all-electric power train for future aircraft
Funding from the Department of Energy for the UCSC team is part of a major effort to develop carbon-neutral hybrid… Read More »
Airlines in Asia Scrambling for Financial Survival
Thailand’s national airline got court clearance Monday to restructure its debt. By the end of June, the liabilities of Thai… Read More »