Ponant Reduces Its COVID-19 Measures
Luxury small-ship cruise line Ponant announced that, with the COVID-19 situation improving, it is relaxing its pandemic-related health protocols. Starting… Read More »
Virgin Voyages Updates Health Guidelines
Virgin Voyages, the upstart cruise line started by Sir Richard Branson, has joined dozens of other cruise lines and travel… Read More »
Boeing reports safety oversight improved, but some engineers remain wary
In January 2022, a Boeing 777X with new giant folded wingtips sat in the fog at Paine Field in Everett…. Read More »
Air France’s safety rating downgraded after pilot fight
Air France’s safety rating has been downgraded after two of its pilots were suspended for fighting in the cockpit. The… Read More »
Japan Raises Daily Cap on Arrivals, Drops Some COVID-19 Restrictions
Japan officially relaxed its coronavirus travel restrictions on Wednesday, but international travelers must still apply for visitor visas that limit… Read More »
Jetstar grounds several Boeing 787 Dreamliners due to technical faults
Several Jetstar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliners have been grounded because of technical issues, leading to widespread cancellations affecting thousands of… Read More »
Video Shows Cessna, Delta 757 Nearly Collide Mid-Air Over Orlando Airport
In what could have been a tragic disaster, the pilot of a single-engine Cessna plane was forced to take evasive… Read More »
Fiji No Longer Requires Post-Arrival Testing
Fiji no longer requires that international travelers take COVID-19 when they arrive at the destination. The change in protocol took… Read More »
Saint Lucia Eliminates Pre-Testing Protocols
Another destination is dropping its pandemic-related requirements for international visitors. Government officials on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia announced… Read More »
Barbados Updates Cruise Protocols
The beloved Caribbean island of Barbados has updated its port entry guidelines for cruise travelers, no longer requiring fully vaccinated… Read More »
Air travel is safer than ever, only one fatal accident per 22 million flights in 2021
How safe is air travel? Last year, when large commercial jets took off 21.6 million times throughout the world, there… Read More »
Unruly Delta passenger forced the pilots to make an emergency diversion
An unruly passenger forced the pilots of a Delta Air Lines flight from Portland to Atlanta to make an emergency… Read More »
Tap Air Portugal A320neo collides with a motorcycle on a runway
A Tap Air Portugal Airbus A320neo aircraft collided with a motorcycle when landing at Conakry International Airport (CKY) in the… Read More »
Baggage handler at New Orleans airport dies after being injured
A baggage handler at Louis Armstrong International Airport has died after being injured on the job Tuesday night. According to… Read More »
Azamara To Eliminate COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Azamara has announced that beginning December 1, 2022, guests no longer need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order… Read More »
Jet2 flight diverted as passenger became aggressive over lack of “free champagne”
A Jet2.com flight was reportedly diverted to Munich on Friday after a 70-year-old woman became aggressive and violent when she… Read More »
Man faces three felony charges of communicating a bomb threat at Las Vegas airport
A man faces three felony charges of communicating a bomb threat after allegedly driving his truck into a secure area… Read More »
Japan Relaxes COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Japan has continued to slowly ease its travel restrictions for foreign visitors to the country as it hopes to move… Read More »
IndiGo A320 had a engine stall warning due to Boeing 777 wake turbulence
In a rare occurrence in New Delhi on Aug. 30, an Airbus A320 operated by IndiGo was flying over the… Read More »
A turbulent Philippine Airlines 777 flight from LAX injures 12
A turbulent Philippine Airlines flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila (MNL) has… Read More »
Air France confirms that pilots who got into a fight have now been suspended
Two Air France pilots have been suspended after a fight in the cockpit forced the aircraft’s cabin crew to intervene…. Read More »
Air France A320 pilots flight during Geneva to Paris flight
The fight between pilots began with “rude hand gestures” and were later separated, so one pilot could land the plane…. Read More »
Ryanair flight briefly enters Belarusian airspace to avoid a thunderstorm
Ryanair flight FR2872 from Milan Bergamo (BGY) to Vilnius (VNO) briefly entered Belarusian airspace on August 25, 2022. According to… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines pilots napping incident raises concerns about pilot fatigue
A new report that two airline pilots fell asleep mid-flight and missed the plane’s landing has given the public a… Read More »
A specific Delta 767 flight to Ghana banned over fuel-related issue
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has banned a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332 aircraft, registered N195DN, from flying to… Read More »
The likely cause of Alaska Air 737 engine incident was maintenance error
For an airline passenger looking out the window of a jet, it’s alarming to see the metal cover in the… Read More »