FAA briefly grounded flights in Western U.S. as ‘precaution’ due to North Korea tested missile
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Jan. 12 that it briefly paused departures at some West Coast airports Monday evening,… Read More »
Delta Air Lines battles with nation’s largest flight attendant union over Covid sick leave
Delta Air Lines sent the country’s largest flight attendant union a cease-and-desist letter after its president criticized the company’s shortened… Read More »
United CEO says no Covid-related deaths among vaccinated employees for 8 weeks
United Airlines hasn’t had a Covid-related death among its nearly 70,000 employees in eight weeks, a trend its CEO says… Read More »
Some flight attendants are calling for a vaccine mandate for passengers to slow another fast-growing crisis
For months, public-health experts have called on the Biden administration to implement a vaccine requirement for domestic air travel in… Read More »
FAA reveals 50 airports that will have C-band 5G buffer zones
When AT&T’s and Verizon’s C-band 5G services go live on January 19th, they’ll be implementing buffer zones around 50 airports… Read More »
FAA, telecoms agree on 5G deferral around 50 airports
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a list of 50 airports around which telecom operators AT&T and Verizon… Read More »
Travel industry will remain in flux for the foreseeable future amid Covid uncertainty
The travel industry will have to “roll with the punches” as government requirements continue to evolve with the pandemic, according… Read More »
The World’s 10 Safest Airlines for 2022
Safety in the Skies Leading safety, product, and COVID-19 rating website, AirlineRatings.com, has revealed its annual rankings of the world’s… Read More »
Hong Kong imposes flights bans on U.S. and seven other countries
Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500… Read More »
U.S. Airlines reported 5,981 cases of unruly airline passengers in 2021
The FAA has launched 1,075 investigations into passenger behavior on flights this year. Airlines reported nearly 6,000 cases of unruly… Read More »
Opinion: Here we go again, “pilot error”, really?
It is with great interest that I read last week several reports regarding an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER flight from Dubai… Read More »
Air New Zealand is the world’s safest airline for 2022
The past year has proved to be yet another incredibly difficult one for airlines as the slump in air travel… Read More »
Qantas internal memo suggests out-of-practice pilots are now making errors
Some formerly grounded Qantas pilots getting back in the air have lost their shine, according to a leaked confidential internal… Read More »
Pakistani airlines cleared to fly to EU, US after ICAO withdraws safety objection
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) said on Wednesday that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) had lifted all restrictions… Read More »
U.S. FAA expands pilot training evaluations with lessons learned from the 737 Max
New guidance builds on lessons learned from the 737 Max re-approval. The change outlines how line pilots are to be… Read More »
EASA seeks new techniques to detect air-data failure and control-law errors
Europe’s safety authority is initiating research efforts aimed at developing new methods to detect multiple air-data probe failures, as well… Read More »
After Concerns From Airlines, AT&T and Verizon Agree to Delay 5G Rollout
In a literal late-night reversal of course on Monday, telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon agreed to postpone the rollout of… Read More »
2021 was the safest year to fly since 2017
2021 was one of the safest year to fly, 81 people lost their lives in four fatal air accidents worldwide… Read More »
U.S. Telecoms reject another 5G Delay and offer to modify airport deployment
Verizon and AT&T say they’ll turn down the power of 5G broadband signals near major airports of their choosing for… Read More »
Amid another Covid surge U.S. travelers are disrupted once again
A Covid-19 outbreak on a cruise in Lisbon. Thousands of flights canceled. Colleges going remote again. It’s a new year… Read More »
Travelers Still Flying Despite Omicron, Short Staffs and Weather
The numbers are staggering. Almost 10,000 flights in the U.S. alone have been canceled in the last nine days between… Read More »
What to know and do if airlines cancel your flight due to the omicron surge
Travel in 2021 ended on a stressful note for thousands thanks to omicron. The fast-spreading coronavirus variant has driven up… Read More »
U.S. State Dept warns Americans traveling abroad to ‘make contingency plans’
The State Department warned on Thursday Dec. 30 that Americans who are traveling abroad “should make contingency plans” as countries… Read More »
JetBlue cuts hundreds of January flights due to omicron surge as travel disruptions worsen
JetBlue Airways will cut more than 1,280 flights from Thursday through mid-January in anticipation of more Covid-19 infections among pilots… Read More »
Michigan teacher isolates in bathroom for 5 hours after testing positive for Covid mid-flight
A Michigan teacher’s trip to Iceland took a dramatic turn when she discovered that she was positive for COVID-19 midway… Read More »
Why isn’t vaccination proof required for domestic flights?
To go into restaurants, visit gyms, go on a cruise or see the new “Spider-Man” movie in theaters, you need… Read More »