The FAA is banning 2015 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro with defective batteries on US flights
The FAA is now banning a specific 2015 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro that reportedly had defective batteries on US flights…. Read More »
U.S. FAA Investigates if it’s safer to leave cellphones on in light aircraft cockpits
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been quietly funding tests with live cellphones in light aircraft cockpits as a… Read More »
Some major international airlines have banned cloth masks on flights
As a number of COVID restrictions have come and gone and come back again, one has remained consistent: You must… Read More »
Carnival Setting up Pre-Cruise COVID-19 Testing Sites
Carnival Cruise Line plans to set up pre-cruise rapid testing sites at its homeports to make it easier on passengers… Read More »
U.S. grounds Virgin Galactic flights pending mishap and public safety probe
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday barred Virgin Galactic from flying its SpaceShipTwo until the agency approves its… Read More »
Mexican Tourism Ministers Looking to Add COVID-Related Requirements
State tourism ministers in Mexico are asking the federal government to implement new coronavirus-related health and safety protocols. According to… Read More »
CDC says travelers should avoid Puerto Rico, Switzerland, other destinations due to COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added two U.S. territories to its list of destinations with “very high”… Read More »
Why airlines and governments are banning RIP cloth masks?
Cloth masks, a staple of the pandemic, are now banned on some airlines and in public spaces in Germany and… Read More »
New Survey Shows Impact of COVID Variants on Business Travel
A new study from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that the rising number of COVID-19 cases associated… Read More »
How will the climate crisis change travel?
The COVID-19 pandemic has ground the aviation industry to a halt over the last year and a half. Airline emissions… Read More »
Air Canada to Require COVID Vaccinations for All Employees
Air Canada announced that all airline employees would be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination by October 30. The updated health… Read More »
Atlas Ocean Voyages To Require COVID-19 Vaccination
Atlas Ocean Voyages has announced that it will require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for all guests, beginning with World… Read More »
American Airlines says August revenue weaker than expected because of rise in Covid cases
American Airlines on Wednesday said August revenue is coming in lower than expected as a rise in Covid cases drives… Read More »
Covid-19 Delta variant shocks world airlines
The delta variant of covid-19 is scything through aviation just as key markets were getting back on their feet. In… Read More »
SWISS International mandates COVID-19 vaccination for pilots and cabin crew
SWISS International Airlines has become the latest carrier to make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for all pilots and cabin crew. Flying… Read More »
Baltimore BWI Airport opens medical center offering urgent care and free COVID-19 vaccines and tests
Baltimore BWI Marshall Airport unveiled a new in-house medical center this week that will offer urgent care, first aid, as… Read More »
Woman drank and vaped, refused mask on flight to Charlotte is fined $17,000
A woman who was kicked off her flight to Charlotte in February for drinking alcohol, trying to vape and refusing… Read More »
Aberdeen and Glasgow airports best practice praised following Covid-safety audit
Independent scheme introduced in partnership with public health officials to increase consumer confidence in Covid-secure air travel Aberdeen International and… Read More »
Delta Air Line is testing new tool to upload passenger vaccine cards ahead of some international flight
Delta Air Lines is testing a new digital feature that would let passengers upload proof of vaccination ahead of international… Read More »
U.S. FAA opens new review of Boeing engineers’ safety independence
U.S. aviation regulators are opening a new review of Boeing after a survey of company engineers found a sizable percentage… Read More »
China tests superfast aircraft tracking satellite that could prevent another MH370-style tragedy
China has tested a superfast aircraft tracking satellite with the aim of preventing another MH370-style tragedy. The revolutionary technology can… Read More »
Alaska Airlines 737 flight evacuates after landing at SEA due to cell phone fire
An Alaska Airlines flight arriving from New Orleans had to evacuate shortly after landing at Sea-Tac Airport due to a… Read More »
U.S. Regulators are investigating Boeing engineers who perform key safety tasks amid complaints
A small group of Boeing engineers who perform key safety tasks are raising concerns about their ability to work free of… Read More »
FAA attempts to wrangle U.S. airlines’ unruly passengers
The Federal Aviation Administration has slapped dozens of unruly U.S. passengers with fines amounting to more than $1 million so… Read More »
U.S. NTSB’s new chief eyes safety shake-up
The nation’s new chief accident investigator wants to send a message: growing public confusion over automated driving systems in the… Read More »
The World’s Safest Airlines amid COVID-19
Airline safety website AirlineRatings.com recently published its list of Top Airlines in the World based on safety, in-flight service, passenger comfort and flight… Read More »