Union president says flight attendants fear being ‘punched in the face’ over mask enforcement
Flight attendants enforcing mask mandates onboard are worried about physical attacks from travelers, Sara Nelson, international president of the Association… Read More »
How the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks forever changed air travel
More than a fifth of the U.S. population is too young to remember what air travel was like before Sept…. Read More »
Japan Airlines finalises $2.7 bln raising to position for post-COVID-19 era
Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) (9201.T) said on Friday it had finalised plans to issue 300 billion yen ($2.73 billion)… Read More »
First COVID-19 Detection Dogs Deployed at any US Airport Arrive at Miami International
Eighteen months into the pandemic, Miami International Airport (MIA) has just become the first U.S. airport to utilize special COVID-19… Read More »
Study shows benefits of pre-flight testing
Pre-flight testing significantly decreases rate of active COVID-19 infections on board aircraft. This is the headline takeway of a study… Read More »
TSA to double minimum fines for travelers who refuse to wear masks to $500
Travelers who refuse to wear masks could soon face fines of up to $3,000. The Transportation Security Administration on Thursday… Read More »
Airlines lower forecasts, blaming rising Covid cases for weaker travel demand
Several U.S. airlines on Thursday lowered their financial forecasts, citing weaker bookings amid a rise in Covid-19 cases in recent… Read More »
Scientists say radiation from sudden solar flares are a danger to airline passengers
Are airline passengers at risk from radiation in the form of galactic cosmic rays and occasional solar flares? Yes, says… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Study Shows COVID Testing Before Flights Helps Stop Spread
A new study found the risk of exposure to COVID-19 while traveling drops to less than 0.1 percent when all… Read More »
Ireland To Ease COVID-Related Restrictions in October
Ireland is planning to drop almost all of its restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning October 22 after the… Read More »
Russian airline Aeroflot suspends unvaccinated pilots
Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot has suspended several pilots for refusing to vaccinate against the coronavirus, the RBC news website reported… Read More »
Angry families of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 victims accuse Russia of lying
Relatives of the 298 victims of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 on Monday accused Russia of lying about its alleged role… Read More »
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 »