Media claims organized crime groups have infiltrated Qantas to facilitate illegal activities
Qantas said it was “disturbed” by claims that some staff may have been involved in organised crime following an Australian… Read More »
Greek islands aim to go ‘Covid-free’ to welcome back tourists
Greece’s islands have an ambitious plan to lure back visitors this summer – by vaccinating all local residents. The goal… Read More »
Bitter week for families as evidence to be read in MH17 airliner trial
Judges in the Netherlands will begin reading out the evidence this week in the murder trial against four fugitive suspects… Read More »
New test center for Covid-19 PCR and antibody tests at Landvetter
Pursuant to the Swedish Act on Public Procurement, Swedavia has signed an agreement with ExpressCare to set up a test… Read More »
COVID-19 Test within minutes in Istanbul Airport PCR Test Center…
Standing out with the services provided for its passengers, Istanbul Airport continues its efforts to provide faster results to arriving… Read More »
Covid-19: Red list arrivals terminal opens at Heathrow Airport
A dedicated terminal for passengers arriving in the UK from countries with a high risk of Covid has opened at… Read More »
Ryanair flight to Dublin diverted due to security threat
A Ryanair flight travelling from the Republic of Ireland to Poland diverted to Germany due to a potential security threat,… Read More »
Russia approves Air France, Lufthansa routes avoiding Belarus
Air France (AIRF.PA) and Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) have received approval from Russia for flight routes to the country that avoid Belarusian airspace, the airlines said… Read More »
Ex-US airline pilot admits lewd act in cockpit mid-flight
A former US airline pilot has admitted committing a “lewd, indecent, or obscene act” during a flight last year. Michael… Read More »
Boeing stops 787 delivery, needs FAA quality approval
Boeing shares slipped Friday after the giant jet maker suspended deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner once more, while it seeks… Read More »
Russia accuses EU of risking passenger safety
Russia’s foreign ministry has condemned the EU’s call for Europe-based airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace, calling it completely irresponsible. Spokeswoman… Read More »
Boeing working with FAA in new snag to Dreamliner deliveries
Boeing said on Friday it was providing the US Federal Aviation Administration with more information on its undelivered 787 Dreamliners,… Read More »
What impact could tougher action against Belarus have?
The EU has agreed to ramp up sanctions against Belarus, following the forced landing of a plane flying over its… Read More »
Belarus airline scraps flights amid EU freeze-out
Belarusian national carrier Belavia cancelled flights to eight countries on Thursday, as more EU states applied airspace restrictions in response… Read More »
EU agrees new Belarus sanctions after plane arrest
The EU has decided to ban Belarusian airlines from European skies after a flight was diverted to Minsk on Sunday… Read More »
Belarus flight diversion could threaten international security
Aviation officials say the interception of Ryanair aircraft could threaten security, upset airline years, government trust. The authorities there arrested… Read More »
Croatia is now opening to vaccinated Americans
The Croatian immigration agent isn’t impressed with my flimsy CDC-issued COVID-19 vaccination card. The paper, filled out in loopy strokes… Read More »
2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers… Read More »
COVID testing of air travellers – could be the last straw
‘A new brush sweeps clean’, as the saying goes, and it hasn’t taken forthright airline personality Willie Walsh long to… Read More »
Belarus ‘diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist’, opposition says
A Ryanair plane from Greece to Lithuania was diverted to Belarus for several hours on Sunday, with activists saying it… Read More »
Global aviation system tested by Belarus jetliner diversion
Global aviation faces its biggest political crisis in years after Belarus scrambled a fighter and flagged what turned out to… Read More »
ACS addressing COVID in the aircraft cabin
AVIC Cabin Systems (ACS) Group have announced hygiene-focused innovations with further products in the development stage. FACC has introduced PURE… Read More »