Air travel won’t return to pre-crisis levels until 2023, IATA chief warns
The impact on air travel from the coronavirus will be felt for many years to come, according to the International… Read More »
Airlines have instructed flight crews to not let masks lead to in-flight disruptions
Passengers are required to wear masks during travel. But crew members are being told to avoid confrontation in the air…. Read More »
Face masks on the fly: Las Vegas airport adds PPE vending machines
Travelers flying in and out of Las Vegas can pick up a variety of items including forgotten toiletries and designer… Read More »
FAA Amends Oxygen Mask Rule
The U.S. FAA has amended a Part 121 rule requiring an increase in the flight level threshold at which the… Read More »
Portland Airport PDX will require face coverings for anyone inside the airport
Portland International Airport accommodates more than 50,000 travelers on an average day, but the coronavirus pandemic has left it sparsely… Read More »
EASA to set out ‘safety protocol’ for restoration of air transport
Europe’s aviation safety authority is to set out, in the next few weeks, technical operational guidelines to enable the air… Read More »
Ryanair cools on Airbus, moves back towards all-Boeing fleet
Ryanair plans to move back towards an all-Boeing fleet by cancelling leases for Airbus A320s for its Lauda subsidiary and… Read More »
Coronavirus pandemic could force a major U.S. airline out of business, says Boeing CEO
“Something will happen when September comes around. Traffic levels will not be back to 100 percent. They won’t even be… Read More »
American pilot dies after humanitarian group aircraft crashes in Papua
The plane took off from Sentani airport in Jayapura at 6:27 a.m. local time and the pilot made a distress… Read More »
Airflow inside aircraft only from top to bottom, not front-back or left-righ
When flights resume and you take to the skies again, do not panic when someone on the rows ahead or… Read More »
FAA establishes spaceport office to support growing number of launch sites
WASHINGTON – As the Federal Aviation Administration licenses another commercial spaceport, it has formally opened an office to address the… Read More »
Asiana Airlines Enforces Its Pilots to Fly A380 Airplanes with No Passengers for Their Pilot Qualifications
Asiana Airlines will finally flew airplane without passengers to make its supersize A380 pilots maintain their qualifications. A380 pilots have… Read More »
FAA: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) does not comply with ICAO safety standards
The U.S. FAA announced that the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has been assigned a Category 2 safety rating… Read More »
Bombardier Sees Luxury-Jet Demand Crumbling at Least 30%
Bombardier Inc. is bracing for a drop of at least 30% in sales of private jets — the heart of… Read More »
Mitsubishi Heavy sees up to ¥70 billion impairment loss on jet business
The expected loss stemming from the write-down of the goodwill and other assets of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ jet business reflects… Read More »
Atlas Air gives pilots pay increase on heels of Q1 growth
Contract cargo airline and aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings beat analyst expectations with adjusted net income of $29.9 million,… Read More »
Grand Rapids woman pleads guilty to interfering with flight crew on airplane
U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced this week that Amy Jo-Manshum John, 25, of Grand Rapids, Michigan pleaded guilty before a… Read More »
Qatar Airways in talks with banks for billions of dollars in loans: sources
Qatar Airways is in talks with banks for loans worth billions of dollars, three sources familiar with the matter said,… Read More »
Kenya and Somalia to Jointly Investigate Cargo Plane Crash
The Kenyan-registered private plane was carrying humanitarian supplies to use in the fight against the coronavirus. NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali… Read More »
Tom Cruise to Film Aboard International Space Station, NASA Administrator Says
Tom Cruise is blasting off to outer space. A NASA administrator tweeted Tuesday that the space organization is “excited” to… Read More »
Leasing bosses expect modest 2020 jet deliveries due to crisis
Leasing industry leaders said on Wednesday deliveries of new jetliners would remain hampered this year as a result of uncertainties… Read More »
Virgin Galactic, NASA teaming up on superfast ‘point to point’ flight
The deal aims to help the US develop “high-Mach vehicles for potential civil applications.” Virgin Galactic and NASA will work… Read More »