Atlas Ocean Voyages Appoints Six Sales Directors
Atlas Ocean Voyages today announced the appointment of six additional Sales Directors. Cathy Kusuma has been named Regional Sales Director,… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to debut seaplane operations in 4Q20
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) will “likely” launch its long-touted seaplane operations in the state of Gujarat on October 31, 2020,… Read More »
Wings of Lebanon suspends operations, returns 737-700
WOL – Wings of Lebanon (W7, Beirut) suspended all operations effective August 26, 2020, “due to the prevailing economic situation… Read More »
Taiwan’s EVA Air rejigs Boeing 787 order backlog
EVA Air (BR, Taipei Taoyuan) has revised its Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) order backlog in light of the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair outlines details of binding offer
Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has revealed details of the binding offer it has chosen ahead of the… Read More »
Samoa bans international flights, including repatriations
The Government of Samoa has extended a nationwide state of emergency through September 27, 2020, widening the scope of restrictions… Read More »
India’s FlyBig hopes to team up with revived Jet Airways
FlyBig (Indore) founder and pilot-turned-entrepreneur Sanjay Mandavia is planning to pair the start-up regional carrier with a revived Jet Airways… Read More »
Colorado’s AspenJet eyes 1Q21 launch
AspenJet (Aspen) is a start-up carrier planning to launch during the first quarter of 2021, selling charter flights to Aspen… Read More »
Tanzania ramps up retaliatory bans on Kenyan airlines
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has extended its ban on Kenyan airlines to include Fly540 (5H, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta),… Read More »
Belgium’s Air Antwerp delays restart
Air Antwerp (WP, Antwerp) said that it plans to relaunch scheduled flights between Antwerp and London City, its only route,… Read More »
US carriers detail furlough plans for 4Q20
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) has announced plans to lay off and furlough a total of 19,000 staff members after… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X seeks creditors’ help as results plunge
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has warned in its latest financial statements that its going concern status depends partly… Read More »
American Airlines Eliminates Change and Standby Fees
American Airlines is making changes to the travel experience. Like its competitors, the airline is eliminating change fees. It is also allowing… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Eliminating Change Fees for US Travel
Delta Air Lines is the latest airline to announce that it’s permanently eliminating change fees for most ticket types purchased… Read More »
Air Travel Demand Will Return With a Vaccine, Says United Airlines CEO
Empty airports are going to be around for a while. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby predicts passenger levels will not return… Read More »
Boeing Finds Problem With 787 Dreamliner
Boeing Co. has grounded a total of eight of its 787 Dreamliner planes currently in use at three different airlines after… Read More »
American Airlines to Trim October Capacity by 55 Percent
It’s been a rough month for American Airlines. The carrier already announced it was cutting service to 15 cities across the country… Read More »
Israeli Airline Completes First-Ever Commercial Passenger Flight to UAE
The first-ever commercial passenger flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates took place Monday. According to The Associated Press, the El Al… Read More »
United Airlines Is Eliminating Change Fees for Good
United Airlines announced today that, effective immediately, it’s permanently getting rid of change fees on most Economy (except Basic Economy) and… Read More »
Married Delta Air Lines Pilots Retire
There isn’t much left of this world for Joe and Margrit Fahan to see. Like many married couples in their… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Reaches Deal With Pilots to Avoid Layoffs
Some pilots for Spirit Airlines will take a voluntary leave of absence or have their work schedule temporarily reduced as… Read More »
Bankrupt Hertz Wants an Extra $5.4 Million for Executive Bonuses
A few months after Hertz Global Holdings Inc. first found the means to pay its top executives an extra $16.2 million mere… Read More »