Many ways how travel businesses are helping during the current crisis
What a month it has been. Amid all the doom and gloom of the coronavirus pandemic, there are some positive… Read More »
Proposed US legislation aims to restore faith in aircraft certification
US senators have introduced a bill to Congress intended to reinforce safety and oversight, particularly with regards to certification, in… Read More »
The Covid-19 crisis is a critical turning point in the history of aviation safety
Like 9/11, the current Covid-19 crisis is a critical turning point in the history of aviation safety. While public health… Read More »
Canada’s Sunwing Airlines halts operations
Canada’s Sunwing Airlines announced it will suspend operations after March 23, 2020, and all pilots, approximately 470 in total, will… Read More »
Air Canada flight attendants’ union outlines COVID-19-related health and safety concerns
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create turmoil in the airline industry, the union representing flight attendants at Air Canada… Read More »
Chicago’s Midway airport is closed after employees test positive for COVID-19
The air traffic control tower at Chicago’s Midway International Airport was closed Tuesday after “several” technicians there tested positive for… Read More »
FAA is probing how a 12-inch crack occurred in Southwest 737 jet
Officials are investigating the causes of a crack that ruptured the skin of a Las Vegas to Boise plane. Federal… Read More »
Delta to ground 300 aircraft and cut all flights to mainland Europe
Delta Air Lines is grounding 300 aircraft, representing about 30% of its 900-strong fleet, and cutting all flights to mainland… Read More »
Delta pilots union reaches deal offering pilots time off at reduced pay
The pilots union at Delta Air Lines has reached a deal to offer pilots time off at reduced pay. The… Read More »
COVID-19 pandemic forces American to retire its Boeing 757 and 767 jets
American Airlines is moving up the retirement date for its Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft fleets and suspending all hiring… Read More »
Faster inflight Wi-Fi is one small perk of the coronavirus outbreak
Fewer people on board means less competition for bandwidth. And once travel gets back to normal, the future might offer… Read More »
Drugs showing up in pilots killed in crashes
More than one in four pilots involved in fatal crashes have drugs in their system, and the number is up… Read More »
Boeing and Collins will continue aviation tech investments
The downturn in aerospace stocks won’t halt Boeing and Collins Aerospace from investing in new commercial aircraft technologies, executives from… Read More »
American Airlines to lease 22 787-8s from BOC Aviation
American Airlines has agreed to lease 22 Boeing 787-8s from BOC Aviation, the lessor discloses in a filing to the… Read More »
Wheels up buys Gama Aviation, ramping up its challenge to NetJets
Ten years ago Kenny Dichter exited NetJets, the largest operator of private jets in the world. He’s back, in its… Read More »
Former American Airlines mechanic gets 3 years for trying to sabotage plane
Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani pleaded guilty to tampering with an important sensor to try to get overtime work. A former… Read More »
Twitter is deploying new features to curb 2020 election disinformation
Twitter is deploying new features on Thursday that it says will keep pace with disinformation and influence operations targeting the… Read More »
How computer modeling of COVID-19’s spread could help fight the virus
Scientists who use math and computers to simulate the course of epidemics are taking on the new coronavirus to try… Read More »
Laptop screen was crushed by reclining seat
A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Austin, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, says his livelihood was destroyed… Read More »
US says Chinese warship fired military laser at US aircraft
The US Navy said Thursday that a Chinese military warship fired a military-grade laser at US Navy P-8 surveillance aircraft… Read More »
SpaceX aims to launch 70 missions a year from Florida’s Space Coast by 2023
SpaceX is planning a huge boost to the number of rocket launches from its Florida launch sites in the next… Read More »
United Airlines postpones new pilot class and warns of additional flight cuts
United Airlines is postponing start dates for some new pilots this month and warned about further flight reductions, the carrier… Read More »