US Airlines Urging President Biden to Lift Mask Mandates for Transportation
The chief executive officers from the top airlines in the United States have sent a letter to President Joe Biden… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Introduces New Fare Class
In what had been a long-rumored, long-anticipated introduction, Southwest Airlines on Thursday formally announced its newest class of airfare, the… Read More »
Alaska Airlines offers flight attendants with double pay for summer work
At least one airline is already reverting to tactics used for the winter holidays in 2021 to help offset potential… Read More »
India’s flybig signs LOI for 5+5 Twin Otter-400s
flybig (S9, Indore) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada covering five firm-ordered DHC-6-400s… Read More »
Air New Zealand to launch ultra-long-haul service to New York JFK in late 3Q22
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) has confirmed that it will launch non-stop 3x weekly services from Auckland Int’l to… Read More »
Aeromexico invests in fleet after exiting Chapter 11
Grupo Aeroméxico is to invest USD5 billion over the next five years, mainly to expand its fleet, following its successful… Read More »
UK’s flybe outlines 2Q22 launch network
flybe. (BE, Birmingham Int’l) has outlined plans to restart operations on April 13, 2022, and has launched ticket sales for… Read More »
Amelia snatches EU PSO routes from Lufthansa, Air France
Amelia (NL, Paris Le Bourget) has announced it is taking over Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes from Strasbourg, France, to… Read More »
US authorities dissolve Air Peace boss’s US company
US authorities have dissolved Springfield Aviation, the US company owned by Allen Onyema, the chief executive of Nigeria’s Air Peace… Read More »
Brussels backs €30.7mn Covid aid to Bulgarian carriers
The European Commission has approved EUR30.7 million euros (USD33.7 million) in direct Bulgarian government grants as support for the country’s… Read More »
Dublin lends Aer Lingus €200mn, Emerald Airlines €6mn
Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) has agreed a new EUR200 million euro (USD220 million) loan with the Irish sovereign wealth… Read More »
South African CAA suspends Lufthansa Technik subsidiary
Procedural issues have seen the indefinite suspension of Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International’s (LTMI) Aircraft Maintenance Organisations (AMO) license by the… Read More »
Virgin Australia win sets Cape Town Convention precedent
In a precedent-setting interpretation of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) and the Protocol to… Read More »
China’s EHang secures largest pre-order of eVTOL aircraft
Chinese eVTOL manufacturer EHang Holdings has secured its largest pre-order of 60 autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) from Malaysia’s Aerotree Flight… Read More »
Air Canada to add 26 A321neo(XLR)s
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) is set to secure twenty-six A321-200NX(XLR)s, including six ordered from Airbus, fifteen from Air Lease… Read More »
Finnair updates flights for summer 2022
Finnair has updated its traffic program for summer 2022, as the closure of Russian airspace impacts Finnair’s Asian traffic. Finnair… Read More »
Aviation experts are baffled by China Eastern Boeing 737-800’s crash data
Aviation experts are baffled by data showing that a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 about to begin its descent to the… Read More »
The Crystal Cabin Awards 2022 shortlist is revealed
Much like the wider aviation industry, the annual Crystal Cabin Awards scheme, the foremost international prize for innovation in the… Read More »
Cargo.one announces digital cargo bookings partnership with IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo and digital air cargo bookings platform cargo.one have announced a global partnership to bring the carrier’s extensive cargo… Read More »
Etihad Cargo achieves Cargo iQ recertification for its global network
Etihad Aviation Group’s cargo and logistics arm Etihad Cargo has successfully renewed its Cargo iQ certification for its global network… Read More »
French government and CMA CGM Air Cargo humanitarian charter flight helps Ukraine refugees
CMA CGM Air Cargo has transported 55 tons of humanitarian aid and supplies from France to Poland to support refugees… Read More »
Romcargo Airlines granted U.S. foreign air carrier permit
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted Romcargo Airlines a foreign air carrier permit to conduct operations to… Read More »
India’s domestic aviation market is rebounding well after Omicron dive
India’s airlines are once again quickly restoring their domestic networks following the latest wave of COVID-19 cases. Traffic has… Read More »
WestJet makes post-pandemic play with Sunwing purchase
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, is making a major bet on the resilience of leisure travel in a post-pandemic… Read More »
Airlines are creative with routes to avoid Russian airspace
Well, if you ever wanted to fly over the Arctic and the polar ice caps, here’s your chance. Airlines are… Read More »
Delta Air Lines gets first Airbus A321neo
Delta Air Lines welcomed the delivery of its newest narrow-body airplane, the Airbus A321neo, as part of the carrier’s fleet… Read More »