Hong Kong bans transfers from 153 countries
The Government of Hong Kong has banned transfer and transit passengers from 153 countries and territories to prevent the spread… Read More »
FAA awards US$5 million in grants for the next generation of pilots
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded US$5 million to educate the next generation of pilots… Read More »
Voyageur Aviation unveils new EXCL programme with launch customer Sabena technics
Voyageur Aviation Corporation, a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Inc., has entered into an agreement to provide on-site inventory, component repair… Read More »
AirAsia Philippines implements ‘no vax/no fly’
AirAsia Philippines is to abide by the Department Order 2022-001 issued by the Philippine Department of Transportation for new transportation… Read More »
USDOT approves Norse Atlantic Airways’ application for transatlantic flights
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has approved Norse Atlantic Airways’ application for the operation of flights between Norway/The… Read More »
Airline Passenger Violence Down in 2022
Despite a small sample size, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said reports of unruly passengers on planes is down… Read More »
Why airliners might soon have just one pilot
During the post-war ear of air travel, if you boarded a propeller passenger plane in 1950 and peeked into the… Read More »
FAA data confirms 2021 was the worst year ever for unruly airplane passengers in the US
More than ever, flight attendants have been dealing with unruly passengers fighting against mask mandates, and now, they’re saying enough… Read More »
EPA commits to regulating lead in aviation gasoline
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in Jan. 2022 it will take the necessary steps to regulate lead pollution from… Read More »
Saudi Arabian Airlines will add new freighter service between Europe and the US
Saudi Arabian Airlines is hoping to add a new freighter service between Europe and the US but has met some… Read More »
Delta Air Lines is temporarily adjusting its domestic cargo capacity
Delta Cargo is temporarily adjusting domestic capacity to “ensure that we can meet” customer service performance expectations. The company said… Read More »
AERQ joins Streaming Video Alliance
AERQ has confirmed its membership of the Streaming Video Alliance, a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical… Read More »
Intelsat expands its global 5G software-defined network
Intelsat and Thales Alenia Space are to build two software-defined satellites designed to advance Intelsat’s global fabric of software-defined GEO… Read More »
Singapore Airlines Expands New York Connectivity
Singapore Airlines is expanding its connectivity to New York, offering three daily nonstop flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy… Read More »
US’s SkyWest cancels two EAS routes in New York State
Citing current challenges facing the airline industry, ostensibly the prevailing pilot shortage, SkyWest Airlines (OO, Salt Lake City) has given… Read More »
Japan’s Peach begins A321neo(LR) operations
Peach Aviation (MM, Osaka Kansai) took delivery of its first A321-200NX(LR) on December 9, 2021, which was then ferried to… Read More »
Valletta tight-lipped on talks with EC about Air Malta aid
Opposition party leaders in Malta have called for transparency in the government’s talks with the European Commission about state aid… Read More »
India’s Akasa Air plans 20 MAX and int’l ops by late 2Q23
Akasa Air will have a fleet of 20 aircraft by summer 2023, by which time it will seek approval to… Read More »
Korea’s Air Premia targets 2Q22 inc’l debut, eyes more B787s
Air Premia (YP, Seoul Incheon) has said it will start operating its long-planned service to Los Angeles Int’l, its first… Read More »
Spairliners and Collins Aerospace in Poland agree to new evacuation slide repair contract
Collins Aerospace in Wroclaw, Poland, has been awarded a first-time support agreement for evacuation slides by Spairliners, an independent component… Read More »
United brings back airport vaccines for employee boosters as omicron spreads
United Airlines started offering staff vaccines again at some of its busiest airports this week as the omicron variant continues… Read More »
UPS CEO says “we’re managing through a challenging Omicron environment”
Calling the current moment “a challenging time, for sure,” UPS CEO Carol Tomé said Friday that the package delivery giant… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic to recruit 400 new cabin crew members
Virgin Atlantic has announced it will be recruiting 400 new cabin crew members. The airline welcomed more than 750 returning… Read More »
Delta Air Lines CEO says surge of the omicron variant will result in a Q1 loss
Delta Air Lines said Jan. 13 that the surge of the omicron variant of Covid-19 will drive it to a… Read More »
Airlines in Europe are flying near-empty jets this winter just to keep their airport slots
Airlines in Europe this winter are flying passenger planes that are at times nearly empty in order to hold onto… Read More »
Delta CEO said about 8,000 of its 75,000 employees tested positive for Covid-19 in last 4 weeks
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said about 8,000 of its 75,000 employees tested positive for Covid-19 over the last… Read More »