Apparent battle between Southwest flight attendants and pilots
A battle is apparently brewing at Southwest Airlines between its flight attendants and pilots over the federal mask mandates. In… Read More »
Qatar Airways seeks more than $600 million in Airbus A350 dispute
Qatar Airways is seeking more than $600 million in compensation from Airbus AIR.PA over surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according… Read More »
American Airlines fined $1,759 by Brazilian court after passengers denied kosher food
A judge in Brazil fined American Airlines to the tune of $1,759 for not providing kosher meals for two passengers… Read More »
FAA, telecoms agree on 5G deferral around 50 airports
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a list of 50 airports around which telecom operators AT&T and Verizon… Read More »
How to insure your trip amid massive airline cancellations
Air travel continues to be disrupted this week by the national surge in Covid infections, and many worried Americans may… Read More »
Travel industry will remain in flux for the foreseeable future amid Covid uncertainty
The travel industry will have to “roll with the punches” as government requirements continue to evolve with the pandemic, according… Read More »
Celebrating Jetair’s inaugural flight on the Curaçao – Medellín route
Jetair Caribbean is inaugurating an additional new route, this time, between Curaçao and Medellín. The celebration was held at the… Read More »
SARPA now with direct flights on the Medellín – Curaçao route
The inauguration of SARPA’s new Medellín – Curaçao route was celebrated in a pleasant atmosphere at the Curaçao International Airport…. Read More »
Air Belgium resumes Belgium–Curaçao flights
With two weekly flights to Curaçao WILLEMSTAD- December 15, 2021 – On December 15, Air Belgium resumed its flight connecting… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Trims January Flight Schedule Due to COVID, Winter Weather
Alaska Airlines announced Thursday it would reduce its flight schedule by around 10 percent for the remainder of January to… Read More »
The World’s 10 Safest Airlines for 2022
Safety in the Skies Leading safety, product, and COVID-19 rating website, AirlineRatings.com, has revealed its annual rankings of the world’s… Read More »
US’s Atlas Air Worldwide orders four more Boeing 777 freighters
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) says it has ordered four new B777-Fs from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) in order to… Read More »
US’s Avelo Airlines raises $42mn, to add nine more 737s
Avelo Airlines (XP, Burbank) has raised USD42 million in Series B funding after disposing of stock at what it termed,… Read More »
Pakistan resolves safety concerns – ICAO
Pakistan has reportedly resolved aviation safety concerns that arose from a scandal over fake pilot licenses in 2020 that tainted… Read More »
British Airways resumes Kangaroo Route from late 1Q22
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) is heading back to Sydney Kingsford Smith via Singapore Changi from March 27, 2022, following… Read More »
Delhi to challenge Canadian court order against Air India
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is taking legal recourse against a Canadian court order that allows the seizure of… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet challenges liquidation order
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is challenging a Madras High Court ruling last month to have the Indian low-cost carrier wound… Read More »
Bangkok extends $187mn in aid to five Thai carriers
The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) has extended THB6.2 billion bahts (USD187 million) in support to five airlines –… Read More »
Ais Astana resumes operations form Nur-Sultan Airport
Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, will resume services from Nur-Sultan airport later today, with international flights to Dubai… Read More »
Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) completes a ATR 72 flight deck upgrade
Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) has completed a flight deck upgrade on another of Thunder Bay, Canada-based, North Star Air’s (NSA)… Read More »
Hong Kong imposes flights bans on U.S. and seven other countries
Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500… Read More »
U.S. Airlines reported 5,981 cases of unruly airline passengers in 2021
The FAA has launched 1,075 investigations into passenger behavior on flights this year. Airlines reported nearly 6,000 cases of unruly… Read More »
Opinion: Here we go again, “pilot error”, really?
It is with great interest that I read last week several reports regarding an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER flight from Dubai… Read More »
A global shortage of 34,000 commercial pilots might slow airline recovery
How soon the airline industry will suffer a pilot shortage is more crucial than whether it will happen at all…. Read More »
Motus and Shoreline partner on IFE offerings
Motus and Shoreline Entertainment have signed a long-term partnership for the transport industry. Through this collaboration a catalogue of more… Read More »
ICCR encourages greater use of Indian music onboard Indian airlines
The lndian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has proposed that Indian airlines play Indian music onboard to further promote Indian… Read More »