U.S. airlines cancel holiday flights due to omicron impacts on crews
The transportation industry has been bracing for pre-pandemic-level crowds this holiday season, but now two major U.S. airlines have been… Read More »
Career flight attendant has seen the wildest in-flight bad behavior including urination, strip teases and more
With the holiday season upon us, airline employees are prepared to accommodate record travel numbers as many people brave the… Read More »
Biden administration to lift travel restrictions on 8 African nations
The Biden administration will lift the travel restrictions it had imposed on eight African nations to curb the spread of… Read More »
Airlines Forced to Delay or Cancel 4,000 Christmas Flights Worldwide
What the airlines were able to avoid over the Thanksgiving holiday is coming back to bite them – hard –… Read More »
Congress Wants Airlines to Have Self-Defense Training for Crew
Two key members of Congress have sent letters to the four major domestic airlines, telling them to consider backing self-defense… Read More »
Airline, Aerospace Groups Will Work with Telecom Companies to Solve 5G Dispute
Trade groups representing the airline and aerospace industries say they will work together with telecommunications companies such as AT&T and… Read More »
Air India paid $5.8mn “avoidable penalty” to Boeing – report
Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) made the “avoidable payment of a penalty” of INR438.5 million rupees (USD5.83 million) to Boeing… Read More »
Iceland’s PLAY to debut US routes in early 2Q22
PLAY (OG, Reykjavik Keflavik) has announced plans to start hub operations at Reykjavik Keflavik with the start of flights to… Read More »
South Africa’s Comair returns only 737 MAX
Comair (South Africa) (MN, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has withdrawn its only B737-8 after having been in storage since the type’s… Read More »
Alitalia begins handling, MRO unit tenders
Now in the process of being wound down after being succeeded by ITA Airways (AZ, Rome Fiumicino) in October, Alitalia… Read More »
Australia’s Jetstar resumes international, NZ domestic ops
Jetstar Airways (JQ, Melbourne Tullamarine) resumed scheduled international flights on December 15, 2021, more than 600 days after they were… Read More »
Vietjet to resume regular international flights to approved countries next month
Following the government’s approval, Vietjet has announced its plan to resume regular international flights from 1 January 2022. The resumed… Read More »
FAA proposes fixes on some Boeing 777s after engine incidents
The US aviation regulator on Wednesday Dec. 22 proposed modifications and safety inspections on some models of the Boeing 777… Read More »
Unruly airline passengers could lose TSA PreCheck credentials
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have joined forces in the fight against unruly airplane passengers…. Read More »
Pakistan Airlines ban imposed by European Union will be lifted soon
The ban imposed by the European Union on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations is expected to be lifted soon,… Read More »
U.S. airlines cancel more than 800 U.S. flights as Covid hits crews
U.S. airlines canceled more than 800 flights over Christmas weekend after the rapidly spreading omicron variant of Covid infected flight… Read More »
Analyst says global air travel recovery will remain weak in near term due to omicron uncertainties
International air travel will likely remain sluggish in the near term as uncertainties over the omicron Covid variant linger, according… Read More »
U.S. airline industry steps up push for CDC to cut quarantine time for breakthrough Covid cases, warning of labor shortages
The U.S. airline industry steps up to push for CDC to cut recommended quarantine time for individuals with breakthrough cases… Read More »
Etihad Airways hints at A380 return
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) is contemplating an about-face on the future of its A380-800s, once considered permanently retired,… Read More »
Lisbon wins EC approval for €2.66bn TAP aid
The European Commission has given its seal of approval to EUR2.55 billion euros (USD2.88 billion) worth of restructuring aid for… Read More »
Ryanair delists from London Stock Exchange
Ryanair Holdings confirmed that the listing of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) had been cancelled, saying… Read More »
Dominican Republic’s Sky High eyes US services with A320s
Sky High Aviation Services (DO, Santo Domingo Las Américas) is planning to launch scheduled operations between the United States and… Read More »
Embraer’s Eve secures LOIs for eVTOLs, to list at NYSE
SkyWest and Republic Airways Holdings, the parent companies of US regional capacity providers SkyWest Airlines and Republic Airways, have signed… Read More »
Aeroméxico creditor takes stand against restructuring plan
Grupo Aeroméxico creditor Invictus Global Management, a US-based investment firm, has released a public letter objecting to the carrier’s restructuring… Read More »
CPaT announces new contract with SkyUp
CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, today announced they have been… Read More »
Wizz Air to expand at Gatwick Airport with the launch of 14 new routes
Wizz Air UK, has announced that it will launch new routes from its Gatwick Airport base to 14 destinations including,… Read More »