U.S. airlines are offering premium pay and signing bonuses to staff up
American carriers are scrambling to ramp up staffing for the holiday season and prevent disruptions that marred air travel this… Read More »
US warns pilots of weapon fire as war nears Ethiopia capital
The United States is warning pilots that planes operating at one of Africa’s busiest airports could be “directly or indirectly… Read More »
Porter Airlines opts for Viasat in-flight connectivity
Porter Airlines has selected Viasat for in-flight connectivity (IFC) on its 30 new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, as it looks to… Read More »
LATAM enhances IFE content with HBO Max
Through HBO Max, LATAM Airlines Group and WarnerMedia announced an alliance that will strengthen in-flight entertainment system LATAM Play’s content… Read More »
Dublin Airport Community App
Dublin Airport is delighted to announce the launch of the Dublin Airport Community App that is now available to all… Read More »
TPA resumes service to London on British Airways
After a 20-month hiatus, Tampa International Airport restored its first nonstop connection to Europe as British Airways resumed service between… Read More »
Oman Airport welcomed Air France to Muscat International Airport
Oman Airports is pleased to see the return of traffic services as we welcomed the first flight of ‘Air France’… Read More »
United Flight Attendants Aren’t Welcoming to Welcome Beverages
United Airlines, which resumed sales of hard liquor onboard flights on November 15, has now returned its tradition of pre-departure… Read More »
US Transportation Secretary Not Pushing Vaccine Mandates for Domestic Air Travel
The United States Transportation Secretary said Sunday that he believes there are better ways to end the coronavirus pandemic than… Read More »
American-JetBlue Alliance Seeks Dismissal of DOJ Lawsuit
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are asking a U.S. judge to dismiss a Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit seeking to… Read More »
FAA Issues Hefty Fines for Unruly Passengers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced fines worth more than $160,000 issued to eight unruly airline passengers who were involved… Read More »
Etihad Airways casts doubt on A320neo, 777X orders
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) is evaluating its options concerning the future of its A321-200N and B777X orders, and… Read More »
Emirates evaluates A350/777X mix in light of delays
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) intends to look at its A350 and 777X orders and could review the mix of the… Read More »
Grupo Aeroméxico set to raise $1.3bn to exit Chapter 11
A total of USD1.3 billion is to be raised by various financing parties to enable Grupo Aeroméxico to exit US… Read More »
Botswana’s Mack Air partners Zimbabwe’s CATS for safari ops
Botswana’s Mack Air (MKB, Maun) and Zimbabwean charter carrier Central Air Transport Services (CATS) have announced a new codeshare partnership… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat, WestJet ink transatlantic codeshare
Canadian airlines Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) and WestJet (WS, Calgary) are to partner on transatlantic flights from early 2022,… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL resumes US flights in mid-2Q22
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) is to resume flights to the United States in May 2022. Departing… Read More »
Lufthansa joins 777X freighter talks
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has confirmed it is in talks with Boeing concerning the as-yet unconfirmed B777X freighter, fueling speculation… Read More »
EgyptAir puts all nine E170s up for sale
EgyptAir Holding has put all nine of its mothballed ERJ 170-100LRs up for sale via public auction with bids due… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways to list in Hanoi and US in 2022
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) is working on a plan to list on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) on the… Read More »
Delhi court upholds Air India PSS tender decision
The High Court of Delhi has dismissed an appeal from Sabre Airline Solutions to set aside a decision at Air… Read More »
Tour operator parent pumps $26mn into Vietravel Airlines
The parent company of Vietravel Airlines (VU, Hue Phu Bai Int’l), Vietnam Travel & Marketing Transports JSC, has approved ploughing… Read More »
Israel hands El Al another $30m, loans to Arkia, Israir
Israel’s government approved on November 21 additional financial aid for its beleaguered airlines not exceeding USD44 million. The state will… Read More »
Times Union: Delta’s Albany-LaGuardia daily flights to start in January
(November 19, 2021) – Delta Air Lines will begin daily service between Albany International Airport and LaGuardia Airport on Jan…. Read More »
Air France Expanding Guadeloupe Access from Montreal, New York
Air France officials announced the launch of expanded service to Guadeloupe from Montreal and New York beginning this month. Air… Read More »
FAA Proposes $40K Fine on Passenger for Drinking, Drug Use, Sexual Assault
One man apparently left little to interpretation when it comes to unruly passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a… Read More »