McCarran Airport Traffic Increase a Good Barometer for the Industry
As the airlines slowly, incrementally begin to creep back toward filling their cabins, one good barometer is the traffic to… Read More »
JetBlue Helping Make At-Home COVID-19 Testing More Accessible
JetBlue is partnering with performance healthcare technology platform Vault Health to make it easier for travelers visiting destinations requiring negative COVID-19… Read More »
Gulf Air resumes direct flights to Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Gulf Air has resumed flights to and from Saudi Arabia begining with Jeddah on 27 September with plans to announce… Read More »
Wizz Air launches flights to Iași and Craiova in Romania for October
Wizz Air has announced two new routes from Birmingham Airport to Iași and Craiova in Romania, with flights beginning in… Read More »
Ryanair extends the removal of its flight change fee
Ryanair, announced on 23 September it will extend the waiving of its flight change fee for all customers who book… Read More »
General Electric’s GE9X jet engine wins certification from U.S. regulator
General Electric Co GE.N said on Monday its GE9X engine for Boeing Co’s BA.N 777X passenger jet has been certified… Read More »
Brazil’s Azul certified to use Embraer E195 as cargo aircraft
Brazilian airline Azul SA AZUL.N said late on Sunday in a securities filing that one of its Embraer E195 has been certified… Read More »
Could a Health and Safety Certificate Become the Norm for Air Travel?
A health and safety certificate might soon join the list of documents travelers need to present if they plan on… Read More »
Man Helps Subdue Disturbed Passenger Who Tried to Enter Cockpit
An American man is being hailed as a hero after he helped subdue a disturbed passenger who tried to gain… Read More »
Swiss voters approve $6.5 billion purchase of fighter jets
Swiss voters backed the government’s plan to spend up to 6 billion Swiss francs ($6.46 billion) on new fighter jets… Read More »
Delta Air Lines hastens B717, B767-300, CRJ200 phase-outs
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has accelerated the retirement of two of its mainline types, B717-200s and B767-300(ER)s,… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango fleet grounded over non-payment
The entire fleet of South Africa’s state-owned low-cost carrier Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) remained grounded on September 27,… Read More »
FAA Chief to Test Boeing 737 MAX Himself
The man who runs the Federal Aviation Administration will himself pilot the grounded Boeing 737 MAX in what could be… Read More »
Delta expects jet retirement charges of up to $2.5 billion in third-quarter
Delta Air Lines DAL.N said on Friday it expects to record an up to $2.5 billion charge in the current… Read More »
House Democrats Say They’re Adding Airline Aid to Stimulus
Democrats in the House of Representatives say they are including more aid for airlines in their version of a second… Read More »
American Airlines Taps $5.5 Billion Loan From Treasury Department
American Airlines on Friday decided to take a $5.5 billion loan from the Treasury Dept., money that was made available… Read More »
Rolls-Royce says no final decision on potential stakes
Rolls-Royce RR.L said on Friday that no final decision had been made on allotting shares to potential investors, “including any… Read More »
Europe regulator sees November lifting of Boeing 737 MAX flight ban
Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX could receive regulatory approval to resume flying in November and enter service by the end of… Read More »
Delta looking to defer 40 Airbus deliveries – report
Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) is reportedly in talks with Airbus to defer the delivery of 40 aircraft,… Read More »
Etihad Airways reaffirms commitment to B787s
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) has no plans to halt the deliveries of its B787s and is set to… Read More »
Boeing 737 MAX Fleet Could Receive European Approval in November
Aviation authorities in Europe revealed Boeing’s fleet of 737 MAX planes could receive regulatory approval to resume flying in November. According to Reuters.com,… Read More »
RwandAir looking to leverage air cargo trends
On the back of rising demand for air cargo services, RwandAir (WB, Kigali) is looking to partner Qatar Airways (QR,… Read More »
HUB Georgia boss unveils plans for new LCC project
HUB Georgia founder Giorgi Kodua says plans for Air Georgia are at an advanced stage with both British and Arab… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines to Offer Drive-Through, Pre-Flight COVID-19 Screening
As Hawaii reopens to tourism, it is requiring that visitors have negative Covid-19 tests and airlines are stepping up to help passengers… Read More »
Tonga’s Lulutai Airlines secures AOC, launches
Lulutai Airlines (Tongatapu) began commercial flight operations on Thursday, September 24, a day after the granting of its Air Operator’s… Read More »
UK’s Eastern Airways insists its future is secure
UK regional airline Eastern Airways (T3, Humberside) insists it has enjoyed a “strong and exceptional year” despite losses by its… Read More »