Portland Airport PDX will require face coverings for anyone inside the airport
Portland International Airport accommodates more than 50,000 travelers on an average day, but the coronavirus pandemic has left it sparsely… Read More »
EASA to set out ‘safety protocol’ for restoration of air transport
Europe’s aviation safety authority is to set out, in the next few weeks, technical operational guidelines to enable the air… Read More »
Iberia Express passengers decry lack of social distancing on near-full flight
The airline claims that the plane, which flew from Madrid to the Canary Islands on Sunday, met all of the… Read More »
Ryanair cools on Airbus, moves back towards all-Boeing fleet
Ryanair plans to move back towards an all-Boeing fleet by cancelling leases for Airbus A320s for its Lauda subsidiary and… Read More »
Coronavirus pandemic could force a major U.S. airline out of business, says Boeing CEO
“Something will happen when September comes around. Traffic levels will not be back to 100 percent. They won’t even be… Read More »
Brussels Airlines to cut workforce by 25% and remove 16 aircraft
Brussels Airlines is reducing the number of aircraft in its fleet by 30% and slashing its workforce by a quarter… Read More »
American pilot dies after humanitarian group aircraft crashes in Papua
The plane took off from Sentani airport in Jayapura at 6:27 a.m. local time and the pilot made a distress… Read More »
Florida’s Miami Air Int’l goes into liquidation
Miami Air International (LL, Miami Int’l) is set to be liquidated after failing to secure the renewed investment needed to… Read More »
Some European airlines are planning to restore flights
A number of European carriers have set out plans to restore schedules decimated by the coronavirus crisis. Lufthansa Group said… Read More »
Delta and LATAM sign a joint venture
Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group signed their long-planned joint venture (JV) agreement between North and South America, an… Read More »
BOC Aviation signs 737 Max 8 leaseback with Southwest Airlines
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines for 10 Boeing 737 Max… Read More »
Avianca Holdings files for bankruptcy
According to simplefying.com Avianca Holdings, the parent company of Avianca has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States…. Read More »
Airflow inside aircraft only from top to bottom, not front-back or left-righ
When flights resume and you take to the skies again, do not panic when someone on the rows ahead or… Read More »
Nepal Airlines seeks funding for its domestic fleet
Nepal Airlines is requesting government funding to finance a new fleet of aircraft for its local regional operations. The airline… Read More »
Qatar Airlines Demands Training Repayment From Fired Pilot
Qatar Airlines has demanded $162,000 in training expenses from a young pilot released without explanation from her job earlier this… Read More »
Avianca Holdings files for Chapter 11
Avianca Holdings says it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York on Sunday, May… Read More »
FAA establishes spaceport office to support growing number of launch sites
WASHINGTON – As the Federal Aviation Administration licenses another commercial spaceport, it has formally opened an office to address the… Read More »
Asiana Airlines Enforces Its Pilots to Fly A380 Airplanes with No Passengers for Their Pilot Qualifications
Asiana Airlines will finally flew airplane without passengers to make its supersize A380 pilots maintain their qualifications. A380 pilots have… Read More »
FAA: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) does not comply with ICAO safety standards
The U.S. FAA announced that the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has been assigned a Category 2 safety rating… Read More »
Korean Air will restore some international routes in June
Korean Air plans to restore some international routes in June that have been suspended due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The… Read More »
JetBlue and Spirit get US government waivers
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have been granted waivers by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) allowing the carriers to… Read More »
Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral will merge operations
Argentina’s government has initiated plans to merge Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral in order to improve efficiencies and reduce costs. In… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines plans new flights to China
Vietnam Airlines is to add another Chinese route to its network from July with flights linking Ho Chi Minh City… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines’ network will remain skeletal for foreseeable future
Hawaiian Airlines, which has scaled back its network to contend with the COVID-19 crisis, is looking to push back delivery… Read More »
KLM is restarting eight routes in Europe
KLM is restarting eight routes that were suspended in compliance with COVID-19-related travel restrictions. The airline will now offer 1X-daily service… Read More »
Qantas halts A350 ultra-long-haul route plans
Australia’s flag carrier Qantas has suspended plans to launch the world’s longest commercial routes and will review its fleet requirements in light… Read More »