Thailand will soon be quarantine-free for vaccinated travelers
Five new destinations in Thailand are getting ready to welcome fully vaccinated travellers from October 1st – without them having… Read More »
This village might have the answer to how ski resorts can survive the climate crisis
With the winter ski season getting shorter each year because of climate change, the tiny Alpine village of Sankt Corona… Read More »
St Petersburg is the perfect gateway to travel around Russia
Often considered Russia’s “cultural capital,” St Petersburg is undoubtedly a dazzling city. It would be worth visiting for the palaces… Read More »
European low-cost airlines have clear advantages over larger flag carriers in a post-Covid world
European low-cost airlines have clear advantages over larger flag carriers in a post-pandemic world, analysts have told CNBC, despite the… Read More »
Ryanair ‘couldn’t care less’ about another Boeing order as it lifts growth target
Ryanair (RYA.I) lifted its five-year passenger forecast on Thursday, saying the delivery of an existing Boeing (BA.N) order and increased… Read More »
Court grants Malaysia’s AirAsia X extension to hold creditors meeting by March
Malaysia’s long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) (AIRX.KL) has obtained court permission to extend the deadline to convene its… Read More »
Bombardier launches upscale Challenger 3500 in battle for mid-sized private jets
Bombardier on Tuesday unveiled an upscale variant of its Challenger 350 business jet as the planemaker vies to protect its… Read More »
Boeing delivers 22 jets in August, 737 MAX ‘white tails’ nearly gone
Boeing delivered 22 airplanes in August amid revived domestic travel and won orders for seven 787s in a respite for… Read More »
Southwest Airlines offers extra pay for staff to get vaccinated against Covid-19
Southwest Airlines introduced new incentives to get staff vaccinated against Covid-19, following similar policies that other carriers rolled out earlier… Read More »
Airbus CEO says supply chain is in ‘difficult spot’
Airbus (AIR.PA) is seeing mounting pressure on the aerospace supply chain and managing the problem is key to the industry’s… Read More »
U.S. awarding $482.3 mln in aviation manufacturing assistance
The U.S. Transportation Department said it was offering $482.3 million in aviation manufacturing assistance to 313 businesses, including up to… Read More »
China’s first C919 jet bound for airline to enter final assembly
China’s first C919 narrowbody jet to be delivered to launch customer China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) is about to enter final… Read More »
Boeing says air travel to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024
The plane maker Boeing says it expects that it will take another two and a half years for global aviation… Read More »
Boeing says, despite pandemic pause, demand for new airplanes is expected to swell in next two decades
Despite the Covid pandemic wiping out two years of growth for the commercial airplane market, Boeing expects demand for the… Read More »
Boeing raises jet demand forecast on pandemic recovery
Boeing (BA.N) revised up long-term demand forecasts on Tuesday, as a snapback in commercial air travel in domestic markets like… Read More »
Bombardier set to launch updated version of Challenger 350 private jet
Bombardier (BBDb.TO) is launching an updated version of its strong-selling Challenger 350 corporate jet with a redesigned interior, as more… Read More »
Airline bookings stabilize again as focus turns to 2022 corporate demand
Airline booking trends have stabilized after an uneven stretch that saw deceleration amid concerns over the Delta COVID variant, according… Read More »
Australian regulator denies approval for Qantas-Japan Airlines deal
Australia’s competition regulator on Monday denied authorisation for Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) and Japan Airlines (9201.T) (JAL) to coordinate flights between… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet settles with Boeing MAX aircraft lessor CDB Aviation
Budget airline SpiceJet (SPJT.NS) said on Monday it has settled with another lessor of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) MAX aircraft, CDB… Read More »
SpaceX prepares to send first all-civilian crew into orbit
Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship… Read More »
U.S. carrier Breeze confirms buying 20 more Airbus A220 jets
Breeze Airways, the new U.S. carrier founded by entrepreneur David Neeleman, on Monday publicly unveiled an order for 20 more… Read More »
Rolls-Royce and Babcock sell stakes in AirTanker defence business
British engineering companies Rolls-Royce (RR.L)and Babcock International Group (BAB.L) are to sell their minority stakes in UK military refuelling jet-owner… Read More »