U.S. to propose rules requiring airline refunds for delayed baggage
The Biden administration will soon propose new rules to require passenger airlines to refund fees for bags that are significantly… Read More »
Boeing 737 cargo plane makes emergency water landing off Hawaii
A Boeing 737-200 cargo plane made an emergency landing in the ocean near Honolulu early Friday after pilots reported engine trouble, the… Read More »
Richard Branson believes the space market has room for 20 companies launching tourists
Sir Richard Branson may be trying to be first in the billionaire space race, but he believes there is plenty… Read More »
New Saudi airline plan takes aim at Emirates and Qatar Airways
Saudi Arabia plans to target international transit passenger traffic with its new national airline, going head-to-head with Emirates and Qatar… Read More »
Rolls-Royce close to resolving costliest Trent 1000 jet-engine issue
Rolls-Royce is increasingly optimistic that it can move beyond the jet-engine issues that have cost it billions of pounds and… Read More »
How airlines will stop losing your bags in the future
“Airlines are not usually very good at information technology,” says Pascal Buchner, the chief information officer of the International Air… Read More »
Branson will make space trip on July 11, beating Jeff Bezos
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc’s test flight on July… Read More »
TSA screenings surpass 2019 levels as airlines, airports scramble to staff
The Transportation Security Administration said that airport screenings have climbed above 2019 levels for the first time in the pandemic,… Read More »
Pilot calls for tougher legal action for unruly passenger behavior
An American Airlines pilot and union official told CNBC on Friday that on-board passenger disturbances do not go unnoticed in… Read More »
Online retail giant Amazon’s emissions from fossil fuels soared 69% last year
However, Amazon depends on fuel-burning planes and trucks to ship billions of items around the world. In fact, it announced… Read More »
AmEx adds private-jet charters, hotel credits in Platinum revamp
American Express is upping the ante to win more premium-card customers. The credit-card giant is adding a raft of new… Read More »
Wally Funk, 82, to join Jeff Bezos on Blue Origin space flight
An 82-year-old woman who has spent six decades trying to reach space will join Jeff Bezos on the first human… Read More »
EU regulators, Italy clear key hurdle for Alitalia’s successor
The European Commission said on Thursday it has reached a deal with Italy on the parameters for separating loss-making carrier… Read More »
OneWeb lays path to commercial broadband services
OneWeb, the London-headquartered tech company trying to develop a global internet service delivered from space, reached a key milestone on… Read More »
American Express is changing its platinum card for those staying closer to home
“We’re not just setting a new bar, we are creating a new category,” says AmEx SVP Rafael Mason. American Express… Read More »
Boeing taps former GE executive Brian West as CFO
Boeing named former General Electric executive Brian West as its chief financial officer, more than two months after the planemaker… Read More »
Virgin Orbit to double launch rate next year, CEO says: ‘We can turn any airport into a spaceport’
Sir Richard Branson’s private space venture Virgin Orbit launched its second successful satellite mission this year on Wednesday, with CEO… Read More »
Musk touts Starlink progress as cost and demand hurdles remain
Don Joyce, a Nokia Corp manager working from home at a remote lake cottage in Canada, recently abandoned his painfully… Read More »
Why abusive incidents on US flights have surged recently?
Reports of abusive or violent incidents on US flights have surged recently. Pandemic-linked factors are driving the behaviour – and… Read More »
United Airlines unveils huge Airbus and Boeing jet order in push for growth
United Airlines (UAL.O) unveiled its largest-ever order for Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) jets, lining up 270 planes in a push for post-pandemic growth with bigger… Read More »
Paris threatens e-scooter ban after woman’s death
Paris has threatened to ban self-service electric scooters unless safety issues are addressed after the death of a woman struck… Read More »
Flying car completes test flight between airports
A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia. The hybrid car-aircraft,… Read More »