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 »
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 »
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 »
Airline Executives Say Travelers Want Plastic Barriers on Planes
Airline industry executives revealed Thursday that passengers would be more comfortable flying during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak if carriers installed visible plastic… Read More »
United to Become First US Airline Testing Passengers for COVID-19
United Airlines became the first carrier in the United States to offer a coronavirus testing program to passengers. Travelers flying to Hawaii… Read More »
Delta to Extend Loyalty Benefits Into 2021
Delta announced it is extending some loyalty benefits put in place this year into 2021 to allow more SkyMiles Members… Read More »
CDC Says Thousands of Airline Passengers Possibly Exposed to Coronavirus
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests thousands of airline passengers may have been exposed… Read More »
Airport Satisfaction Is up, but Volume Is Down
Traveler satisfaction with the airport experience is up, according to the J.D. Power 2020 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Up… Read More »
Another Airport Deploys COVID-Sniffing Dogs
Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland has become the world’s second major airport to utilize dogs to help detect passengers infected… Read More »
Lufthansa First Airline to Plan on Offering COVID-19 Testing
German airline Lufthansa plans to start making rapid COVID-19 antigen tests available to its passengers in October, Reuters reported. Speaking on September 22, a… Read More »
Delta Delays Its Decision to Furlough Pilots
With one eye on Congress and another on its balance sheet, Delta Air Lines has decided to delay its decision… Read More »
United Launches Innovative Online Map Search
United Airlines has launched a new way for travelers to see all their flight options in one place. The airline now… Read More »
Boeing to Introduce Ultraviolet Wand to Combat COVID-19
Boeing has teamed up with Florida-based Healthe Inc. to develop a new ultraviolet (UV) wand as part of its Confident Travel… Read More »
Baby Born on Flight Gets Lifetime Ticket
This will be one baby on board for the rest of its life. A newborn entered the world early last… Read More »
TSA Launches Prohibited Items Week
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has kicked off Prohibited Items Week in hopes of alerting more travelers to what they… Read More »
Republicans Introduce $28 Billion Airline Aid Package
Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said last week that airlines and restaurants both need the kind of financial… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Expands ‘Sun and Snow’ Strategy
Alaska Airlines is expanding its winter offerings via its ‘Sun and Snow’ strategy with five new routes from Los Angeles… Read More »
United Airlines and Unions Send Letter to Congress
United Airlines on Friday sent a letter to Congress, all but begging the leadership for a six-month extension of the… Read More »
Delta Air Lines CEO Calls for Travel Industry to Unify
The CEO of Delta Air Lines said the aviation would take several years before volumes return to 2019 levels unless… Read More »
Numerous Airlines Now Offering Flights to Nowhere
Ten minutes. That’s how long it took a flight on Qantas Airways to sell out. A flight that takes off… Read More »
Pelosi’s Comments Tease Potential Airline Aid
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that airlines and restaurants both need the… Read More »
Cancun Airport to Soon Welcome More Flights From US, Europe
Officials in Quintana Roo have announced several flights from Europe and the United States to Cancun will resume in October and November…. Read More »
New Flight Routes Taking Off This Fall
New Flights for the New Season Despite travel restrictions and diminished demand for air travel six months into the COVID-19… Read More »
Airline CEOs Say Employees Low COVID Rates Prove Flying Is Safe
Airline CEOs are saying that the fact that there are lower rates of Covid-19 among its workforce than in the… Read More »
Southwest Temporarily Grounds 115 Planes
Southwest Airlines temporarily grounded 115 Boeing 737-800 on July 16 because of inconsistencies in aircraft weight data. “Out of an… Read More »