Cyprus Airways plots restart in late 2Q20
Cyprus Airways (CY, Larnaca) is planning to gradually resume services from Cyprus, initially focusing on serving destinations in Greece. The… Read More »
Virgin Galactic completes first glide flight landing in New Mexico desert
Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert on Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport… Read More »
UK’s Loganair to assume 16 former flybe. routes
Loganair (LM, Glasgow Int’l) has reacted to the closure of flybe. (BE, Exeter) by revealing plans to serve 16 routes… Read More »
Covid-19 outbreak threatens Korean Air survival – president
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has warned in a note to employees that the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak may threaten its… Read More »
Korean Air owner denies pocketing Airbus tax rebate
On March 8, Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) parent Hanjin KAL denied a claim made by an alliance of minority… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic accelerates A340 phase-out due to COVID-19
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) ended A340-600 operations on March 8, 2020, as the quadjets have proven surplus to demand… Read More »
LATAM pauses Colombia growth amid Brazil optimism
LATAM Airlines Group has paused its growth in Colombia given the country’s poor macroeconomic situation which has affected the group’s… Read More »
Cathay Pacific deploys passenger widebodies for cargo ops
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has confirmed it is using A330-300s, operated by its subsidiary Cathay Dragon (KA, Hong… Read More »
Siam Seaplane set to partner Florida’s Tropic Ocean Airways
Siam Seaplane (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Tropic Ocean Airways (TI, Fort Lauderdale Int’l), a… Read More »
United Airlines in bid to block PAL flights to Seattle
Airlines (PAL) service from Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l to Seattle Tacoma Int’l, and to demand a level playing field for… Read More »
AF-KLM urges green tax deferral citing COVID-19 impact
Air France-KLM chief executive Benjamin Smith has said that environmental taxes on aviation should be postponed due to the economic… Read More »
American Airlines to retain E190s through YE20
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) will continue to operate its smallest mainline aircraft, the E190, “through 2020” to cope with… Read More »
Cathay Pacific to close last Canadian crew base in late 2Q20
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) will close its crew base at Vancouver Int’l from June 26, 2020, affecting a… Read More »
Greece’s Aegean Airlines takes stake in Animawings
Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens Int’l) has taken a minority 25% stake in Romanian start-up Animawings (AWG, Bucharest Otopeni). The Greek… Read More »
FAA Confirms Boeing 737 MAX Certification Flight on the Horizon
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) anticipates that the beleaguered Boeing 737 MAX’s certification flight will take place sometime in the… Read More »
A350 Pilots Banned From Drinking Coffee in Cockpits
In a new safety precaution, the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has banned A350 airliner pilots from drinking coffee in the… Read More »
Passenger Plane Skids Off Runway in Deadly Crash
Three people were killed and another 179 were injured Wednesday after a commercial airplane skidded off a runway and crashed… Read More »
Numerous Airports Around the Globe Could Be Underwater by 2100
An analysis released Wednesday by the Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) says that dozens of airports around the world—including those in U.S…. Read More »
Airline Asking Employees to Take Unpaid Leave Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
A Hong Kong airline is asking its employees to take unpaid leave as the company deals with the financial burden… Read More »
Bodyguard of Former British Prime Minister Leaves Gun on Plane
Being legally licensed to carry a firearm aboard a plane is one thing. Leaving it there is another. An unidentified… Read More »
American Airlines Pilot Shot, Killed in Puerto Rico
An American Airlines pilot from North Carolina was shot and killed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to multiple reports…. Read More »
American Announces Codeshare Agreement With GOL
American Airlines has entered into a new codeshare agreement with GOL, Brazil’s largest airline, creating the most daily service between… Read More »
Newark, New York and Chicago Rank Worst on Airport Misery Index
While traveling can be a wonderfully fulfilling and transformative experience, the process of getting to your destination is often a… Read More »
Drone Sightings Cause Madrid Airport to Divert Flights
A reported sighting of drones near Madrid’s Adolfo Suárez-Barajas airport on Monday caused operations to close for over an hour. Twenty-six flight… Read More »
Four Passengers Faint During Three-Hour Flight
A normal Ryanair flight from Budapest to Edinburgh became a “flight from hell” when Shaun Pinkerton and three other passengers collapsed on… Read More »
Air Canada Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Plane Blows Tire, Damages Engine
An Air Canada plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Spain Monday after its tire exploded during takeoff… Read More »