President Trump Expresses Optimism in Future of Airlines
President Trump, buoyed by an unexpected jump in the stock market on Friday, expressed optimism that the airline industry will bounce back… Read More »
United to Close Three International Flight Attendant Bases
Virtually all travel experts agree that the recovery from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic will start small – road… Read More »
DOT Makes Final Decision on Cutting Airline Service
The U.S. Department of Transportation has made its final decision on granting service exemptions to U.S. airlines, allowing 15 domestic… Read More »
Airline Suspends Flights as Passengers Can’t Meet COVID-19 Requirements
Lion Air is temporarily suspending all flights just days after resuming operations, citing passengers’ inability to comply with COVID-19 requirements…. Read More »
Southwest Airlines Offering Buyout Package to Employees
Southwest Airlines, facing what it says is likely 30 percent less passenger traffic this fall compared to last year, is… Read More »
TSA Eyes Passenger Self-Screening at Airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to develop a passenger self-screening system that’s being compared to the self-checkout kiosks… Read More »
UN Agency Air Travel Guidelines Include Restricted Bathroom Visits
When you gotta go, you better go before getting on the plane. New guidelines for dealing with the coronavirus on… Read More »
Airports Expecting Crowding Problem Even With Travel Demand Still Low
It seems ironic, at best, and oxymoronic, at worst. The demand for air travel is still quite low in the… Read More »
Godspeed, Mad Dog: McDonnell Douglas Planes Fly for Final Time
Ladies and gentlemen, the McDonnell Douglas aircraft have left the air. Thank you. Yeah, they were as iconic as Elvis… Read More »
Airlines for America Applauds New Framework for Changes to Aviation Industry
Airlines for America (A4A) officials applauded the recent recommendations for the safe, sustainable and secure restart and recovery of global air travel… Read More »
American Airlines to End Presence at Oakland International Airport
American Airlines is dropping its service at Oakland International Airport in northern California, citing a lack of profits and the… Read More »
Flight Attendant Unknowingly Engages in Heartfelt Racism Conversation with Airline CEO
Racism is an uncomfortable topic to talk about, especially following the murder of George Floyd, but the CEO of American… Read More »
Emirates Announces Firing Employees Amid the Pandemic
Emirates Airline, the last holdout among the Gulf region’s three major East-West carriers in retaining its workforce announced on May 31,… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Announces New Mileage Plan Promotions
Alaska Airlines announced three new promotions Monday that will benefit customers and Mileage Plan members. Officials from the carrier not only… Read More »
Cheap Airfare Pricing Could Make a Major Comeback After COVID-19
Air carriers are faced with some major strategic dilemmas when it comes to surviving and rebuilding business in the wake… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Working to Avoid Around 2,300 Pilot Furloughs
Delta Air Lines announced Sunday that the company is working with its pilots’ union to avoid furloughing roughly 2,300 pilots…. Read More »
21 Aircraft That Changed How We Travel
Revolutionary Aircraft Heavier-than-air human flight is just over a hundred years old, and the technological advances undertaken by the aviation… Read More »
Etihad Launches Wellness Program for COVID
Etihad Airways has launched ‘Etihad Wellness’, an expanded and more comprehensive health and hygiene programme and customer guide. This builds… Read More »
New United CEO Scott Kirby Comes Out Firing
United Airlines’ Scott Kirby, who took over as CEO last week in the wake of Oscar Munoz’s retirement, is wasting… Read More »
Delta Extends Change-Fee Waiver Through June 30
Air travel is starting to come back, but that doesn’t mean travelers aren’t wary about taking to the skies again…. Read More »
Delta Air Lines Upgrades Health, Safety Guidelines
As travel restrictions are lifted, Delta Air Lines has implemented a series of health protocols to keep passengers safe as… Read More »
United Airlines Turns Old Uniforms Into Masks for Frontline Workers
United Airlines announced Wednesday it had delivered 7,500 face masks crafted from old uniforms over the last week to frontline workers…. Read More »
Boeing Resumes 737 MAX Production, Announces More Job Cuts
Boeing announced Wednesday it would be forced to cut more than 12,000 jobs in the United States due to the… Read More »
World’s Busiest Airport Adopts New Tech to Fight COVID-19
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), normally the world’s busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic (when there isn’t a pandemic on),… Read More »
Key Takeaways From JD Power Airline Satisfaction Study
It’ll be imperative that airlines continue to be transparent and win travelers’ trust to be successful in a post-pandemic world, according to… Read More »
Survey Highlights Coronavirus Changes Airline Passengers Want
A recent survey of business and leisure airline passengers highlighted the guidelines and health-related equipment travelers are looking for when… Read More »