Japan, US ground PW-powered B777s after United incident
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will issue an emergency airworthiness directive grounding all B777 widebodies powered by certain Pratt… Read More »
Etihad, Gulf Air ink partnership agreement
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) and Gulf Air (GF, Bahrain Int’l) have signed a wide-ranging strategic commercial cooperation agreement… Read More »
Transat AT extends $198mn loan facility termination date
Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) parent Transat AT has announced that it has extended the termination date of its CAD250… Read More »
EU approves slot relief potentially through 4Q22
The Council of the European Union has approved an extension of a bloc-wide slot waiver through at least the end… Read More »
Ireland’s Aer Lingus will not be allowed to fail, gov’t says
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s former prime minister and current deputy prime minister, has told the parliament (Dáil) that the government is… Read More »
CPaT sees airline industry recovery through increased pilot training demand
CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, has stated that it is… Read More »
UK travel industry eager for return to normal
The UK is planning a loosening of lockdown restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, and hotels could reopen by Easter…. Read More »
2 tourists arrested in Hawaii for virus bribe
Hawaii is getting tough with tourists trying to cut pandemic corners to avoid testing and quarantines. Two Louisiana travelers were… Read More »