Alaska pilot welcomes 108-year-old grandmother on board
Alaska Airlines pilot Alex Reburn pulled out all the stops when he flew his 108-year-old grandmother from Sacramento, Calif., to… Read More »
TSA finalizes air cargo screening exemption
The Transportation Security Administration has finalized a policy that will allow businesses with approved security systems to opt out of… Read More »
EasyJet announces New Route from Inverness to Belfast International
easyJet will launch a new route from Inverness Airport to Belfast International Airport this summer. Flights are set to jet… Read More »
Travel recovery drives 737 Max demand
The rebound in US air travel has increased demand for the Boeing 737 Max, enabling the company to sell close… Read More »
JetBlue resumes service from San Jose, Calif.
JetBlue Airways is resuming service from San Jose, Calif., to New York City and Boston. JetBlue is offering a daily… Read More »
National acquires Global SuperTanker’s B747 firefighter
National Airlines (N8, Orlando Sanford) has acquired the world’s only B747 aerial firefighter and is currently in the process of… Read More »
Wizz Air enters UK domestic market
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) has announced it will enter the British domestic market on July 9, launching flights… Read More »
Air Zimbabwe gears up for fleet, network growth
Things are looking up for Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int’l) with the company set to exit business rescue on June… Read More »
Kyrgyzstan’s Sky KG Airlines adds first B747
Sky KG Airlines (KGK, Bishkek) has acquired a 27-year-old ex-Wamos Air (EB, Madrid Barajas) B747-400, its first of the type,… Read More »
Belavia sanctions are “toothless bite” says aviation chief
The civil aviation sector should not be politicised, Artyom Sikorsky, director of aviation at Belarus’ Ministry of Transport and Communications,… Read More »
Underwear maker vs. construction firm for Korea’s Eastar Jet
The only company left to take part in preliminary bidding for Eastar Jet (ESR, Seoul Gimpo) is a consortium led… Read More »
United Airlines mulls new narrowbody order
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) is reportedly in discussions with Airbus and Boeing about a large order for narrowbody aircraft… Read More »
Australian Airline Airnorth chooses Comply365
Aviation software leader Comply365 is pleased to announce Airnorth, Australia’s second longest operating airline, will begin leveraging the power… Read More »
AirAsia to add first dedicated freighter in 3Q21
AirAsia Group has announced it would significantly expand its presence on the cargo market with the planned addition of its… Read More »
United Says Travel Surge Will Negate Layoffs
In a note to more than 40,000 employees on Friday, United Airlines said the sustained surge in travel demand will… Read More »
This Time, an Airline Employee Is the Unruly Passenger
It’s another incident of an unruly passenger aboard a flight, only this time with a twist – the unruly passenger… Read More »
Milestone Reached as More Than 2 Million Passengers Fly
For the first time since March of 2020, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened two million passengers in a single… Read More »
Singapore Airlines shifts five 787-10 orders to lessors
Singapore Airlines Group continues to adjust its B787 order book and has agreed to transfer to (an) undisclosed lessor(s) five… Read More »
Bizarre Fight Leads to Southwest Airlines Emergency Landing
A new twist to the whole idea of the naughty passenger. A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency… Read More »
American Airlines Flight Attendant Scolds Passengers
Call it the Revenge of the Flight Attendant. An American Airlines crew member was captured on a viral video actually saying what… Read More »
Belgium’s Air Antwerp calls it quits, to be liquidated
Air Antwerp (WP, Antwerp) has thrown in the towel and will be liquidated as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More »
Ireland’s Stobart Air ceases ops, enters liquidation
Stobart Air (RE, Dublin Int’l) has ceased trading as of Friday, June 11, 2021, after its sale to Ettyl Ltd…. Read More »
Stobart Air ceases trading
UK officials have set in place contingency plans after Stobart Air, which operates a string of short-haul and services on… Read More »