Everything You Need To Know About the Return of US Cruising
Cruising Is Back It’s been nearly 16 months since the COVID-19 crisis was officially declared a global pandemic, prompting the… Read More »
Pakistan’s PIA to replace B777s with A320s
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) is planning to dry-lease four A320-200s by the end of 2021,… Read More »
Ravn Alaska unveils trans-Pacific hub plans
Ravn Alaska (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens) plans to launch a separate brand called Northern Pacific Airways and to acquire 10… Read More »
Latvia’s SmartLynx to add four more A321 freighters
SmartLynx Airlines (6Y, Riga) will expand its cargo division by converting four of its in-house A321-200s into dedicated freighters, Cargo… Read More »
South Africa’s Lift suspends flights amid Covid surge
Lift Airlines (GE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has temporarily cancelled all its flights from July 5 to 31, 2021, citing a… Read More »
Ex-Estonian Air flight crew drop Nordica lawsuit
A five-year legal dispute between Estonian flag carrier Nordica (ND, Tallinn Lennart Meri) and a group of former employees at… Read More »
Another company hunts Air India assets to seize
Three shareholders in Bangalore-based tech firm Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd are looking for ways to seize Air India (AI, Mumbai… Read More »
Chengdu Tianfu, China opens to commercial traffic
China’s latest mega airport, the long-awaited Chengdu Tianfu in Sichuan Province, has officially opened for domestic commercial operations and is… Read More »
Brussels Airlines to add A320neo in 2023
Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National) has announced the addition of three A320-200Ns in 2023 to replace some of its A319-100s… Read More »
Musk touts Starlink progress as cost and demand hurdles remain
Don Joyce, a Nokia Corp manager working from home at a remote lake cottage in Canada, recently abandoned his painfully… Read More »
EU airlines, airports warn digital COVID-19 certificate roll-out risks chaos
Groups representing Europe’s largest airlines and airports have warned of chaos and hours-long queues unless countries better coordinate the roll-out… Read More »
Minister said Norwegian Air showed poor judgement in making bonus payments
Budget carrier Norwegian Air showed poor judgement when it paid bonuses to top management just weeks after emerging from government-backed… Read More »
Aeroflot CFO sees no need for new borrowing for now
Russian airline Aeroflot does not see the need for new borrowing in the near future after creating a safety cushion… Read More »
Branson’s Virgin Galactic cleared for takeoff as space tourism race heats up
Billionaire Richard Branson’s spaceship company Virgin Galactic said on Friday it received approval from the U.S. aviation safety regulator to… Read More »
U.S. government prepares to issue landmark report on UFOs
The US government, once openly dismissive of UFO sightings that for decades sparked the popular imagination, is poised to issue… Read More »
U.S. opens $500 million fund for relatives of Boeing 737 MAX victims
A $500 million victim compensation fund for the relatives of 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes… Read More »
Here’s why Boeing’s stock will soar
The aircraft maker’s two big problems are temporary and it will soon see a boost to sales and cash flow… Read More »
Bezos’ 2021 Space Odyssey a risk too far for insurers
Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are… Read More »
EU envoy urges U.S. to ease travel restrictions
The European Union’s top diplomat in Washington said the United States should safely ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on Europeans, calling… Read More »
Airlines urged to tighten Airbus A320 checks after COVID storage
Regulators have called for more rigorous checks when pulling some Airbus jets out of pandemic storage, following flawed cockpit readings… Read More »
Germany backs 1.4 bln euro purchase of Boeing maritime patrol aircraft – source
The German parliament’s budget committee on Wednesday approved the 1.4 billion euro purchase of five Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft,… Read More »
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly to hand reins to insider Robert Jordan
Southwest Airlines Co said on Wednesday long-time Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly will step down next year and be succeeded… Read More »