Virgin Atlantic delays IPO plan until early 2022
Virgin Atlantic, the British airline founded by billionaire Richard Branson, has delayed its plan to list until early 2022 to… Read More »
FAA allows Virgin Galactic to resume launches after mishap probe
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday said it closed its mishap investigation into the July 11 Virgin Galactic… Read More »
U.S. export tightening slows advance of Chinese C919 jet
China’s C919 jetliner – a no-show at the country’s biggest air show this week – has found it harder to… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X reports record quarterly loss of $5.9bln
Malaysia’s AirAsia X Bhd (AIRX.KL) on Monday posted a record quarterly loss of $5.9 billion, eight times more than a… Read More »
United Airlines fined $1.9 million for U.S. tarmac delays
United Airlines was fined $1.9 million Friday by the U.S. Transportation Department for violating federal rules on long tarmac delays… Read More »
Delta sees place for Boeing’s 737 MAX jet in its fleet
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) sees a place for Boeing’s 737 Max airplane at the carrier as it looks to reshape… Read More »
Empty tequila bottles were found on under-construction Air Force One Boeing 747 jets
Boeing is investigating the discovery of empty liquor bottles found inside a plane set to become the new Air Force… Read More »
Boeing forecasts European passengers will grow 3% per year over next 20 years
Boeing’s vice president of commercial marketing forecast on Monday that European passenger traffic would grow by 3.1% per year over… Read More »
Leasing firms buy more planes than ailing airlines for first time
Aircraft leasing companies are for the first time buying more of the world’s passenger planes than airlines after the pandemic… Read More »
US to drop travel ban for vaccinated international travelers starting in early November
The United States announced a new international air travel system Monday, opening travel for all vaccinated foreign nationals in early… Read More »
People are booking Christmas vacations earlier than ever before
What a difference a year can make. Last September, the travel industry agonized over a dearth of Christmas bookings. This… Read More »
People used to book one vacation at a time, now they’ve started ‘trip stacking’
Travel planning usually involves booking a trip to one place at a time. Now a growing number of people are… Read More »