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Real-world experience using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has taken another step forward with the first inflight study involving a single-aisle aircraft. The flight was conducted last week by Airbus using an A319neo over its hometown of Toulouse. READ: First Emirates A380 to be recycled. Conducted in conjunction with Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry …
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Alaska Airlines has expanded its codeshare arrangements with long-time partner and fellow oneworld member British Airways to 16 additional markets. The new destinations connect network beyond Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles to BA’s nonstop service from London Heathrow. The US carrier joined the oneworld alliance on March 31 this year and has added 188 …
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MIAMI – FedEx Express (FX) has agreed to develop its new regional hub for the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa (MEISA) region at Dubai South’s Logistics District. The hub, which will be located near Dubai World Central Airport (DWC), will use cutting-edge technology to serve the company’s regional and worldwide networks while also improving …
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MIAMI – COVID-19 took a toll on major state-owned Chinese carriers Air China (CA), China Eastern Airlines (MU), and China Southern Airlines (CZ). The period after September 30 marked the end of the summer travel season, which is normally at its highest. However, for “reasons that will remain unknown,” according to airinsight.com, none of the …
MIAMI – As part of its restructuring plan, Thai Airways (TG) will sell its 42 aircraft and cut its workforce by one-third from 21,300 to 14,500 by end of 2022. Piyasvasti Amranand, head of TG’s restructuring plan, said that the planes that are being sold are old and not fuel-efficient. According to aerotime.aero, 16 jets …
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MIAMI – This month, three airlines are resuming service at Miami International Airport (MIA) for the first time since the epidemic began; two others are making their MIA debuts, according to an airport press release. Finnair (AY) started a twice-weekly Stockholm service on October 23 and will resume a three-times-weekly Helsinki service on November 30. …
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Michael O’Leary, chief of Ryanair has lashed out at Boeing calling the US planemaker “delusionary” for imposing what he terms a double-digit percentage price hike for 737 MAX 10 jets in talks earlier this year. According to Reuters chief executive, Mr. O’Leary said Boeing needed to “get its shit together” referencing what he said were …
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Emirates is to recycle its first A380 and has signed a contract with UAE-based Falcon Aircraft Recycling on a pioneering initiative, where the giant jet will be upcycled and recycled, dramatically reducing the environmental impact of the deconstruction process and significantly reducing landfill waste. The extensive materials recovery and repurposing activities will be entirely conducted …
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Jersey European Airways (JY) commenced operations in 1979. The airline was established by Jersey resident and majority investor John Habin who saw a market for a new airline on Channel Island. Jersey-based Intra Airways was merged with Bournemouth-based Express Air Freight to create the new carrier. The fleet consisted initially …
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Regional Express (Rex) has reached its goal of having all frontline staff vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 1. The several hundred vaccinated staff include pilots, flight attendants, customer service officers at airports as well as other workers across the Rex domestic and regional networks who may need to interact with passengers face-to-face. The airline said …
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Virgin Australia has revealed the new look of its refurbished Melbourne lounge as it reopened on Monday to complete the airline’s national lounge network. Closed in March 2020, the reopened lounge is the biggest in the Virgin network and takes on a more relaxed and contemporary look for the 500 guests who can be seated …
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Airlines today welcomed news of a two-way travel bubble between Singapore and Australia as the first flights under Australia’s new quarantine regime landed at major airports. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed overnight that Australia would accept fully-vaccinated visitors from Singapore without quarantine later this month. Australia intends to allow quarantine-free entry for fully-vaccinated Singaporean …
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The US Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly preparing warnings to pilots and airlines about the potential impact of 5G wireless services on aircraft safety systems. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that the FAA has been drafting a special bulletin about potential interference from the US rollout of 5G. The newspaper cited former …
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Virgin Australia is offering more than 23,000 discounted fares for travel within Western Australia as airlines continue to roll out deals to entice travelers back into the skies. The sale is one of several incentives launched in Australia in the past week as airlines move to relaunch flights, bring back staff and get the industry …
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MIAMI – Today, Air France (AF) operated its first commercial A220-300 flight to Berlin (BER) and back, flying to Venice (VCE) this evening. The flight marks a very important step that concludes the integration of the new aircraft type to AF’s fleet. Integration of the Type to the Fleet The airline placed an order of …
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MIAMI – Since Friday, American Airlines (AA) has canceled almost 1,500 flights due to weather concerns and manpower shortages that began last week. According to flight-tracking website FlightAware, AA canceled another 634 flights today. According to CNBC, AA’s COO David Seymour blamed the delays on poor weather conditions surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the …
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MIAMI – London Heathrow Airport’s (LHR) key stakeholder Ferrovial has indicated that it may stop investing in the airport, according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph. Due to the impact of airport restrictions at LHR, Ferrovial has lost US$100m, according to Spanish news outlet ABC. The closing of Ferrovial’s cash tap would deal a …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, British Airways (BA) recruited Lynn Barton as the first female Pilot due to her flying experience, having her go straight into long-haul. The year was 1987. Barton’s love for flying began after a flight on a light aircraft when she was just a child. Years later, she would take her …
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MIAMI – According to a new paper from the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM), the Greater Toronto Area can be an early user of Advanced Air Mobility. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) encompasses both Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Regional Air Mobility (RAM) and builds upon the recent development of electric battery and hydrogen fuel …
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MIAMI – The Portuguese Ministry of Infrastructure and ANAC today prevented Ryanair (FR) from launching three new routes to Morocco, resulting in the cancellation of flights for over 3,000 Portuguese passengers scheduled to depart from Lisbon on Sunday, October 31. Ryanair states in a company communication that the route block is a violation of the EU-Morocco …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the first commercial flights arrived at Chicago’s new international airport ‘O’Hare’ (ORD) in 1955. TWA (TW) was honored with the first departure when the earlier flight 94 departed for Paris. O’Hare was previously known as Douglas Airfield after planemaker Douglas began building its C-54 Skymaster transport aircraft at the site …
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MIAMI – Yesterday, the Air-France KLM Group published its Q3 financial results. They were unexpectedly good, as the group made a recovery profit. The US announcement of its reopening to vaccinated European travelers makes the group expect Q4 results to be very good as well. “Continuing recovery in capacity generates strong revenue growth and positive …
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MIAMI – The international airline alliance SkyTeam has accepted ITA Airways (AZ) Italy’s newest national carrier, as a member, succeeding Alitalia. SkyTeam’s 700 million clients will continue to profit from seamless connectivity to important destinations across Italy with the addition of ITA Airways. “The Italian market has been a backbone of SkyTeam’s European network for …
MIAMI – Yesterday, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that it is taking action and implementing fines for those travelers who do not wear masks at airports and on other modes of transport. According to a report by Reuters news service, the TSA is proposing about US$90,000 in fines relating to 190 mask violations …
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MIAMI – The agreement struck by Delta Air Lines (DL), LATAM (LA), and the Chilean National Economic Prosecutor’s Office has been authorized by Chile’s Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition. The accord, as well as the court ruling that approved it, will allow DL and LA to implement their commercial agreement, subject to the mitigation measures supplied by the parties. Meanwhile, the Department of Transportation’s regulatory approval process continues. Once all regulatory permissions are in place, DL and LA’s alliance will connect the Americas to the rest of the world like never before, giving customers more travel options. The Agreement Back in May of 2020, DL, LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates signed a trans-American Joint Venture …
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United Airlines is adding five new flights to London’s Heathrow Airport, including two more flights from New York/Newark, additional trips from both Denver and San Francisco, as well as an all-new direct flight from Boston. The new service begins in March 2022 and with these additions, United will be the only US carrier to offer …
As part of the British government’s 2022 budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a major shakeup to the tax paid by travellers who are older than 16 and travelling by air. Passengers travelling on domestic economy class flights will enjoy a 50% tax cut, paying US$9 (6.5 GBP) instead of US$18 (13 GBP) per flight. This …
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