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Shooting at an aircraft with a laser is a dangerous pastime but that didn’t stop more than 6800 Americans targeting flights in 2020. The 6,852 reported laser strikes reported across the US last year produced the highest annual total since 2016 and came as the number of flights was reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Source: IATA Global domestic passenger traffic was back to 85 percent of pre-crisis levels with domestic Chinese numbers within striking distance of 2019 figures. Domestic lockdowns saw Australia sink further with domestic traffic in July 75.4 percent below the equivalent 2019 level, a deterioration of the 54.1 percent decline in June. The post The recovery …
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MIAMI – According to the IATA, travel demand, both international and domestic, shows a strong upward trend during the month of July 2021, if compared to the same month of 2020, but remains well under the pre-pandemic traffic levels. Continuing and extensive travel restrictions continue to impede the recovery of the international markets. Since comparison …
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MIAMI – FlyLeOne, Italy’s new startup airline is finally born after more than 18 months of hard effort. FlyLeOne received its Italian AOC this week from the Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC), Italy’s civil aviation authority, bearing number IT.0192. The first aircraft for the new airline is a Beech 1900D leased from ACIA and …
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MIAMI – On August 31, Boeing’s Board of Directors announced the election of David L. Joyce as a member of the board with immediate effect. The new member of the board replaces Admiral (ret) Edmund P. Gianbastiani, whose retirement by the end of 2021 has been also announced at the same moment, and will serve …
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MIAMI – According to Eurocontrol data snapshot, A rare primary cause of flight delay, code “86” covering immigration, customs, and health, that in normal years stands at approximately 1% of total delays, has now grown and COVID-19 is the reason why. Less traffic, fewer delays. Because of the sharp decrease in operations, delays have naturally …
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The continued turbulence Regional Express is experiencing in the first half of fiscal 2022 could dog the entire financial year, chairman Lim Kim Hai has warned. Lim struck the cautionary note as he released the airline’s 2021 annual results Tuesday, noting the airline had never been ravaged as badly as the fall in global passenger …
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Pilots have received new guidelines on landing in wet conditions after a Boeing 717 aquaplaned and ran past the end of a runway in Western Australia’s Pilbara region last year. The jet operated by Qantas subsidiary Network Aviation landed in wet weather at Newman Airport and ended up stopping 70 metres beyond the runway threshold …
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The shifting sands of COVID travel restrictions dealt the budding trans-Atlantic travel recovery a blow this week after the European Union removed the US from its safe countries list. Passengers from the US and Israel join those from Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro and North Macedonia as they face greater restrictions on travel to the EU after …
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Power naps for the powerful. Photo: British Airways. The Energypod is designed specifically for power napping and features a combination gravity-neutral position with a privacy visor. Customers can set the timer on the EnergyPod to the desired duration or use a one-touch start button to launch a pre-programmed 20-minute nap. The EnergyPod reclines to elevate …
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A scene from the Virgin campaign. Photo: Virgin Australia A video will be released on social media before being aired on the Seven Network during the broadcast of the AFL grand final on September 25. Australian carriers have yet to reveal whether they will require passengers to be vaccinated on domestic flights but both Qantas …
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UK-based Boeing operator Jet2.com has defected to Airbus with an initial order of 36 A321neos and the flexibility to extend the order to 60 aircraft. The airline, which currently operates 82 Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft, said the order underscored a fleet renewal plan would help it meet the future anticipated growth of its leisure …
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AirAsia Group is ready to fly with its operating crew and frontline staff 100 percent vaccinated. And that is just part of the story with the airline group having a host of contactless safety and hygiene measures in place to ensure the highest standards are maintained ahead of a resumption of air travel. Group CEO …
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MIAMI – In another sign of positivity for the airline industry, British Airways (BA) has announced its plan to reopen Concorde Room lounges at New York-JFK and London-Heathrow (LHR), beginning September 1. The British flag carrier also announced that enhancements are in the works for these lounges, including “Forty Winks” sleep pods, access to the …
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MIAMI – Airbus has gained a new customer with an order for 36 A321neo from the Leeds (LBA), UK-based airline Jet2.com (LS). The airline is adding the 36 A321neo (with an option for an additional 24) to its current fleet of 82 Boeing 737 and eight 757 aircraft, according to Planespotters.net. LS has an extension …
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MIAMI – A recent article in the Financial Times reviewed how investors have put up a record US$4.3bn this year making bets on electric air taxies. Many, it seems, hope to find the next Tesla and cash in big on the industry. The amount invested so far, only eight months into the year, is an …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Isle of Man-based Manx Airlines (JE) ceased operations after 20 years of service in the UK and Europe. The airline was founded in early 1982 as a joint venture between British Midland (BD) and Air UK (UK). Both airlines had struggled to make a profit with their Isle of Man …
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MIAMI – Lufthansa (LH) and Singapore Airlines (SQ) are starting a Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) from Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC) to Singapore (SIN). Starting from September 8, entry into SIN from Germany will be possible for fully vaccinated travelers without being imposed a quarantine period on arrival. Germany will be the first European country …
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Eurocontrol has published data on the network, traffic, and airports performances for week 34 covering the period between August 23 and 29. During the week being reviewed, the total number of flights shows a minus 72424, compared to the same week in 2019, and stands at a total of 175384 flights. In percentage, the figures …
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MIAMI – The world’s second-longest flight from Auckland (AKL) to New York (JFK) operated by Air New Zealand (NZ) was supposed to have taken off back in 2020 but it was another casualty of the pandemic and the program was brought to a halt. A year through, the airline is currently working towards getting this …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Japanese turboprop Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC) YS-11 made its maiden flight from Nagoya Airport (NKM) in 1962. Development of the airliner began in the mid-1950s. The Japanese government wanted to create a replacement for the venerable Douglas DC-3. A Global Competitor The aircraft was seen to be key in …
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In an effort to reassure air travelers Virgin Australia is to require all staff to have a COVID jab by March. The airline said that it believes that requiring vaccination is the best way to protect the health and safety of our workforce, and in turn the wider Australian community and everyone’s way of life. …
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As travellers around the globe consider international travel as some border restrictions ease a survey has revealed that a lack of an internationally recognised COVID vaccine certification system could derail a travel recovery. Analytics company GlobalData found that almost 60 per cent said quarantine requirements and confusion over travel restrictions would stop them from travelling. …
MIAMI – Embraer records a growth of 110.4% for Q2 2020 with revenues reaching US$1.13bn and year-on-year results showing an increase of 65%. With special items exclusions, the adjuted EBIT ( Earnings Before Interests and Taxes) and EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) stood, respectively, at US$104.7m and US$160.7m. Margins for EBIT stood …
MIAMI – Eastern Airlines (2D) is providing assistance in evacuating people from Afghanistan following a period of South American growth, according to a 2D statement. Eastern Airlines is a member of the Civil Air Reserve Fleet (CRAF), a recently activated fleet utilizing civilian aircraft to assist those of the United States Department of Defense (DOD) …
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MIAMI – The Qantas (QF) Group has published the results for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, which ended on June 30, and the outline of its strategy for future resumption of international flights. QF CEO, Alan Joyce, speech comments on both the press releases published earlier this week. QF performance during FY is negatively influenced …
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MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Ottowa-based Canadian low-cost, long-haul carrier Zoom Airlines (Z4) ceased operations in 2008. Zoom was founded by Scottish brothers John and Hugh Boyle in May 2002. The airline launched operations with an Airbus A320 leased from Monarch Airlines (ZB) and a single Boeing 767-300ER. Trans-Atlantic Operations Initially, flights covered leisure destinations …
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