Qatar Airways has confirmed that the airline will only retain five of its Airbus A380-800s in the future as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking during a CAPA live event, Qatar Airways CEO, Akbar Al Baker said: “Even when we operate [our A380s], we will only operate half of the numbers we have. So…
Jet2 has decided to suspend all flights and holidays until March 25 due to the continued uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Last Week, Virgin Holidays also terminated all flights to control the spread of the new Covid-19 strain. Tui also suspended all trips as a result of the UK’s latest coronavirus…
Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide today announced an agreement to purchase four 747-8 Freighters. “The 747-8F is the best and most versatile widebody freighter in the market, and we are excited to bolster our fleet with the acquisition of these four aircraft,” said John W. Dietrich, Atlas Air Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer. “This…
Heathrow has fallen out of the top 30 busiest airports globally for the first time in its history. Last year just 91,400 passenger flights touched down at the west London hub, down 61 per cent on 2019, according to data from aviation analysts Cirium. That sent it tumbling down the global league table of airports,…
Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle (from 1st February), Dallas and San Francisco (from 2nd March). The addition of these three destinations will take Emirates’ North American network to 10 destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Toronto and Washington DC. Flights to/from…
With four women pilots, Air India’s longest direct route flight landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco, flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometres. The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) and arrived at 3.45 AM on Monday. The…
A new study shows how Covid-19 spread on an 18-hour flight from Dubai to Auckland, eventually infecting four people on-board. On September 28, Emirates Airlines flight 448 departed Dubai for Auckland with 86 passengers on board and a full complement of aircrew. The researchers say, at least four people were infected on the 18-hour flight…
Australia’s National Cabinet – consisting of the Prime Minister and all State and Territory leaders – today announced some changes to coronavirus restrictions and flights. From next week all passengers on all international flights to and from Australia, and all domestic flights will be required to wear masks while in their departure airport, during their…
Amsterdam Airport Schipol’s Polderbaan Runway (18R-36L) and its surrounding taxiways will undergo major maintenance from 25 January to 26 April. An area of 600,000 square metres is being renovated, and during this 150,000 tons of asphalt will be supplied and processed for the maintenance. Besides, 70 kilometres of cable will be installed, and 2,100 runway…
DOJ fines Boeing over $2.5 billion, charges it with fraud conspiracy over 737 Max crashes. The Department of Justice on Thursday said Boeing agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion to resolve criminal charges stemming from crashes of its best-selling 737 Max airplanes. “The tragic crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight…
A Spirit Airlines passenger has been charged with felony assault and harassment for punching a woman, allegedly because the woman’s children didn’t stop kicking the back of her seat. Daydrena Jaslin Walker-Wiliams was arrested at Portland International Airport. She pulled her luggage from an overhead bin and then punched Nataly Hernandez 2 to 3 times…
