As air traffic picks up, Air France is gradually reinforcing its flight schedule for summer 2020. By the end of June, the flight schedule will represent 20% of the capacity usually deployed over this period. Subject to the lifting of travel restrictions, the gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations will continue, reaching…
The jetliner has remained grounded for more than a year, the Federal Aviation Administration’s chief said Wednesday. Asked why the process has taken so long, FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson said the 737 Max’s entire flight control system – not just the software – has come under scrutiny. The overhaul has been complicated by the need…
Delta Air Lines will re-start service between Seattle and Shanghai-Pudong via Seoul-Incheon on June 25, operating twice per week. From July and beyond, it will operate once-weekly flights from Seattle and Detroit, also via Incheon. The tickets are open for booking on all channels including Delta.com, Fly Delta app, agencies and online travel agencies. Delta…
Qatar Airways will not take any new planes ordered from Boeing or Airbus in 2020 or 2021. Qatar Airways has ordered tens of billions of dollars of aircraft from the world’s two biggest plane makers. But after a plunge in demand for air travel, it says it has no room for new aircraft and will…
Aer Lingus is to cut up to 500 jobs due to the collapse in aviation traffic during the Covid-19 crisis. In a statement, the airline said it has formally notified the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding proposed collective redundancies at the airline. It said the crisis was having a “catastrophic” effect on…
Ryanair has announced it’s restarting flights early. The low-cost airline was due to resume flights on July 1 but has confirmed some routes will now restart on June 21 – the same day Spain lifts its border restrictions to welcome back tourists. A flight to Alicante in Spain is scheduled to leave East Midlands Airport…
In a Shareholders meeting on June 18, 2020, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian announced that the last Boeing 777 flight will take place before the end of Fall. Delta first indicated that the Boeing 777 would exit service by the end of 2020. Delta Air Lines currently has 18 Boeing 777 in its fleet.
A Surrey man is in RCMP custody after allegedly forcing a WestJet flight from Vancouver bound for Toronto to land in Winnipeg. RCMP say 60-year-old man lit a cigarette during the flight and refused to follow directions from the flight crew, including wearing a face mask. WestJet flight 706 was diverted to Winnipeg around 2:25…
Ukraine International Airlines flight cargo hold was being emptied in Toronto; 38 puppies dead from apparent suffocation. Ukraine Airlines flight #PS1241 landed at Pearson International Airport on June 13, carrying 500 puppies in the cargo hold that were meant to be sold in the Toronto area, according to a statement by the Canadian Food Inspection…
On Friday, June 26, Air France will perform a special Airbus A380 flight over France, with employees on-board, to mark the retirement of its 9 superjumbos, effective immediately. Take-off will be from Paris CDG at around noon, Ben Smith (AF-KLM CEO) and Anne Rigail (AF CEO) will also be on-board. More details to be announced…
As Emirates retired its first A380 from its fleet, the airline will likely remove two other A380s. “You’ll start seeing A380s coming out of our fleet for various reasons, and we’ve always said this,” said Emirates Airline President Tim Clark last year. “We are in the process of [starting A380 retirements],” he said at the…
