Buttigieg, FAA chief request delay in 5G rollout over airlines’ concerns. Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks, bowing to pressure from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airline companies and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The two nationwide carriers were expected to kick off the upgrade…
Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Airways said on Saturday two of its aircrew whom have tested positive for the Omicron variant were sacked for breaching medical surveillance regulations. Cathay said five of its aircrew had tested positive following their return to Hong Kong from duty, and investigation into the cases had indicated a serious…
Air travel continues to be severely disrupted in the United States, with bad weather in parts of the country adding to the impact of a surge in COVID-19 infections fuelled by the Omicron variant. The US had 2,604 cancelled flights on Saturday, more than half of the 4,529 cancelled worldwide, shortly after 4:30pm (21:30 GMT),…
Emirates is giving the world’s largest passenger jet a new lease on life. Airlines have been torn on what to do with the Airbus A380 as the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift towards sustainability in the sky has forever changed how people travel. Some airlines have opted to retire the A380 while others have opted…
A woman late for her flight tried dashing onto the tarmac at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix to catch up to it, Arizona police said. Airport workers corralled the 53-year-old woman from St. Louis until officers arrived on Sunday, Dec. 26, police said in a statement. Airport operations were not affected. After arriving too late…
US President Biden was stuck in Air Force One after stair lifts struggled to get through the thick snow on the tarmac. Air Force One has arrived back at Andrews Air Force base, but the stair lifts struggled to get through the thick snow on the tarmac so the president, staff, and media were stuck…
A flight attendant attendant has been sacked after sharing job secrets to social media followers. Former United Airlines employee Arina Bloom shared trade secrets with her TikTok followers. In total, she posted around 20 videos, and in many of which she was still wearing her work clothes. In her most recent video, Arina claimed that…
A woman who tested positive for Covid-19 mid-flight decided to stay locked in the plane’s bathroom for hours to prevent other passengers getting sick. Marisa Fotieo was travelling from Chicago to Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, when her throat began to hurt. She took a rapid test to the bathroom where she produced a positive…
Do you need to track your cargo? Do you need to figure out when your next anticipated package will arrive? While there are many ways people or businesses might prefer to get shipments, the fastest way to send packages long distance is a cargo plane. However, unlike same-day deliveries like with Amazon, tracking packages that…
A Delta Air Lines flight to Shanghai was forced to turn around midair last week after the Shanghai airport implemented new lengthy cleaning requirements related to COVID-19. Delta said in an email statement on Monday that the new cleaning procedures at Shanghai Pudong International Airport “require significantly extended ground time and are not operationally viable…
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume flying Boeing 737 MAX planes on its fleet in February 2022, saying it was satisfied with their safety, its chief executive said on Monday. In 2019, Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX bound for Kenya, crashed six minutes after takeoff from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, killing all 157…
Morocco, Germany and France have all banned Brits from entering their borders and as a result Ryanair have cancelled a third of their scheduled flights in January. Ryanair have been forced to cancel a third of their scheduled January flights due ongoing uncertainty caused by travel restrictions. The budget airline announced the cancellations in the…