Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly tested positive for Covid-19 after a Senate hearing with other airline chiefs earlier this week, the airline said Friday. Kelly, along with the CEOs of United Airlines and American Airlines, Delta Air Lines’ chief of operations, and the president of the country’s largest flight attendant union, testified in person for…
A pair of lions escaped their cages at Singapore Changi Airport while being taken onto a plane. The two lions escaped from their cages while they were on the apron. Eight lions were being transported under the care of Singapore Airlines. However, the airline didn’t mention where the big cats were being shipped to or…
A Florida man was reportedly banned from flying United Airlines after wearing a red thong as a face covering while boarding a flight in protest of the federal mask mandate. United Airlines officials kicked Florida passenger Adam Jenne off a flight this week before it took off from Fort Lauderdale because he was wearing a…
Heathrow has been given permission to increase charges by more than 50% from January 1. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the cap on the west London airport’s price per passenger next year will be £30.19. The current charge is £19.60. Charges are paid by airlines but are generally passed on to passengers in air…
Airbus is delivering the final A380 superjumbo to Dubai’s Emirates today according to Reuters. This delivery is marking the end of a 14-year run that gave Europe an instantly recognised symbol across the globe but failed to fulfil the commercial vision of its designers. Today’s delivery is expected to be low key, partly because of…
France will “drastically” restrict travel from the UK due to a surge in the omicron COVID-19 variant, according to a government spokesperson. France is to tighten up restrictions on travel to and from Britain to slow the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 which is causing record numbers of cases on the other side…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft. The agreement will see the A350F begin replacing the airline’s existing B747-400F fleet in the fourth quarter of 2025. “We are honoured by Singapore Airlines’ vote of confidence in the A350F as it renews its freighter fleet. The…
The Danville-Boyle County Airport suffered major damage from a tornado early Saturday morning. Three T-hangars and several airplanes were destroyed by the tornado, which struck the airport at around 4 a.m., according to a Facebook post by the airport. No one was injured. It’s unknown how long the airport will be shut down.
A Delta flight bound for Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Oklahoma City Thursday night after a male passenger assaulted a flight attendant and an air marshal, authorities said. The passenger, identified as 35-year-old Ariel Pennington of Washington, D.C., was booked into the Oklahoma City Jail on complaints of disorderly conduct…
Winds were far stronger than forecast at Manchester Airport with gusts up to 40 kt during Storm Arwen.
Kat Kamalani is a former flight attendant who has spilled the beans about many industry secrets. In a recent TikTok post, she claims cabin crew are not paid until the plane door is shut. A former flight attendant has surprised travel fans by revealing she never got paid while greeting and saying goodbye to passengers.…
