The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation into a cabin crew incapacitation incident during a Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flight over Western Australia 27 December 2021. The flight involved a Fokker 100 flying between Newman, Western Australia and Perth with 7 passengers and 5 crew. The ATSB states that while cruising at…
Virgin Australia has announced that it is cutting capacity by 25% for January and February amid Australia’s rapidly expanding Omicron Outbreak. Most routes will see reduced capacity with 10 routes suspended altogether. Australia passed 1 million total cases in the pandemic on Monday – with about half of those being recorded in the last week.…
A plane passenger was left mortified after reading text messages sent by the woman in front of her on the flight. The traveller noticed the female had been writing to someone to tell them she’s flying early as she’s got coronavirus. Posting on Reddit, the user shared a snap of the passenger’s texts on the…
United Airlines is offering triple pay to its pilots if they pick up trips in January. Flight attendants have also been offered extra money to pick up trips. United pilots picking an open trip between December 30 and January 3 have been offered three and a half times their regular pay in a move to…
Qatar Airways is claiming more than $600m in compensation from planemaker Airbus for surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according to a court document shedding new light on a growing business feud worth $4m a day. The Gulf carrier is also asking British judges to order France-based Airbus not to attempt to deliver any more of…
Some members of a rowdy group shown dancing, drinking and vaping maskless aboard a flight to Cancun find themselves stranded in Mexico after their return flight to Canada was scrubbed and other airlines have declined to fly them home. The group flew to Cancun from Montreal on December 30 aboard a Sunwing Airlines charter flight…
U.S. low-cost carrier Allegiant Air has announced a commitment for up to 100 Boeing 737 MAX family jets. The commitment is split between 50 firm orders with options for additional 50 MAX jets. Allegiant Air will buy 30 737 MAX 7 and 20 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft. The order is valued at more than $5.5…
United Airlines is on a mission for 2022 to establish itself as the dominant US long-haul carrier. Global borders are reopening and US carriers are focused on expansion. The new year will see US airlines fly to distant destinations once again including new and returning destinations in Singapore, Australia, India, and more. United, however, wants…
Russian and Czech Junior Ice Hockey team players were forced to disembark an Air Canada flight on New Year’s Eve. The Russian and Czech teams were heading their homes via Frankfurt onboard Air Canada’s flight AC848 from Calgary to Frankfurt. However, they were deplaned after multiple passengers complained about the Russian team not wearing masks,…
Pre-departure travel Covid-19 scrapped in England. Boris Johnson has confirmed that pre-departure travel Covid-19 tests to enter England from overseas will be scrapped from 04:00 on Friday. The prime minister also added the requirement to self-isolate on arrival in England until receiving a negative PCR test result will also be lifted. Instead people can take…
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…