Jazeera Airways adds direct flight to Qassim
Jazeera Airways has added a new direct service to the Qassim province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It will operate four return flights weekly starting August 22 to the…
Toronto’s Pearson airport sees improvements, wrestles with flight delays
Canada’s busiest airport is seeing less luggage being held-up and fewer arriving passengers being held on planes, but continues to wrestle with delayed flights, an executive said on Friday. Toronto’s…
International Passenger Demand Triples in June – IATA
The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) has released the passenger data for June showing an unsurprising rise in passenger demand. Using the industry metric of Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) to…
Could the US government force airlines to make seats wider?
The FAA is calling for feedback on airline seat sizes, which many people feel do not reflect current body shapes. The Federal Aviation Administration is calling for comments on airline…
Saudis open airspace to more flights serving Israel
Cathay Pacific and Air Seychelles have overflown Saudi Arabia for Israel flights for the first time, aviation data showed on Thursday, after Riyadh announced last month it would open its…
Alaska Airlines to make 185-million-gallon investment in SAF over five years
Alaska Airlines has stepped into an agreement with US-based renewable chemicals and advanced biofuel company Gevo, bringing the carrier closer to its goal. On August 3, 2022, the SeaTac-based airline…
BREAKING | Beijing Issues Warning to Airlines to Avoid “Danger Zones” Around Taiwan
In a new escalation of the tense situation in the South China Sea. Beijing has issued a warning to airlines operating in Southeast Asia to avoid the military exercises area…
Ryanair passenger numbers hit fresh all-time high in July
Ryanair flew its highest-ever number of passengers in a month in July, while the average proportion of empty seats per flight fell back to pre-COVID levels of 4%, the low-cost…
U.S. adds 25 Airbus planes operated by Russian airlines to export violation list
The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday will add 25 Airbus airplanes operated by Russian airlines believed to violate U.S. export controls as part of the Biden administration’s sanctions over the…