Singapore Airlines is Dropping its Face Mask Mandate From August 29
In order to coincide with a significant easing of pandemic restrictions in Singapore on the same date, Singapore Airlines has confirmed that it will end its need for passengers to…
Ryanair flight briefly enters Belarusian airspace to avoid a thunderstorm
Ryanair flight FR2872 from Milan Bergamo (BGY) to Vilnius (VNO) briefly entered Belarusian airspace on August 25, 2022. According to Flightradar24 data, the Boeing 737-800, owned by Ryanair’s subsidiary Malta…
Wizz Air celebrates the arrival of its 160th Airbus aircraft
Wizz Air, Europe’s fastest growing and most sustainable airline, celebrates the arrival of its 160th Airbus aircraft, which will be supporting the operation at Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest,…
Boeing 737 Sleeping Flight Crew of Ethiopian Airlines Has Been Suspended
The two Ethiopian Airlines pilots who were asleep at the controls of a Boeing 737-800 when they were supposed to be landing have been suspended by the airline. The incident,…
Australia’s Qantas apologises to customers for operational problems
Qantas Airways Ltd will offer A$50 ($34) vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to apologise for a rise in delays, cancellations, lost baggage and staffing issues…
Airline unions urge carriers not to resume buybacks when bailout ban ends this fall
The largest U.S. airlines are making money again. Labor unions don’t want them to spend it on stock buybacks. A condition of the $54 billion in federal aid that airlines…
U.S. wants airlines to boost help for stranded, delayed passengers
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has urged the 10 largest U.S. airlines to do more to assist stranded and delayed passengers and warned the government may adopt new regulations. In letters…
Air Canada says lost baggage rates and flight cancellations are getting better
Good news for Air Canada passengers. The airline has said efforts to reduce disruption are paying off, with flight delays, cancellations and baggage handling all showing improvement. Like other airlines,…
Emirates and AEGEAN Launch Codeshare Partnership
Emirates and AEGEAN have today launched a new codeshare partnership with AEGEAN, providing added connectivity for Emirates’ guests to eight destinations in Greece including Kerkyra, Chania, Irakleion, Mikonos, Thira, Rhodes…