American Airlines pilot Dennis Tajer has taken several flights during the coronavirus pandemic, both in the cockpit and as a union official, and has noticed something unsettling lately: passengers removing their masks for more than eating or drinking. “We’re starting to see people take creative ways on the aircraft of temporary relief from wearing the masks,”…
United Airlines warned employees for months that mass layoffs loomed if travel didn’t rebound, and the airline put a grim face on the expected tally Wednesday. In a memo to employees, the Chicago-based airline said 36,000 employees, or 45% of its front-line workers in the USA and more than a third of its overall workforce of 95,000,…
French President Emmanuel Macron is prepared to authorize development of his country’s next-gen aircraft carrier. The carrier, known as PANG, will replace Charles de Gaulle as well as serve as a platform for France’s future air combat aircraft. In the late 1980s, France began construction on the first of what was planned to be two aircraft carriers,…
A four-year-old child was ruined forever after Spirit Airlines laid on an empty plane to repatriate the young lady and her family back to Puerto Rico last week. In late June, en route from San Juan to Philadelphia, Miss Four was involved in a medical emergency, forcing that Spirit Airlines flight to divert to Providenciales,…
The business aviation sector continued its recovery from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic during June, with a stronger performance expected during the coming month . According to data analytics and consulting company WingX’s Global Monitoring Tracker, business aviation activity is trailing the comparable 2019 period by 30%, showing the sector is more resilient than global…
The world’s second largest aviation market, the USA, could be close to another turning point as COVID-19 cases spike across the country. The reopening of US state economies and lifting of stay at home orders had driven a slight uptick in air travel demand and airlines added more near-term capacity than expected, offering low fares to encourage travel.…
The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it has agreed on terms for government loans with five U.S. carriers, including American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O). The Treasury said it had signed letters of intent with American, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines (HA.O), SkyWest Airlines (SKYW.O), and Spirit Airlines (SAVE.N) under a $25 billion emergency loan program created…
Research by travel analytics company, ForwardKeys, has found that a rebound is underway in domestic aviation in the USA, with the upcoming long weekend to mark American Independence Day (4th of July) expected to increase demand for flights. ForwardKeys analysts looked at the numbers of new flight tickets issued between the start of the year and…
The airline’s best-selling 737 MAX has been grounded since March 2019 after two fatal crashes killed 346 people. A Boeing Co 737 MAX took off on Monday at 9:55am PDT (16:55 GMT) from a Seattle-area airport on the first day of certification flight testing with United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and company test pilots, a crucial…
The United States on Wednesday stepped up pressure on the European Union in the framework of the 16-year-old dispute over aircraft subsidies, signalizing a possible change in duties on goods of the EU. The world trade organization (WTO) in October gave Washington the green light to the introduction of duties on imports from the EU…