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February 4th, 2022 6:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

US Airlines Urge White House to Remove Pre-Departure Testing for Vaccinated Passengers

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organisation for the leading US airlines, led by a coalition of travel-industry groups, has urged the Biden administration to eliminate the pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirements for vaccinated passengers travelling to the US. In a letter addressed to a White House response coordinator to the pandemic, Jeffrey Zients, , the group mentioned that the recovery of the US aviation sector would depend on the... Read More

February 2nd, 2022 4:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

Ethiopian Airlines Flies Boeing 737 Max for the First Time Since the Fatal Crash

Ethiopian Airlines has resumed the flights with Boeing 737 Max, three years after grounding the plane due to a fatal air crash that killed 157 people. The first flight scheduled to take off to the neighbouring region Kenya flew within Ethiopia due to poor weather. The passengers on the day included diplomats and government officials. Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam said that the carrier had taken enough time... Read More

January 25th, 2022 8:19 PM 0 COMMENTS

UK New Rules Compelling Airlines to Run Useless Flights to Retain Slots

The new rules made by the United Kingdom are going to force airlines to run half-empty and uselessly polluting flights to ensure that they are able to retain their take-off and landing slots. From the current threshold of 50%, the Department of Transport has increased the threshold to 70% of using the slots at busy airports from March 27, 2022. If the airlines are not using their slots 70% of... Read More

January 18th, 2022 3:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

US Airlines Warn Operational Disruptions With C-Band 5G Deployment

In less than 36 hours, when AT&T and Verizon are expected to launch C-Band 5G service, the CEOs of major US passenger and cargo airlines warned of possible ‘catastrophic’ aviation problems. The US airlines have warned that the new C-Band 5G service, slated to launch on Wednesday, might render many widebody aircraft inoperable. The situation could strand tens of thousands of Americans overseas and cause chaos for the US flights.... Read More

January 13th, 2022 5:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

AirlineRatings Rates Pakistan International Airlines as the Worst Airline in the World

According to a survey conducted by AirlineRatings, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the country's national carrier, and a few other airlines have been named the worst airlines in the world in terms of safety. The ranking system assigns stars to airlines based on four criteria. AirlineRatings ranking gave the lowest one-star rating to PIA. In addition to Pakistan International Airlines, six other airlines have received a one-star safety rating -- Air... Read More

January 12th, 2022 1:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

US Airlines Blame China for Cancelling Flights Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

According to US airlines, China has barred more than a dozen flights from entering the country, reinforcing already harsh COVID-19 travel restrictions. Industry officials claim that China started the flight cancellations after some passengers tested positive for COVID-19 on planes that arrived in China in late December. According to American Airlines, around six American Airlines flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to Shanghai have been cancelled for late January and early February.... Read More

January 7th, 2022 10:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airline Ratings Portal Publishes the List of Safest Airlines in the World

The value and demand for safe airlines have grown more than ever before. There has been a massive drop in aviation travel around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This decline is likely to persist in 2022, with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus continuing to inflict havoc globally. As a result, COVID-19 protocols have become an essential indicator of an airline’s safety. Other safety indicators of airlines... Read More

January 5th, 2022 10:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Inflight Alcohol Practices Across Global Airlines

Alcohol during a flight trip has been a well-known practice worldwide for ages. Interestingly, there are also airlines that do not serve alcohol on board. Several airlines in the United States temporarily dismissed the practice on domestic flights due to the increasing number of bad passenger behaviours. Airlines from Islamic countries ban inflight alcohol as Islamic culture does not support alcohol consumption. Some of those carriers include Afriqiyah Airways, Kuwait... Read More

December 31st, 2021 11:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Swiss International Airlines Resumes Geneva-New York Flights

Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) has resumed service between Geneva and New York, which was previously suspended. The flights, which an Airbus A330-300 will operate, will begin on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with intentions to expand to daily service by the summer of 2022. In 2020, SWISS paused its Geneva-New York flights. The airline has announced in September 2021 that flights would return before Christmas. In addition to the existing... Read More

December 24th, 2021 11:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airlines in the U.S. Cancel Hundreds of Flights on Christmas Eve

The United States (U.S.) has seen a strong wave of Omicron related cases emerge in the last week. Due to this, a lot of cabin crew and airline staff including ground personnel, airport management, and more have been affected. United Airlines and Delta, two of the prominent airlines in the U.S. have cancelled hundreds of flights on Christmas Eve due to the shortage of employees. According to a Bloomberg report,... Read More

December 5th, 2021 8:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

American Airlines and IndiGo Codeshare Agreement May Implement in March 2022

In the recent development of events, an official from the world’s largest airline in terms of the fleet- American Airlines has said that the airline is in the process of getting requisite approvals from the US government for its codeshare agreement with the IndiGo airlines. He added that the partnership between the two global giants may be initiated from March of next year. Earlier in September, it was announced, that... Read More

September 12th, 2020 10:52 AM 0 COMMENTS

How Are Airlines And Hotels Treating Your Status As a Member?

Every major airline and hotel business has some loyalty program going on wherein the customers under the program are given exclusive perks and benefits. It takes a lot to be in these programs, though. You have to continually travel and spend money, plan trips to maintain your status in the high tiers of these loyalty programs. What happens now, though, when the travel and tourism industry is at a standstill.... Read More

August 22nd, 2020 9:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vistara, Singapore Airlines and Silkair Join Hands Through A Codeshare Agreement

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and SilkAir have inked a codeshare agreement with India’s full-service carrier Vistara to extent services on international routes. Under the agreement, SIA and SilkAir will add nine new codeshare destinations -- Chandigarh, Dibrugarh, Jammu, Leh, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Siliguri and Srinagar -- with India on Vistara-operated flights. SIA will add its ‘SQ’ designator code to Vistara’s new international flights. Similarly, Vistara will add its ’UK’ designator code... Read More

July 17th, 2020 9:14 AM 0 COMMENTS

Additional Security Protocol for Airlines to Come This Week in Light of P&W Engine Issues

Indian aviation regulator, The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) met with officials of Pratt & Whitney, IndiGo, GoAir and Airbus to review the frequent in-flight shutdown of engines which both the airlines are facing since the induction of the A320Neo planes in early 2016. The aviation watchdog has said that it will come out with additional security protocol within a week for these airlines who are facing Pratt &... Read More

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