Category: News
NEWS Apr 02, 2021 United Airlines Completes First Flights Out of JFK  'JFK Airport has re-entered the chat.' On March 28th, after an almost two-month delay from the original start date of February 1st, United Airlines completed their first flights out of New York-JFK to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Read More →
NEWS Mar 31, 2021 FAA Cracks Down on Unruly Passengers Refusing to Wear Masks The FAA is cracking down on passengers who refuse to comply with mask and social distancing measures onboard. Not long after taking office, President Joe Biden announced a federal mask mandate on public transportation, including airplanes which have been supported by infectious disease experts at the CDC. The TSA has the authority to fine passengers who are not wearing masks up to over $1,000. However, many Americans continue to refuse to follow these guidelines, resulting in a spike of unruly passenger incidents both on the ground and in the air being reported to the FAA. On March 16, the Washington Post reported that 20 of 450 reports would be formally investigated by the FAA, which also reaffirmed the agency's "zero tolerance" policy towards passengers who refuse to wear masks. Read More →
NEWS Mar 15, 2021 Cathay Pacific Reports Their Largest Loss Ever The annual report was released 3 days ago with a report of 21.6 billion Hong Kong Dollars(2.78 billion USD) lost in the year od 2020. The main cost is due to the low demand for air travel during covid and losses on fuel hedging. Read More →
NEWS Mar 17, 2021 ANA Expands Flights to Nowhere ANA is set to expand its flight to nowhere program with its A380s to other airports outside Tokyo. Read More →
NEWS Mar 20, 2021 Indigo Partners Sells 9% Of Wizz Air For $550 Million On Tuesday, Wizz Air’s biggest investor, American equity firm Indigo Partners announced that it had sold most of its holding in the low-cost carrier. Read More →
NEWS Mar 14, 2021 United Introduces Discount for Flights to Sunbelt United Airlines announced this week a promotional offer dubbed "$70 to Over 70", flights with fares under $70 (one-way) to Sun Belt destinations with spring temperature averages of above 70°F. Read More →
NEWS Mar 13, 2021 AA MAX Declares Engine Emergency American Airlines flight AA2555 declares emergency due to an engine issue, safely lands. Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2021 Air France 777 Vandalised by Activists Air Fran Boeing 777 gets vandalised by Greenpeace activists at CDG airport. Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2021 Batik Air A320 Lands With Nose Gear Turned 90 Degrees After 16 years a similar incident unfolds with Batik Air where an a320 lands with sideways gear Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2021 United Airlines Buys 25 Additional 737 Max Aircraft United Airlines announced on Monday that it had placed an order for an additional 25 new 737 Max airplanes as it positions its fleet for a travel rebound. Read More →