AirlinesEuropean Airlines Can't Carry Passengers And Cargo In The Cabin Under new guidelines issued last week by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), passengers and cargo can’t be carried in the cabin at the same time. The new rules clarify how cargo should be transported in the cabin of passenger planes during the COVID-19 crisis.
LinkNorwegian Resumes International Flights In a statement released today, Norwegian Air confirmed that it is looking to resume international flights from July 1st. The airline will operate its first international flight since lockdown by flying from Copenhagen to Aalborg in Denmark. Currently, the airline is operating just seven of its 160 aircraft on its domestic network.
LinkDOT Further Expands Chinese Airlines' US Flight Permissions The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has further amended its permissions for Chinese airlines to fly to the United States. Now, all mainland Chinese carriers will be able to operate an aggregate of four weekly roundtrip scheduled passenger flights. This comes after China agreed to allow United and Delta twice-weekly roundtrip flights between the US and China.
LinkWill Cleanliness Change Passengers' Travel Habitats In The US? Historically, passengers have selected airlines based on their own set of criteria. One thing that has rarely been considered, however, is how clean that airline is. With the coronavirus pandemic creating new priorities for people everywhere, could cleanliness become a new competitive factor in the post-COVID world?
LinkSAS Plans To Reactivate 10 More Aircraft In July In a statement issued Tuesday, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced it would be increasing its schedule gradually throughout July, including transatlantic flights. In order to do so, it is un-grounding an additional ten planes, bringing the total of active aircraft up to 40.
LinkUnited Airlines To Restrict Travel For Those Who Don't Wear Masks United Airlines is taking an uncompromising approach when it comes to its onboard mask policy. From June 18th, the Chicago-based carrier will place any passenger who does not comply with its mask policy on an internal travel restriction list.
LinkIberia Says Fleet Reduction Is Not Temporary Luis Gallego, president of Iberia Airlines, has announced at a business conference in Madrid today that Iberia’s fleet will be reduced over the next five years. As the airline struggles to compete with other carriers that receive more aid, he said the reduction would not be temporary.
LinkeasyJet Pushes Back Delivery Of 24 Airbus Aircraft easyJet has reached an agreement with plane manufacturer Airbus to push back the delivery of 24 A320neo initially intended to join the fleet between 2020 and 2022. The British low-cost carrier will now take delivery of the planes between 2025 and 2027.
LinkCOVID Won't Affect JetBlue's Sustainability Plans President and COO of JetBlue, Joanna Geraghty, has doubled down on the airline’s commitment to becoming a more sustainable business. Despite the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic, she says JetBlue has not lost sight of its ambitious sustainability goals.
LinkQantas Likely Won't Bring The 747 Back - Here's Why It’s something that has slipped under the radar. While its fleet is mostly grounded and few flights are operating, Qantas has been quietly sending its remaining 747-400s out to pasture. Another has just left Sydney this morning, leaving Qantas with a single remaining 747 jumbo.
LinkWestJet's July Schedule Includes Flights To The US & Canada Canadian airline WestJet released an updated July schedule today. Coinciding with easing restrictions and an improving coronavirus situation, the new plan will allow Canadians “the pleasure of summer travel while economically supporting communities across the country.” In addition, the airline is also adding flights to select US destinations.
LinkDelta Air Lines Announces July Schedule Increase Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has announced a significant schedule increase for July. The airline will add almost 1,000 flights across its system next month. This includes an addition in services to popular vacation destinations and major business markets. This comes as the carrier doubles down on blocking seats and maintaining capacity restrictions.
LinkInterjet Is Now Only Operating Sukhoi Superjets Over the last month and a half, Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has operated solely with its Sukhoi Superjet100 fleet. Since the coronavirus crisis began, Interjet has returned 59 Airbus airplanes to leasing companies and has only kept seven, all of them parked. What will happen with Interjet? Let’s investigate further.
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