Category: COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Trump appointed federal judge strikes down mask mandates on planes

Donald Trump is a year and a half out of the presidency of the United States and the changes he made to the world’s largest economic power are still being...

United Airlines holds job fair to fill 1,000 positions

United Airlines is desperate to have a full staff for this summer 2022, the list of positions is huge and time is running out. That is why the airline decided...

Boeing might lose 90 orders because of war in Ukraine

Seattle-based mega-plane maker Boeing Aircraft Co. announced that 90 orders are in danger of being canceled due to geopolitical tensions from the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Last Tuesday, April...

Copilot might be behind the crash of China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737

The tragedy of China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 on March 21 has shocked the world, leaving experts scratching their heads at the violence of this tragedy. It appears the world...

United Airlines will keep Boeing 777 with PW4000 engines grounded

Several Boeing 777-200 belonging to United Airlines will have to wait a little longer to be able to rejoin the fleet of the US mega airline. The planes were grounded...

Airlines cut down summer schedules over pilot shortage

The airlines in the United States can definitely not cope with the flow of passengers and the demand for travel that has been created after the Covid-19 pandemic. The airlines...

American Airlines will connect Philadelphia by bus

American Airlines is about to start moving people en masse as usual but at much much lower altitudes than normal. The world’s biggest airline in fleet size announced yesterday April...

Spirit Airlines will analyze the takeover offer by JetBlue

Spirit Airlines announced yesterday April 7 that they will sit down and talk to JetBlue regarding the outstanding offering to takeover the Floridian low cost carrier. It the merger with...

Goodbye, Cowboy! Hainan Airlines will sell their newest Airbus A350s

When we analiza Hainan Airlines´ fleet by average age, their Airbus A350 is without any doubt the youngest in their fleet of the Chinese airline. Despite this and the fact...

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JetBlue makes massive offer to buy Spirit Airlines

JetBlue is making a move to buy Spirit Airlines and break up the announcement of the merger between the ultra low cost carrier and Frontier Airlines. Spirit reported yesterday April...

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Air France Pilots lose control of their Boeing 777 during final approach

The pilots of an Air France Boeing 777 reg. F-GSQJ experienced some important issues during their final approach to Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport today April 5. The aircraft...

Southwest Airlines suffered delays of over 75% of its flights last weekend

Over 75% of departing and arriving Southwest Airlines flights into Raleigh-Durham International Airport were delayed last Saturday. The reason behind the delays was a series of problems with the airline’s...

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Cathay Pacific will fly world’s longest flight

There’s nothing better to bring back the glory days of commercial aviation than an around-the-world flight, and if we’re talking about tradition, nothing more traditional than a flight from Hong...

Nose gear issue forces LATAM Airlines A320 to perform emergency landing

Yesterday, march 29 a LATAM Airlines  Airbus A320-200 registration CC-BAS operating flight LA4292 from Medellin International Airport (MDE) and Cartagena (CTG) was forced to return to its departure airport due...

Unvaccinated United Airlines employees will return to work

In a major victory for freedom of choice in the United States, according to an internal memo, all unvaccinated United Airlines staff which were placed on unpaid leave a few...

Alaska Airlines offers incentives to combat Flight Attendant shortage

The staffing challenges in the US Airline industry seem to continue, and to fight their own issues, Alaska Airlines is offering pay incentives to flight attendants with the aim of...