All Airlines articles – Page 117
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are Latin American airlines?
In September Latin America became the first region to surpass 2019 passenger levels, illustrating the scope of the travel recovery since several key markets joined the likes of Colombia and Mexico in removing Covid travel restrictions.
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are African airlines?
The African airline sector has been recovering slowly from the pandemic, as the unwinding of Covid restrictions has compounded financial challenges for several of the region’s highest-profile struggling carriers.
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NewsEthiopian inquiry rejects bird-strike theory for angle-of-attack sensor failure on crashed 737 Max
One of the aspects of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash which had remained unclear during the investigation was the cause of the original angle-of-attack sensor malfunction that initiated the accident sequence. The sensor suddenly failed during the take-off run from Addis Ababa on 10 March 2019, transmitting flawed ...
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are Middle East airlines?
Middle East carriers are well on the way to restoring pre-pandemic activities following the lifting of Covid restrictions
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NewsAsian countries impose hodgepodge of tests for Chinese arrivals
Some Asia-Pacific countries will require inbound Chinese passengers to test negative for Covid-19, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach.
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Airline BusinessTwo Asia-Pacific airline launches that did not materialise in 2022
In a year filled with high-profile airline launches in the Asia-Pacific, two promising new airlines remained grounded – at least for now.
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NewsUS to reinstate Covid-19 testing requirement for air travellers from China
Starting on 5 January, the USA will begin requiring a negative Covid-19 test or proof of recovery for international air travellers coming from China.
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NewsCanadian government ‘concerned’ with Sunwing meltdown
The Canadian government is criticising leisure specailist Sunwing Vacations after an operational meltdown left hundreds of passengers stuck when winter weather disrupted the carrier’s operations earlier this week.
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery is airline industry?
A year which began with airlines still in the grip of Covid restrictions as the Omicron variant threatened a fresh round of disruption, ended with airlines breaking revenue records in the summer and travel rules being relaxed in the last key market not to have done so, China.
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are North American airlines?
A carrier-by-carrier guide to the progress North American airlines continued to make in their recovery from the Covid-19 crisis during the past year and a look at how much further they have to go in 2023.
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NewsUS investigators dismayed as 737 Max crash probe skips analysis of crew's actions
US investigators have dissented over findings of an Ethiopian inquiry into the fatal Boeing 737 Max 8 crash outside Addis Ababa nearly four years ago, arguing that the conclusions focus on technical design issues and fail to take sufficient account of human factors and inadequate pilot responses to the loss ...
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are European airlines?
A carrier-by-carrier guide to the progress European airlines continued to make in their recovery from the Covid-19 crisis during the past year and a look at how much further they have to go in 2023.
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Airline BusinessHow far through recovery are Asia-Pacific airlines?
A year which began with Asia-Pacifc borders only slowly reopening has ended with moves to reopen even some of the most controlled of markets through the pandemic, though operators both within and outside of Asia-Pacific continue to wait on developments in China before full recovery can be contemplated.
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NewsChina Eastern to conduct C919 test campaign before service entry
China Eastern Airlines is conducting a series of flight tests with its first Comac C919, pending service entry in the spring of 2023.
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NewsBOC Aviation orders 40 Boeing 737 Max 8s
Lessor BOC Aviation has ordered 40 737 Max 8s, taking its total orders for the type to 80 aircraft.
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NewsSouthwest will ‘never again’ face nationwide operational meltdown: CEO
Southwest Airlines chief executive Bob Jordan spoke publicly for the first time about the company’s widespread operational difficulties during the busy end-of-year holiday travel period, promising that the airline’s passengers and employees will “never again face what’s happening right now”.
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NewsAvianca plans new Boston-Bogota connection for 2023
Avianca plans to roll out a new route connecting Boston to its base in Bogota, Colombia starting by the end of March 2023.
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Airline BusinessSouthwest pilots ‘embarrassed’ for airline’s operational crisis
Southwest Airlines’ operational meltdown continued 27 December as it cancelled thousands more flights in what has been a calamitous holiday travel period for the Dallas-based discounter.
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NewsUS airlines weigh their options on returning to China
US airlines are weighing options to return to Mainland China after that country said it would eliminate quarantine requirements and ease other Covid-19-driven restrictions for arriving passengers.
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NewsSouthwest cancels majority of flights in nationwide operational meltdown
Southwest Airlines is suffering a near collapse of its operations, cancelling the majority of its flights on 26 December following several days of extreme winter weather.