Last week, Heathrow welcomed a record-breaking
Last week, Heathrow welcomed a record-breaking. As much as 674 cargo-only flights, carrying vital medical supplies and PPE for the UK landed at London Heathrow.
Last week, Heathrow welcomed a record-breaking. As much as 674 cargo-only flights, carrying vital medical supplies and PPE for the UK landed at London Heathrow.
KLM starts gradual and careful restoration of its European network and makes face masks compulsory on board. From 4 May, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will gradually begin restoring its European network. The airline will resume daily service to seven extra destinations, which were suspended in compliance with Covid-19-related travel restrictions. The wearing of face masks…
Finnair Singers is Finnair’s beloved employee choir. They wanted to perform you virtually the song “We’ll meet again” because we are all eagerly waiting for the day when we can welcome you on board again.
Stunning footage has revealed how more than 400 jetliners grounded by the coronavirus pandemic have been parked in the California desert. Planes owned by Southwest, Delta, FedEx and other major commercial and cargo carriers sit idle under the desert sun after having their wings clipped by worldwide lockdowns. The Victorville facility in California is a…
Lithuanian capital Vilnius has put a fresh twist on the trend of drive-in cinemas – hosting one at the city’s airport! With nearly all flights scrapped due to COVID-19, the airport teamed up with the Vilnius International Film Festival. The first movie was the Oscar-winning South Korean drama Parasite on Wednesday (April 29). Around 150…
Warren Buffett says Berkshire sold its entire position in airlines because of the coronavirus. Warren Buffett says he was “wrong” on investments in the airline industry. Buffett added that airlines have “too many planes” because people will likely not travel as much as they did in the next 3 to 4 years as they did…
The continuing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizers of the world’s largest fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020, to cancel this year’s event at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The 68th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention was scheduled to be held on July 20-26, 2020. “We looked at every possibility over…
Boeing Co. sold $25 billion of bonds in the largest offering this year, eliminating the need for more cash as the coronavirus pandemic upends the global aviation industry. The planemaker won’t seek additional funding through the capital markets or U.S. government aid at this time, according to a company statement late Thursday after the debt…
Boeing conducted a productive and successful first flight of the second 777X airplane. Capt. Ted Grady, 777X project pilot, and Capt. Van Chaney, 777/777X chief pilot, flew for 2 hours and 58 minutes over Washington state before landing at Seattle’s Boeing Field at 2:02 p.m. Pacific. Designated WH002, this airplane is the second of four…
Manchester airport workers use a plane, buses and fire engines to create an incredible thank you to NHS workers as part of the Clap For Carers.
The number of passengers travelling through Heathrow last month was down by around 97% compared with April 2019, the airport has announced. It expects passenger demand will “remain weak” until governments around the world “deem it safe to lift travel restrictions”. Heathrow recorded an 18.3% year-on-year decline in demand to 14.6 million passengers between January…
Ryanair is planning to shed up to 3,000 jobs because of the “unprecedented” coronavirus crisis. The budget airline also hit out at the state bailout of competitors, including Lufthansa and Air France, which chief executive Michael O’Leary has criticised as “financial doping” and “manifestly unfair”. The jobs to go will be mainly pilot and cabin…