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More than 1 million people flew through U.S. domestic airports on Friday, the second-highest total since the pandemic hit

NewsBy AIRLIVE November 21, 2020

More than 1 million people flew through U.S. domestic airports on Friday, the second-highest daily total since the coronavirus pandemic hit last spring, even as officials warn against travel around the Thanksgiving holiday. Airline passengers still lag substantially behind normal levels, but data posted by the Transportation Security Administration show that at least some people…

British Airways Airbus A380s arrived at Teruel for storage (video)

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat November 21, 2020

British Airways had decided to store some of its Airbus A380s in Madrid after England entered lockdown 2.0. Most of these A380s have been stored at Chateauroux in France. However, instead of Madrid Barajas Airport, two Airbus A380s headed to Teruel in Spain this week. BA’s first Airbus A380, with registration G-XLEA, departed Heathrow at…

Eva Air launches speed dating ‘flight to nowhere’ for singles

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat November 20, 2020

Taiwanese airline EVA Air is partnering with travel company Mobius for three-speed dating flights to nowhere, on Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. The three long flights have the tagline of “Fly! Love is in the Air.” These flights are only for single men and women. Regarding this, Chiang Tsung-Wei, the spokesperson…

AirAsia Japan files for bankruptcy, leaving 23,000 customers without refunds

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat November 20, 2020

AirAsia Japan has filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving 23,000 passengers without refund. Last month, the Japanese subsidiary of the Malaysian AirAsia Group announced that it would be ceasing its operations. AirAsia Japan became the first airline operating in Japan to go bankrupt during…

EasyJet hopes to fly from London Heathrow

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat November 20, 2020

Britain’s biggest low-cost airline, EasyJet hopes to fly from London Heathrow airport, even though its application for 98 weekly slots has just been rejected. Although EasyJet’s rival airlines, Ryanair and Jet2 haven’t requested for slots, EasyJet had applied for 14 daily take-offs and landing slots for the summer season next year. However, EasyJet was unable…

Spirit Airlines flight attendant threatens to jail and put passengers on no-fly-list if they refuse to wear mask

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat November 19, 2020

Spirit Airlines flight attendant threatened passengers to jail them, fine them $250,000, and put them on a global no-fly list, if they refuse to wear mask for the entire flight. The flight attendant threatened claiming it was a government official. However, there is no such law mandates for not wearing face masks on planes. In…

What will be the first commercial flight of the Boeing 737 MAX since recertification?

NewsBy AIRLIVE November 19, 2020

Following recertification of the 737 MAX by the FAA, airlines in the US plan to resume flight operations. American Airlines said on Wednesday it would make good on its plan to return Boeing’s 737 MAX jets to passenger flights by the end of 2020. The No.1 U.S. airline said it will begin with non-commercial flights…

Boeing 737 MAX to remain grounded in Canada despite FAA clearance

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat November 19, 2020

The Boeing 737 Max aircraft will remain grounded for now in Canada despite Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) clearance. The FAA ungrounded the Max after 20 months on November 18, 2020. In a statement, Transport Canada said: “The commercial flight restrictions for the operation of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Canadian airspace remain in effect…

Airlines saw an immediate boost in bookings following vaccine announcements

NewsBy AIRLIVE November 19, 2020

When Pfizer and BioNTech announced their promising COVID-19 vaccine trial results last week Monday, said EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren, the carrier’s bookings surged by 50%. According to Reuters, he added that the momentum continued this week Monday, when Moderna also announced a very high efficacy for its candidate vaccine. Similar indications came last week from…

AELF FlightService is Cleared for Takeoff in Widebody Charter Market

NewsBy AIRLIVE November 19, 2020

First A330-200 Available for Passenger and Freight Service. AELF FlightService has entered the wide-body wet leasing and ACMI charter market, with its first Airbus A330-200 aircraft, MSN 700, now available for work in passenger and auxiliary cargo configuration. This is the first of four A330-200 aircraft that the company plans to introduce into service by…

BREAKING Norwegian Air Shuttle files for protection from creditors

NewsBy AIRLIVE November 18, 2020

The low-cost airline becomes the aviation industry’s largest casualty of the pandemic. Norwegian said late on Wednesday that two of its main subsidiaries would file for examinership in Ireland, a reorganisation process akin to filing for Chapter 11 in the US. The airline said it would use the reorganisation to cut its vast debt pile,…

Boeing Responds to FAA Approval to Resume 737 MAX Operations

NewsBy AIRLIVE November 18, 2020

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today rescinded the order that halted commercial operations of Boeing (NYSE: BA) 737-8s and 737-9s. The move will allow airlines that are under the FAA’s jurisdiction, including those in the U.S., to take the steps necessary to resume service and Boeing to begin making deliveries. “We will never forget…