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FAA to take strong action against any passenger who disrupts or threatens the safety of a flight, with penalties ranging from fines to jail time

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 14, 2021

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson today signed an order (PDF) directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents. The FAA has seen a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals to…

BREAKING UK bans flights from South America over Covid variant found in Brazil

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 14, 2021

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps said on Thursday all travellers from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have been banned from entering the UK. All arrivals from South America, Cape Verde, Panama and Portugal will be subject to a travel ban from Friday January 15. Secretary of State for Transport Grant…

BREAKING Norwegian Air to stop long-haul flights

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 14, 2021

Norwegian Air plans to close its long-haul operation and focus instead on a scaled-down European business as it seeks to contend with the coronavirus crisis and complete its debt restructuring, the budget carrier said today. The plan is subject to approval by an Irish bankruptcy court. It would cut Norwegian’s fleet to about 50 aircraft…

ALERT Qatar Airways to retain only half of its Airbus A380 fleet

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat January 13, 2021

Qatar Airways has confirmed that the airline will only retain five of its Airbus A380-800s in the future as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking during a CAPA live event, Qatar Airways CEO, Akbar Al Baker said: “Even when we operate [our A380s], we will only operate half of the numbers we have. So…

ALERT Jet2 suspends all flights until late March

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat January 13, 2021

Jet2 has decided to suspend all flights and holidays until March 25 due to the continued uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Last Week, Virgin Holidays also terminated all flights to control the spread of the new Covid-19 strain. Tui also suspended all trips as a result of the UK’s latest coronavirus…

Atlas Air Worldwide Purchases Four Boeing 747-8 Freighters

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 12, 2021

Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide today announced an agreement to purchase four 747-8 Freighters. “The 747-8F is the best and most versatile widebody freighter in the market, and we are excited to bolster our fleet with the acquisition of these four aircraft,” said John W. Dietrich, Atlas Air Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer. “This…

London Heathrow dropped out of the top 30 of busiest airports for first time

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 12, 2021

Heathrow has fallen out of the top 30 busiest airports globally for the first time in its history. Last year just 91,400 passenger flights touched down at the west London hub, down 61 per cent on 2019, according to data from aviation analysts Cirium. That sent it tumbling down the global league table of airports,…

Emirates to resume flights to to Seattle, Dallas, San Francisco and boost flights to New York, Los Angeles and Sao Paul

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 11, 2021

Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle (from 1st February), Dallas and San Francisco (from 2nd March). The addition of these three destinations will take Emirates’ North American network to 10 destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Toronto and Washington DC. Flights to/from…

Air India flight #AI176 all-women cockpit crew flew over the North Pole to SFO

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 11, 2021

With four women pilots, Air India’s longest direct route flight landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco, flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometres. The flight number AI176 left San Francisco on Saturday at 8.30 PM (local time) and arrived at 3.45 AM on Monday. The…

A new study shows how Covid-19 spread on an 18-hour flight from Dubai

NewsBy AIRLIVE January 11, 2021

A new study shows how Covid-19 spread on an 18-hour flight from Dubai to Auckland, eventually infecting four people on-board. On September 28, Emirates Airlines flight 448 departed Dubai for Auckland with 86 passengers on board and a full complement of aircrew. The researchers say, at least four people were infected on the 18-hour flight…

Australia cuts repatriation flights, mandates masks on flights

NewsBy Bryan Pearce January 9, 2021

Australia’s National Cabinet – consisting of the Prime Minister and all State and Territory leaders – today announced some changes to coronavirus restrictions and flights. From next week all passengers on all international flights to and from Australia, and all domestic flights will be required to wear masks while in their departure airport, during their…

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to close runway for major maintenance

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat January 8, 2021

Amsterdam Airport Schipol’s Polderbaan Runway (18R-36L) and its surrounding taxiways will undergo major maintenance from 25 January to 26 April. An area of 600,000 square metres is being renovated, and during this 150,000 tons of asphalt will be supplied and processed for the maintenance. Besides, 70 kilometres of cable will be installed, and 2,100 runway…