Boeing says 118 orders for 777X no longer firm under accounting rules. Boeing Co said on Monday that 118 orders for its 777X widebody plane under development are no longer seen as firm under accounting rules that require it to regularly assess their viability, leaving it with 191 solid orders for the model. Boeing last…
Four passenger had to eat 66 pounds of the citrus fruit at a Chinese airport to avoid paying extra airline fees. The four men recently gobbled 66 pounds of oranges in about 30 minutes at a Kunming airport after attempting to bring a giant box of fruit back home from a business trip in the…
Qantas has planned to launch its Project Sunrise flights from the three major cities on the east coast of Australia to London, Paris, and New York in 2024. Speaking at EuroControl’s Aviation “Straight Talk” interview, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the airline had just been ready to place an order for the Airbus A350-1000 before…
The 100-year-old, who raised almost £33m for the NHS, was taken to Bedford Hospital after requiring help with his breathing on Sunday. His daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore said he had been treated for pneumonia over the past few weeks and last week tested positive for Covid-19. The Army veteran won the nation’s hearts by walking 100…
Airlines have cancelled over 1,600 flights across New York airports on Monday due to mid-Atlantic snowstorm. New York – John F. Kennedy Airport and Newark International Airport have so far cancelled the majority of flights, whereas LaGuardia Airport has called off all commercial flights. “Airline carriers at #LGA have cancelled all commercial flights for today.…
Canada’s Air Transat has suspended all flights for the rest of the winter season due to new travel restrictions including 14-day mandatory quarantine for all incoming passengers. However, the airline said it would continue operating return flights to Canada until February 13. In a statement, the airline said: “Continued travel restrictions and the numerous measures…
Austrian authorities stopped a man at Vienna airport as he tried to smuggle 74 protected chameleons from Africa into the country. They said in a statement Friday that a 56-year-old man, who was not further identified, had hidden the animals in socks and empty ice-cream boxes when he was caught at customs control in Vienna.…
The coronavirus pandemic has had a disastrous effect on the air industry with thousands of planes grounded worldwide. Many pilots have been forced out of work and are having to look at other options, like driving trains. In Switzerland, this idea has been on the table for months. Carlos Spruengli is one of the first…
British Airways has announced a new trial of the Verifly health passport app, allowing customers to verify Covid-19 test certificates before they leave home for their flights. The trial begins on February 4 on all of the carrier’s transatlantic routes between London and the US (currently New York JFK, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago,…
Boris Johnson pledges to enforce travel bans, including leaving the UK for holidays, at airports and ports. Holidaymakers will be ordered to return home, he says. The UK Prime Minister confirms in the Commons that hotel quarantine will come into force. Boris Johnson has announced new border restrictions for travellers arriving in the UK from…
A modified version of the Boeing 737 Max, incorporating multiple safety upgrades, has been approved to resume flights in Europe, the European aviation safety agency said. The decision follows nearly two years of reviews after the aircraft was involved in two deadly crashes that saw the planes grounded worldwide. Changes mandated by the European Union…
Germany mulls cutting inbound flights to near-zero. Berlin plans to cut almost all inbound flights to Germany to limit spread of coronavirus variants on its soil. The danger represented by the various mutations of the virus demands that we examine and discuss within the government drastic measures “, among which” the reduction of air traffic…