After a three-month hiatus, Virgin Atlantic will be welcoming customers back onboard this evening with the first passenger flight departing London Heathrow to Hong Kong. To ensure the health and safety of customers and crew, Virgin Atlantic is implementing additional measures to offer peace of mind in the airport and when taking to the skies.…
Traffic in Europe to take longer to recover. A full recovery in passenger traffic to 2019 levels is now expected for 2024. ACI EUROPE has reported that passenger traffic across the European airport network stood at a decrease of 93 per cent in June compared to the same period in 2019. Europe’s airports welcomed only…
Aer Lingus is to place a brand new aircraft which was only delivered last week in a storage programme in Spain due to the downturn in business triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a video message to staff delivered from on board the new aircraft, Chief Technical Officer Fergus Wilson said that with travel restrictions…
After talks that lasted until 2 a.m. an agreement was reached between Icelandair and the Icelandic Cabin Crew Association. This follows Icelandair‘s surprise decision Friday to fire all cabin crew and seek a new representative to continue the collective bargaining process on behalf of flight attendants. A statement from Icelandair says that the agreement will…
Boeing and the FAA performed 737 MAX operational suitability flights between Boeing Field in Seattle and Moses Lake, Washington for three days of certification flying. Described by an FAA spokesman as a routine part of any certification effort, the operational suitability flights marked one of the last procedural hurdles the program must clear before the…
Icelandair says it’s letting go of all its flight attendants and shifting their duties to the pilots. After members of the flight attendants’ union (FFÍ) voted against a collective bargaining agreement, the directorship of Icelandair has opted to fire their flight attendants. Until such time as these new flight attendants are hired, a statement from…
In a letter to employees, British Airways confirms intention to retire its Boeing 747 fleet. When many people think of BA today, they think of Jumbos connecting Britain with the world, and the world with Britain. But due to the crisis, the demand may not returned to 2019 lever until 2023, that’s why British Airways…
Three airline employees were injured during an attack by three women that was captured on video Tuesday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. According to Spirit Airlines, the three employees suffered minor injuries when three guests “became combative following a delayed flight.” According to Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest reports, the three women hit the airplane…
Heathrow Airport is introducing cleaning robots to try to reduce the risk of virus transmission as the country eases travel restrictions. The robots use ultraviolet rays to kill viruses and bacteria at night, according to a statement from the airport, which did not say how many of the machines were being deployed. Heathrow said 100…
The Emirates A380 was back in the sky for the first time since the Dubai airline grounded its fleet of superjumbos in March. Flight #EK001 departed Dubai International Airport just before 8am this morning headed for London Heathrow. The world’s largest passenger landed in the UK just after midday, local time. It’s the first A380…
Air India flight 101 was flying from Mumbai – then known as Bombay – to London when it crashed near the summit of Mont Blanc on 24 January 1966. The flight had made two scheduled stops in Delhi and Beirut, Lebanon, and was on its way to another stop in Geneva, Switzerland. However, during the…
Yesterday Ryanair was the busiest airline operating 1,273 flights according to Eurocontrol. Next busiest: Turkish Airlines with 607 flights Wizzair with 501 flights easyJet 415 flights
