Heathrow says it expects opening of third runway to be delayed by at least two years. London Heathrow Airport has confirmed to BBC Radio 4 today that it expects a two-year delay on its third runway. This is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the effect it is having on demand for air travel.
Boeing is preparing to delay its all-new 777X jet by several months or up to a year, three people familiar with the matter said. Boeing hopes to bring the jet to market as passenger travel rebounds after a downturn caused by the pandemic. An announcement of the delay could come as early as next week…
Boeing is winding down production of the 747 jumbo jet. Chief Executive Dave Calhoun told staff on Wednesday that Boeing will stop building the iconic jet in 2022. The current version is the 747-8 launched in 2005.
Qatar Airways has resumed three weekly flights to Helsinki. The ailrine now serves all four Nordic capitals. The carrier also offers daily flights to Oslo and Stockholm and five weekly flights to Copenhagen.
Emirates will pay for your medical treatment, hotel quarantine, and even your funeral if you catch COVID-19 while traveling. Emirates has a new strategy for boosting passenger demand in the midst of a global pandemic: coronavirus insurance. If one of its passengers is diagnosed with COVID-19 during their journey, the Dubai-based airline will cover their…
Gear Every Aviator Needs To Have For a Safe Flying Experience Flying can be fun and exciting, but it also entails a lot of risks. A pilot can’t foresee every possible danger—even a very professional must be cautious before they take off. A pilot should conduct a thorough checking before the flight and have a…
Jet2 has cancelled all holidays and flights to mainland Spain from tomorrow until August 17 as a result of the UK quarantine rule change over coronavirus. Jet2 has said its flights to Spanish destinations Costa de Almeria, Alicante, Malaga and Murcia, as well as Faro airport on Portugal’s Algarve, have been suspended until mid-August. Mainland…
Best-selling conservative author David J. Harris Jr. held up an entire American Airlines flight on Saturday, claiming he could not wear a face mask due to medical reasons – and then saying American could not ask about his conditions because it violated his HIPAA rights. Harris laid out his concerns in a video shot while…
A female founder of a church goes off on a livestream rant at JetBlue ground staff after she refused to wear a mask on a flight.
According to reports, two passengers refused to wear face masks during the flight and the plane returned to Detroit Metro Airport. A Delta spokesperson told media outlet that the flight was delayed because the passengers “were non-compliant with crew instructions.” The flight did take off again and land in Atlanta after being delayed by the…
A total of 30 flights have landed at a Canadian airport in the last two weeks with at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 onboard but passengers on those planes may not have been directly informed of their exposure risk. The federal government has flagged nine domestic flights and 21 international flights from cities in…
The British government has decided to remove Spain from a list of countries exempt from quarantine measures in response to the rising number of coronavirus cases recorded in Spanish regions such as Catalonia, Aragón and Murcia. According to the British Transportation Ministry, from midnight Saturday, all travelers coming from Spain to the United Kingdom must…
