The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided to extend its slot waivers for major US airports through October 30th, 2021. This will mostly impact two slot-controlled New York-area airports and Washington D.C.’s National Airport. FAA extends slot waivers The US FAA has determined the ongoing crisis warrants an extension of the w …
Air New Zealand is extending its current pared-back international timetable until the middle of 2021. Despite ongoing travel restrictions and low passenger demand, Air New Zealand is keeping air links open on vital passenger and cargo corridors. But on many routes, there will be just one return service a week. “We understand these are very uncertain …
Indian budget carrier SpiceJet hopes to resume flying the Boeing 737 MAX by the end of the first quarter. However, India’s aviation regulator, the DGCA, is yet to confirm a timeline of the MAX’s return to the skies. SpiceJet currently has a fleet of 13 MAXs sitting on the ground. Timeline According to CH-Aviation, sources have said that SpiceJet hop …
Many readers will be familiar with Steven Spielberg’s 2004 film The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks. It told the story of a man stranded at JFK for years after he was denied entry but who could not return home due to a coup. The tale is purportedly based on the story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who lived for 18 years in Terminal One a …
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has seen airlines increasingly retire their Boeing 747 aircraft. However, Israeli flag carrier El Al withdrew its last example just beforehand, in November 2019. This brought a 48-year spell of jumbo jet operations at the airline to a close. It operated 26 examples of the 747 during this period, including a handful …
From anti-maskers to Capitol rioters, airline “no-fly” lists have been growing over the past year. Since March 2020, airlines have banned over 2,700 people from flying on their aircraft due to noncompliance with mask mandates, and the insurrection at the Capitol has barred dozens more. In an attempt to keep flying calm and orderly, the Transportati …
On January 12th a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 reported issues with its gear shortly after take-off from New York’s JFK airport. The crew decided to return to the departure airport and declared an emergency. It landed without incident and passengers were able to continue to their destination, Salt Lake City, Utah, on a replacement aircraft a few hour …
Leasing company Air Lease Corp may reinstate some of its canceled 737 MAX orders if more regulators choose to recertify the plane. The aircraft lessor, one of the largest in the world, had an order book of 195 MAX jets by the end of 2019 before the pandemic led to a flurry of canceled orders. ALC waits on regulators to recertify the MAX The Boeing 73 …
When one thinks of London’s airports, six will generally spring to mind. City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Southend, and Stansted all serve the British capital with regular commercial flights. However, another British airport also features the ‘London’ prefix. London Oxford Airport is situated just outside the famous university city, but has not enjo …
Just months after revealing that it would offset the CO2 emissions of a Boeing 787 for the whole of 2021, UAE carrier Etihad has announced that it is expanding the scope of its carbon offset scheme. The extended scheme will see Etihad additionally partner with Shell for nature-based carbon offsets. While the central current theme in aviation is abou …
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is reportedly planning to ramp up the production of its A320 family of aircraft to surpass the monthly number of planes it manufactured in 2019. The Toulouse, France-based planemaker, had plans to increase production from 60 to 63 planes per month by 2021. This, of course, had to be scaled back due to the global …
Croatia Airlines is utilizing its Dash 8 Q400 turboprops on 71.6% of its flights this January as the coronavirus pandemic continues to crush demand for air travel. The aircraft is being utilized on 486 flights this month (both directions included), compared to the Airbus A319 used on 189 flights (or 27.8% of the time) or the A320, scheduled on just …
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