The head of the Netherlands passenger rail operator NS, Marjan Rintel, will takeover as KLM’s new CEO on July 1. Rintel takes over from Pieter Elbers when she will join Anne Rigail as one of the few female CEOs…
For the first time non-stop from Munich to Rio de Janeiro and San Diego, and also again to Bangkok: Lufthansa is offering a highly attractive long-haul program from Munich this summer. Mumbai, Toronto and Washington are also back on…
British Airways returned to Gatwick short-haul flying today (March 29), marking a return to the airport after a two-year Covid retrenchment. Services will operate under the BA’s Air Operators Certificate (AOC), before moving operations to new branded subsidiary BA…
With an increase in global decarbonisation targets, transportation has come under increased scrutiny, and in particular aviation. One solution that has been proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport is a modal shift from air to rail. This…
The FAA has extended temporary waivers of international minimum flight requirements at several major US airports during the northern summer 2022 season. The agency said the decision has been made due to the “evolving and highly unpredictable situation globally…
United Airlines Ventures (UAV) and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) today announced a collaboration with Houston-based biotech firm Cemvita Factory to commercialize the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) intended to be developed through a revolutionary new process using…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has resumed its nonstop Singapore (SIN)-New York Newark (EWR) Airbus A350 service, considered the longest flight in the world with a flying time of more than 18 hr. 30 min. SIA has also started using an…
Spirit Airlines (NYSE: SAVE) today announced the completion of its terminal move at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) with all Spirit flights now calling Terminal A home. Over the past year, Spirit maintained a split operation between Terminal C and Terminal…
Aviation analytics company Cirium presented Delta Air Lines with its 2021 Platinum Award for Operational Excellence, with more than 50 TechOps team members on hand Tuesday to receive the honor in the new Engine Shop at the Technical Operations…
Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines, plans to invest $2.3bn to improve infrastructure across four airports in the US. The company plans to invest in airports in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. At Seattle-Tacoma…
