Tag: aircraft

As shelter-in-place orders are lifted across the United States, airlines are hoping to inspire traveller confidence by imposing stronger sanctions against passengers who refuse to wear face coverings on board their aircraft. In addition, some carriers are introducing health questionnaires...

American Airlines announced a stronger policy for customer face coverings as part of its commitment to the safety and well-being of customers and team members. American, like other U.S. airlines, already requires customers to wear a face covering while on...

Delta Air Lines (DL) has begun the process of reactivating both narrowbody and widebody aircraft to its active fleet in recent days. The move comes amid Delta increasing daily flight volumes to cope with rising demand in air travel throughout...

Lufthansa Cargo is now offering 14 weekly cargo flights from Shenzhen (SZX) to Frankfurt as it looks to meet demand. The cargo business said the first aircraft — an Airbus A330-300 operated by Lufthansa, which took off from Shenzhen on...

Airports Council International (ACI) World has today revealed its preliminary world airport traffic rankings covering passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements for 2019 combined with a glimpse of 2020 data which shows the dramatic impact of COVID-19 on airports...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today appointed Mike Delaney to lead the company’s Confident Travel Initiative, effective immediately. Working across the industry, Delaney’s team will work to develop new solutions to help minimize air travel health risks amid the COVID-19 pandemic and...

As the majority of the country slowly contemplates how to reopen for business, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly made a startling statement on Sunday morning. On the weekly “Face The Nation” program on CBS, Kelly was asked by host Margaret...

Delta is building on its efforts to make more space for safer travel by blocking the sale of select aisle and window seats on additional aircraft, capping seating at 50 percent in First Class and 60 percent in Main Cabin,...

easyJet continues to focus on maximising liquidity in the event of an extended grounding period and to ensure the business is ready to react to reduced demand as the European airspace begin to reopen. To that effect easyJet has reached...

As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic progresses globally, its impact on our business continues to grow. To contain the virus, social distancing has become widespread and new travel directives are being enacted, now including more than 40 nations worldwide. First and...