Ryanair’s 737 MAX Deliveries Edge Closer Following EASA Approval
Following approval in the United States last week, the European Union’s airline safety watchdog has cleared a variant of Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 to fly in EU skies. EASA certified the 737 MAX 8-200 on Tuesday. That will be welcome news for the aircraft type’s biggest customer, Dublin-based Ryanair. Just in time for Ryanair, EASA […]
Singapore Accepts IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed Singapore’s acceptance of pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results on the IATA Travel Pass. From 1 May 2021, passengers traveling to Singapore will be able to use IATA Travel Pass to share their pre-departure COVID-19 PCR test results upon check-in with their airline, as well as on-arrival at the […]
JetBlue Celebrates Earth Month by Announcing Meaningful, Short-term Actions to Advance Decarbonization Efforts and Benefit its Communities
JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) today announced an ambitious and comprehensive set of short and medium term ESG targets to achieve net zero carbon emissions for its airline operations by 2040, increase usage of renewable energy, significantly increase diverse representation in its leadership ranks, hold business partners accountable for sustainable business practices, and more. This Earth Month, […]
Emirates restarts transatlantic link between Milan Malpensa and New York John F Kennedy International Airport
Emirates has announced it will resume its direct service between Milan Malpensa and New York John F Kennedy International Airport from June 1st, 2021, re-opening year round connectivity between Europe and the US. The Milan-New York JFK flight will be an extension to Emirates’ existing flights to Milan EK205, operated by the Boeing 777-300 ER, […]
Southwest Airlines agrees to buy 100 of Boeing’s smallest 737 Max planes
Southwest Airlines on Monday said it agreed to buy 100 of Boeing’s 737 Max 7 planes as it plans to retire older jets, sticking with the manufacturer that has been the backbone of its fleet for 50 years. The Dallas-based low-cost airline said under the agreement it would convert 70 of its firm orders for […]
Etihad now expects global air travel demand to recover only by 2024
Etihad Airways on Sunday slashed its outlook for a full recovery in air travel demand. The carrier now expects passenger numbers on its routes to return to pre-COVID levels only by 2024. “We’re expecting to see stronger demand certainly in the second half of the year (2021),” said Martin Drew, Senior Vice President Sales & […]
Travel industry urges Biden to set health passport standards, plan to lift international travel bans
U.S. airlines and more than two dozen other industry groups on Monday urged the Biden administration to form a plan by May to lift international travel restrictions, including digital vaccine passport standards, after cross-border travel was devastated in the Covid pandemic. Airlines for America, which represents major U.S. airlines like American, United, Southwest and others, […]
JetSMART increases Colombia presence
JetSMART is expanding its presence on routes between Chile and Colombia as it seeks to take market share from Avianca and LATAM Airlines Group. Frequencies will be increased on the two routes it already operates from Santiago, while a third is also being launched from Chile’s capital later this year. JetSMART CEO Estuardo Ortiz said […]
U.S. air travelers top 1.5 million for first time since March 2020
The number of U.S. air passengers screened topped 1.5 million Sunday for the first time since March 2020, as air travel continues to rebound from a pandemic-related drop, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Monday. COVID-19 devastated air travel demand, with U.S. airline passengers down 60% in 2020. But with a growing number of […]
IBS Software’s New iFlight Platform Transforms Global Flight Operations at LATAM Airlines
LATAM Airlines Group has deployed IBS Software’s iFlight digital platform to optimize their flight and crew operations across all its Spanish Speaking Carriers (SSC) and cargo subsidiaries. All the LATAM SSC and cargo subsidiary carriers (LATAM Chile, Colombia, LanExpress, Peru, Ecuador, Chile Cargo, Cargo Colombia, and Cargo Brazil) are already operating on the integrated iFlight […]
