WestJet Becomes The Fifth Carrier To Resume 737 MAX Flights
WestJet operated today its first commercial flight using a Boeing 737 MAX since March 2019. The airline’s flight WS115 departed from Calgary to Vancouver. The airline became the first Canadian carrier to bring back the MAX and the fifth worldwide. The MAX came back: where will it fly? Onboard WestJet’s first commercial Boeing 737 MAX […]
Lufthansa will soon depart on its longest passenger flight with polar explorers on board
On February 1, 2021, Lufthansa will be departing on the longest passenger flight in the history of its company, marking one of the most unique flights the airline has ever carried out. On behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, the Lufthansa Group’s most sustainable aircraft, […]
Etihad Airways is One of The First Airlines Globally to Launch IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, today announced a partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass for Etihad Airways’ guests. The IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for COVID-19 tests or vaccines. […]
Singapore Airlines hopes to be world’s first fully-vaccinated airline
Singapore’s national carrier is hoping to become the world’s first airline to get all of its crew members vaccinated against Covid-19. Singapore Airlines (SIA) confirmed to CNN Travel that all of their crew members — including pilots, gate agents, flight attendants and anyone whose job requires contact with the public — have been offered free […]
Emirates to Become One of the First Airlines Globally to Trial IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with Emirates to become one of the first airlines in the world to trial IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information. IATA Travel Pass enables Emirates […]
Shaw reveals Ultra Air strategy
William Shaw launched Viva Air Colombia in 2009 and was more recently CEO of Mexico’s Interjet. He’s now looking to launch a new ULCC in Colombia called Ultra Air and hopes to grow with eight to 10 aircraft every year over the next four years. Shaw was interviewed during Routes Reconnected in late 2020 by […]
Airline industry needs up to another $80bn to survive pandemic
The world’s airlines need another $70-$80bn of government support to get through the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s according to the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the trade association for the world’s airlines. Director-General Alexandre de Juniac told the BBC that sum was «on top of the $170bn […]
American Airlines Is First US Airline to Introduce Health Passport for All International Travel to US
American Airlines is the first U.S. airline to introduce an easy way to provide results from a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test and other completed documents required for international travel into the United States. The VeriFLY app, a mobile health passport that helps customers understand and verify their travel requirements, will be available for travelers starting […]
IATA Travel Pass digital health solution to be rolled out to major airlines in March
IATA’s head of airport, passenger and security products, Alan Murray Hayden, says fast progress is being made to bring its Travel Pass digital health credential solution to market, and “most of the world’s biggest airlines will be using it from March on”. “I’ve never in my life seen a project move at such pace”, Hayden […]
Cargo Airlines Go On Spending Spree As Passenger Planes Stay Grounded
2020 may have been a bust for commercial passenger airlines, with 2021 not looking much brighter, but it’s a different ballgame for cargo airlines. There was a big demand for air cargo in 2020, and that’s staying strong. The demand is fuelled by disruptions to normal supply chains and a huge increase in e-commerce. While […]
