US airlines prepare to fly 2.8 million passengers a day over the long Christmas holiday

The three biggest legacy airlines in the United States say they are gearing up for a longer and larger stretch of Christmas holiday travel while aiming for a repeat of this past Thanksgiving, which saw few flight cancelations. American Airlines, the country’s largest carrier, expects Friday, December 22, to be its busiest of a 19-day-long […]

British Airways announces new direct us flight from London to Cincinnati

British Airways has announced a new direct route from London Heathrow to the Cincinnati region, starting from Summer 2023. Cincinnati will become the 27th US destination served directly from London by British Airways, which offers 300 transatlantic flights per week, the most of any UK carrier. Starting on 5 June 2023, this will be the […]

British Airlines to resume flights to Nashville in December

British Airlines announced it will resume flights to Nashville International Airport in December as the airlines adds to its biggest schedule since March 2020. The airlines will begin flying to Nashville and New Orleans once again in December, according to a news release posted last week. “This is an exciting time for British Airways and […]

CDC says unvaccinated young foreign travelers do not need to quarantine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday that unvaccinated foreign nationals under the age of 18 traveling to the United States by air do not have to self-quarantine upon arrival. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Saturday signed a revised order clarifying that foreign national children who have not been vaccinated against […]

KLM schedules US expansion

Two more points in the US will return to KLM’s network in December after Washington announced plans to ease restrictions for vaccinated travelers from Europe and the UK. The Dutch government has also decided to withdraw previously announced quarantine regulations for vaccinated passengers from the US. In response, the flag-carrier plans to restart nonstop service […]

Trump nombra a exejecutivo de Delta para dirigir autoridad federal de aviación

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, eligió a Stephen Dickson, expiloto de la fuerza aérea y exejecutivo de Delta Air Lines, para dirigir la Administración Federal de Aviación (AFA), anunció la Casa Blanca. Trump planea nombrar a Dickson administrador de la AFA para un periodo de cinco años y presidente del Comité de Servicios […]

UK and USA sign safety accord to apply in event of no-deal Brexit

UK and US regulators have agreed a new bilateral deal which provides for current safety regulation between the two countries to be kept in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The UK Civil Aviation Authority says the agreement – signed with the UK Department for Transportation and the US Federal Aviation Administration – […]

US and Argentina sign new aviation safety bilateral

The US and Argentina signed a new bilateral aviation safety agreement Nov. 30 during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, FAA announced. The agreement, which replaces an accord the two countries signed in 1989, allows FAA and Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) to increase collaboration on airworthiness certification of civil aviation products and in […]

Delta sees big ops gains from small improvements in northeast

Delta Air Lines aims to improve its operations in the congested northeastern USA by 10% next year, with a focus on educating controllers and staff on how much small changes can benefit operations. The improvements target the northeast corridor from Boston to Washington DC where the Atlanta-based carrier faces its most challenging operational environment, said […]