UK flight bans wreak havoc over new coronavirus strain
Air transport in Europe is in the midst of significant disruption as a growing number of countries implement UK flight bans, over fears of a new, mutated coronavirus strain. It is currently believed that the United Kingdom is harbouring a new, more easily transmissible variant of the coronavirus that is spreading faster than previous strains.
US pilots approved for COVID-19 vaccines
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has now given pilots and air traffic controllers the green light to receive both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, following union cries to make the call. The US aviation regulator has specified that pilots and controllers must not fly or conduct safety-related duties for at least 48 hours
United to unleash 737 MAX from 11 Feb
United Airlines has announced it will return the Boeing 737 MAX to commercial service from 11 February, with regularly scheduled flights from its hubs in both Denver and Houston. The airline has said it will continue to operate non-MAX aircraft along the same routes, should passengers prefer not to travel onboard the recently re-certified 737
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, aerospace engineering professor Iain Boyd discusses the rise and fall of supersonic flight, and the possible bright future it might just have. Flying faster than the speed of sound still sounds futuristic for regular people, more than 15 years after the last commercial supersonic flights ended. The planes that
US airlines gearing up to recall workers to duty
Airlines in the US are preparing to recall tens of thousands of furloughed aviation employees back to their posts, as US law makers move to reveal a fresh $15 billion in payroll support for the industry. Since the beginning of the global pandemic and the subsequent drop in overall demand for air travel, American Airlines
Pakistan clears 110 pilots involved in licence scandal
Pakistan International Airlines has officially cleared 110 of its 141 pilots whose licences to fly were suspended, following a licensing scandal that suggested pilots had been able to secure their qualifications under false pretences. Senior advocate Salman Akram Raja informed the Pakistani Supreme Court on Monday that the nation’s flag carrier had officially cleared 110
