Cathay pilots given ultimatum: Accept major cuts to pay, benefits or leave
Cathay Pacific Group has taken aim at its pilots contracts in an effort to cut costs, reportedly offering flight crew an ultimatum to either accept major cuts to their pay and benefits, or leave the company. Pilots are said to have one week to decide whether to sign up to new contracts that are far
Singapore to fly A350-900 non-stop to JFK
Singapore Airlines has announced it will launch non-stop flights between Singapore and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York from 9 November 2020, seeing the return of the world’s longest passenger service. The route has been suspended since 25 March 2020, when demand for international travel took a nosedive due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cathay Pacific to cut 6k jobs, axe Cathay Dragon brand
Cathay Pacific has announced it will cut 5,900 jobs and axe its regional offshoot, Cathay Dragon, in an attempt to reduce costs amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent travel crisis. The restructuring is set to cost the airline US$283.8 million and may also involve changes to contracts and working conditions for pilots and cabin
United to trial new global health pass app system
United Airlines is to begin trialling a new digital health pass application, which will store COVID-19 test results – and eventually vaccination information – in a program that aims to see international borders re-open. The program, named CommonPass, is a non-profit initiative backed by the World Economic Forum and Swiss-based foundation The Commons Project, and
Heathrow begins pre-flight rapid COVID testing
London Heathrow Airport has begun providing rapid COVID-19 tests for departing passengers, with results provided within an hour, as pressure mounts to open up international travel. A new facility has been purpose-built in two of the iconic British airport’s terminals, to provide rapid COVID-19 testing for passengers travelling to destinations that require a negative pre-departure
Once again, an unidentified man has been spotted flying a jet pack past passenger airliners above Los Angeles International Airport, puzzling pilots and investigators. This time, our Iron Man impersonator was spotted by flight crew aboard a China Airlines aircraft at around 1:45pm last Wednesday, and was said to be flying at around 6,000 feet.
