Southwest Airlines extends alcohol ban until 2022
Southwest Airlines has announced it will not resume in-flight alcohol services until at least early 2022. In a memo sent to flight attendants, the low-cost carrier said it extended the ban in line with the mask mandate extension until 18 January for travellers. “With the mask mandate being extended to January 18, 2022, there are
US commits to cut 20% aviation emissions by next decade
The Biden administration has announced advancements of sustainable aviation within the US, introducing tax credits and new funding across the sector. Among the multiple changes announced at the White House, President Joe Biden pledges to reduce aviation emissions by 20 per cent by 2030. On top of this, the US commits to have sufficient Sustainable
20 years since 9/11: IATA boss says aviation still suffers the ‘consequences’
The impacts on the aviation sector from the 9/11 attacks continue to loom as the 20-year anniversary nears – the day when many lost their lives, and security was never the same again. To remember the victims, Willie Walsh, the director general of the International Air Transport Association, outlined how it changed the industry forever
Emirates the ‘largest’ international carrier in 2020, IATA
Emirates, the biggest flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has boasted it was the largest international carrier in the year of 2020, according to new data. The Dubai-based airline said it carried over 15.8 million passengers over the 12-month period according to 2021 statistics from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Emirates believes its
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners may remain undelivered until late October
When deliveries were first paused, Boeing expected the defects to only cause a three-week further delay, but now it's feared the uncertain timestamp may increase airline cancellations.
Ethiopian Airlines will fly MAX by next year despite 2019 crash
Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 bound for Kenya crashed six minutes after take-off from Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, killing all 157 passengers and crew in March 2019.
