British Airways owner IAG ramps up passenger capacity
IAG said it would operate 45 per cent of its pre-pandemic passenger capacity between now and September, and hopes to rise to 75 per cent by the end of this year.
Airbus has confirmed that it will officially develop and produce a long-awaited freighter version of its A350, as it attempts to steal back some share of the Boeing-dominated cargo market. The European planemaker announced its intentions to produce the freighter amid the release of its second-quarter results, which saw Airbus bring in revenue of €24.6 billion.
‘Out of control’: 84% flight crew report dealing with unruly passengers this year
The Association of Flight Attendants surveyed almost 5,000 staff from 25 June to 14 July, and found that 84 per cent of cabin crew reported they were cursed at, yelled at, and some even followed and harassed back to the airport.
United Airlines has made moves this week on food services to ramp up summer demand as the carrier transitions to outsourced catering for long-haul flights, impacting over 2,000 jobs.
Flying taxi maker Lilium announces new partnership to create ‘tailor-made’ battery
German manufacturer Lilium has announced its partnership with CUSTOMCELLS to supply tailor-made lithium-ion based battery cells for its flying taxi.
UK-based leisure airline Jet2 is looking to breaking a near two-decade loyalty to Boeing by switching to Airbus narrowbody jets in its upcoming fleet renewal, according to industry sources.
