Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific has announced it will retire 34 of its aircraft early, as nearly half of its fleet now sits in long-term storage in Australia and Spain. In its 2020 full-year financial results, Cathay group chairman Patrick Healy stated that the airline how has 92 of its aircraft – around 46 per cent
Passengers onboard United Airlines Flight 328 have reportedly slammed United with a class action lawsuit, citing emotional distress, after one of the plane’s engines failed and caught fire mid-flight. Chad Schnell, the passenger leading the class action, claimed that the incident caused him severe emotional distress, and accused the airline of failing to properly inspect
US airlines and industry groups are pushing the Biden administration to introduce a uniform approach to verifying COVID vaccination and testing status, in hopes of reinvigorating demand for air travel. The global airline industry has spent a number of months testing and investing in ‘health passport’ technologies that would contain such verified health information, letting
Two European low-cost carriers have announced they will expand their operations with the introduction of new routes and new bases, as they await pent-up demand for air travel over the upcoming summer season. Hungary-based low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced the addition of its 42nd global base, in Palermo, Sicily. From June 2021, the airline
Boeing announced on Tuesday that it had received 82 orders for new aircraft in February, and completed 22 deliveries. February also brought the cancellation or conversion of 51 aircraft orders, with net cancellations coming in at 31 jets. A majority of these cancellations were made up of embattled Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, with WestJet, Copa
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised that even those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should continue to avoid non-essential travel. The US airline industry has pushed back on the guidelines, and reiterated that air travel poses very little threat of COVID transmission due to the air filters used onboard commercial
