Chicago-based United Airlines announced on Tuesday that all crew members travelling to high-risk countries will be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine. Flight attendants will need to be fully inoculated against COVID-19 by 31 July, while pilots have an additional day, until 1 August, to receive their vaccine, in order to perform flights to
The press service of the European Union Council stated on Monday that seven non-EU countries sided with EU members’ decision to ban Belarusian airplanes from their airspace. “The Council Decision decided to strengthen the existing restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus by introducing a ban on the overflight of EU airspace and on
In a memo released on Monday to Delta Air Lines staff, the company revealed it is preparing to hire over 1,000 pilots by next summer, after making many redundant over the course of the pandemic. As travel demand bounces back to almost pre pandemic levels, the airline is preparing for the wave of travellers to
A union for British pilots will march tomorrow to demand the safe return of travel as the UK aviation industry continues to collapse further than other European countries. The Travel Day of Action, run by British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) and held at airports across Britain tomorrow, will demand the UK government for tailored financial
French flag-carrier Air France has taken delivery of its 10th Airbus A350-900, named after a small French town famous for its tapestries and carpets. The aircraft, registration F-HTYK, rolled off the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse and took off for Paris-Charles de Gaulle on Friday, where it will operate on the airline’s long-haul routes. The
American Airlines was forced to cancel hundreds of flights over the weekend due to staff shortages and maintenance issues, according to the airline, as the carrier struggles to meet growing demand for air travel. On Sunday alone, the carrier cancelled around 6 per cent of its scheduled flights, about 180 flights total, while on Saturday
