Ireland-based budget airline Ryanair has said its passenger numbers slumped to be down 64 per cent year-on-year in September, a hard blow following a moderate improvement in August. Ryanair flew 5.1 million passengers in September compared with 14.1 million a year earlier. The airline linked the dip in passenger figures to ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions
Despite the challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and crisis, JetBlue Airways has managed to accelerate its Airbus A220 deliveries and renewed its commitment to the aircraft. Here’s why. Air travel demand plunged earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it isn’t expected to recover fully for years. In response, airlines have negotiated
Two members of the US House of Representatives have joined families of the 737 MAX crash victims in calling for greater transparency in the ongoing recertification process. Representatives Peter DeFazio, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rick Larsen, who heads an aviation subcommittee, have encouraged the Federal Aviation Administration to release all
Japan Airlines has implemented a new policy to replace the term “ladies and gentlemen” in both its in-flight and airport announcements, in favour of gender-neutral expressions. The airline has said it will use phrases such as “all passengers”, “good morning” and “good evening” in its English language announcements, in efforts to be more inclusive of
Boeing has officially announced that it will move the rest of its 787 Dreamliner production from its Seattle-based Everett plant to its factory in South Carolina by mid-2021. The cost-cutting move casts doubt on the future of Boeing’s iconic Everett plant, which was built in 1967 to house the 747 program. Since then, the factory
The US Transportation Department has fined UAE flag carrier Emirates $400,000 for flights that went through Iranian airspace amid a period of heightened political tensions between the US and Iran last year. The fine has been served on the basis that Emirates, which has a codeshare agreement with New York-based airline JetBlue Airways, flew through
