Around half the proceeds of a US$6.4 billion capital raise have already been spent by Singapore Airlines’ parent company SIA Group since it was first completed on 5 June. Operating at less than 10 per cent capacity, the Singaporean carrier has burned through more money in the two months leading up August than SIA, Cathay
Boeing announced on Wednesday that it had won its first order on its troubled 737 MAX aircraft for 2020, with Polish airline Enter Air agreeing to buy up to four jets. Notably, the announcement released by Boeing appears to mark a shift in how the planemaker publicly brands its jet, perhaps signalling that it intends
In our latest episode, Adam and Boo discuss whether pilots still get good perks, and delve into the endless saga of airbridges in Europe opening and closing at short notice.
As the UAE emerges from one of the world’s strictest lockdowns, sniffer dogs have been deployed at Dubai International Airport. The world-first procedure involves – according to Emirati broadsheet The National – taking perspiration samples from arriving visitors before being placed under the noses of specially trained dogs. Dubai only reopened its doors to international
JetBlue customers will be able to fly before paying a single dollar, under a new partnership with New York-based Goldman Sachs. The low-cost carrier – which has recently made headlines for achieving carbon neutrality across its domestic network – began trialling its MarcusPay option to recreational travellers in April. However, this feature is now available
Boeing has announced it will offer employees a voluntary redundancy package, including pay and benefits, for the second time this year, as the manufacturer continues in its struggle to navigate the worldwide COVID-19 induced aviation slowdown. According to a note to employees written by Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, the latest voluntary redundancy packages will be
