Comprising a 40kg battery pack and electric motor, the system is designed to rapidly detect engine failure
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), representing almost 300 airlines around the globe, has extended its forecast for international passenger traffic to return to pre-crisis levels by one year, to 2024. While providing an update on how the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to make itself felt within the international aviation sector, the IATA cited poor
Last week, United Airlines informed the two regional airlines operating under its United Express brand that it has plans to axe one of them. ExpressJet and CommutAir both work exclusively for the Chicago-based airline as “feeder airlines”, helping regional passengers to connect with the airline under a hub-and-spoke model. United also controls minority interests in
European ULCC Ryanair has threatened closures in Spain and Italy should union talks fail to yield an agreement. On Monday, controversial CEO Michael O’Leary told investors that the carrier was “looking at base closures in Spain where, for the moment, the unions have not yet agreed to the pay cuts we need”. While the airline
British Airways, easyJet, TUI, and Ryanair have taken the British government to task over a decision to reimpose a 14-day quarantine against all passengers returning from Spain – shortly after overturning that requirement earlier this month. The move comes after the Spanish cities of Barcelona, Zaragoza and Madrid all recorded a surge in new infections
A bid has been made on Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presidential jet, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which he has been hoping to sell for the best part of two years. Since shortly after his election, President López Obrador has attempted to offload the plane, which he describes as a symbol of corruption and
