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JetBlue pilots reject tentative agreement over American partnership
Airlines

JetBlue pilots have rejected a tentative agreement that would have given the airline the ability to successfully complete its long-planned partnership with American Airlines without meeting previous contractual obligations to pilots. A statement released by the JetBlue pilot’s union, Air Line Pilots Association, stated that 53.7 per cent of pilots participating in the vote were

Uptick in demand for converted 737 freighters
Airlines

It appears that airlines and aircraft lessors are throwing support behind Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, citing its ideal size, range and fuel-efficiency, as more carriers dabble in cargo. This week, Dublin-based aircraft lessor ASL Aviation Holdings confirmed that it would be exercising its options for 10 additional 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs), made following their

UK and Ireland receive Flight Simulator upgrade
Headlines

Microsoft Flight Simulator’s creators have released a trailer showing off its new makeover for the UK and Ireland.

‘Tough year’ ahead for Dubai Airport as passenger numbers slump
Airports

The chief executive for Dubai International Airport, previously the world’s busiest airport, has warned that 2021 will be another tough year for the Middle Eastern hub, as travel demand remains subdued. “We are planning for it to be a tough year. That’s undoubtedly the case … anyone that doesn’t think it’s going to be a

World first: FAA grants flying car the green light
Future of Aviation

A two-seater flying car has been awarded an airworthiness certificate by the FAA for the first time, which could see the product on US roads (and skies) by next year. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a Special Light-Sport Aircraft airworthiness certification to Volvo-owned Terrafugia’s ‘Transition’ vehicle, a hybrid “roadable aircraft” – or,

Comment: Border closures are not the answer to the UK’s COVID crisis
Headlines

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, human geography professor Laurie Parsons discusses the risk and reward involved in closing international borders to slow the spread of COVID-19. Borders have moved, not uncommonly for the UK, to the forefront of public discussion in 2021. The home secretary, Priti Patel, recently expressed rare contrition for the failure

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