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Fourth PIA flight attendant has gone missing during layover
| 3 Comments on Fourth PIA flight attendant has gone missing during layoverA Pakistan International Airlines flight attendant has reportedly gone missing amid a layover in Toronto, Canada, making him the fourth PIA flight attendant to apparently go missing during an international layover. The carrier has confirmed that one of its flight attendants went “missing” shortly after he arrived in Toronto aboard flight PK798 from Islamabad. The
Read moreAirline industry pushes WHO to support post-vaccine travel
| 2 Comments on Airline industry pushes WHO to support post-vaccine travelThe International Air Transport Association has called upon the World Health Organisation to formally support the end of quarantine requirements for vaccinated travellers. The IATA has long pushed for governments to end travel restrictions and quarantine requirements, which have contributed to the ongoing slump in air travel demand. Now, the airline industry body is pushing
Read moreCanadian budget carrier purchases 13 MAX jets
Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines has expanded its fleet with the addition of 13 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Emerging as Canada’s only true ULCC, Flair will accelerate its disruptive mission to make travel affordable for all Canadians. “Canadians have been paying too much for too long. We must do our part to ensure
Read moreBoeing making ‘progress’ on development of new mid-sized aircraft
/ | 1 Comment on Boeing making ‘progress’ on development of new mid-sized aircraftBoeing CEO David Calhoun has reportedly informed analysts that the company is pushing ahead with development of its ‘New Midsize Aircraft’ (NMA), or Boeing 797, despite posting a record $12 billion loss. Progress within the NMA project, which has been in development, in part, for decades, was paused early last year amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Read moreAmerican cans over 200 flights by grounding regional subsidiary
American Airlines was forced to cancel 230 American Eagles flights as it grounded nearly the entire fleet of its regional offshoot PSA Airlines over maintenance concerns. PSA temporarily removed most of its aircraft from service and cancelled over 200 flights as it worked with the Federal Aviation Administration to address a maintenance issue on its
Read moreComment: How travel bans impacted the first wave of COVID-19 in the US
/In this cross-posting with The Conversation, two economics professors from Indiana University uncover how travel bans imposed on incoming arrivals from China and Europe in early 2020 impacted the spread of COVID-19 in the US. The coronavirus was still a far-away problem in Wuhan when US president Donald Trump announced a ban on travel from
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