The World of Aviation

A Southwest Airlines pilot union is suing the carrier for “significantly” altering working conditions for staff to save on costs during the pandemic. The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA), a Dallas-based union representing 10,000 workers, filed the suit on Monday to the District Court in Dallas. Allegedly, Southwest forced numerous pilots into quarantine without pay

In this episode, host Adam Thorn and reporters Hannah Dowling and Bella Richards discuss if employees at the planemaker are concealing safety issues and whether there is more to it.

  As Brazil climbs out of the COVID-19 crisis, Embraer’s Eve will lead industry groups to introduce air-taxis into South America, as the nation commits to zero-carbon flying. Eve Urban Air Mobility – a spin-off from Embraer – and partners will provide the first test simulation of Eve’s electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet

  Italia Transporto Aereo (ITA), Italy’s new state-owned airline, has applied to service routes from Milan to the US. The airline submitted an application on 27 August to attain an exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit to the Department of Transport (DoT). Taking the place of its predecessor Alitalia, which will officially suspend its

Adam and Hannah discuss Embraer’s landmarked deal that will see Uber-style flying taxis launch in major APAC cities by 2026, as well as the latest from the situation in Kabul.

The planemaker’s subsidiary, Eve Urban Air Mobility, will provide aviation taxi platform Ascent with access to 100 of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.