The World of Aviation

Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines cancelled almost 30 per cent of its flights on Sunday after “disruptive weather” plagued the company’s schedule. The Dallas-based airline cancelled 1,085 flights and delayed 933 flights according to FlightAware, marking the second day in a row of mass cancellations. “ATC issues and disruptive weather have resulted in a high volume

United Airlines is set to fly its biggest domestic schedule since early last year, notching up to 91 per cent of its pre-pandemic capacity. The Chicago-based airline said it would offer over 3,500 daily domestic flights in December in response to the travel surge. According to the company’s app, holiday travel flight searches have increased

Hong Kong’s chief executive is “confident” the city will remain a leading international aviation hub despite reigning a zero-COVID strategy. In her policy address to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, Carrie Lam announced several new strategies to sustain Hong Kong’s local aviation industry while preparing for the post-pandemic recovery. “Although the global aviation industry, with

  British Airways is set to return its Airbus A380 jets to the skies in November amid the reopening of trans-Atlantic travel. It comes as the carrier signed a contract extension in August with its maintenance company for the aircraft to continue flying for a few more years, despite the jet phasing out elsewhere. “This

Emirates has complained again over Boeing’s continuous 777X delays, urging for a “grown-up conversation” with the planemaker to expedite the long-awaited deliveries. The airline currently has 126 of the jets on order, but Boeing is two-and-a-half years behind its original schedule for the aircraft to arrive in June 2020. Tim Clark, the president of the

Italy’s new airline Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) has selected Airbus for its fleet renewal as it begins flights this month. The flag carrier signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to purchase seven A220 jets, 11 A320neo jets and 10 A330neos to begin operations. The news comes after sources alluded in July the airline