Southwest Airlines has instructed cabin crew to throttle back on COVID-related cleaning procedures, in a bid to “return to standard turnaround time” as it restores its flight network. In a memo leaked to press, the Dallas-based airline urged crew members to “focus on a few items – tray tables and lavatories” during cabin cleans. “These
Just one month after Taipei’s Songshan Airport reopened its doors to locals for a fake flight experience, an EVA Air initiative is bringing new meaning to the term “round trip”. On 8 August – Taiwanese Father’s Day – the airline plans to operate a scenic sortie over the East China Sea, circling Japan’s Ryukyu Islands
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) revealed that it has sacked 63 of its employees following a spate of safety scandals. On 22 May, an Airbus A320 operating PIA flight 8303 crashed on its way from Lahore to Karachi, killing all 97 passengers onboard. The incident sparked a subsequent investigation, which revealed 260 of 860 pilots active
An internal United memo, leaked Thursday, outlines plans to furlough roughly 3,900 United pilots in the near-to-mid future. United had previously gone public with plans to stand down 2,250 pilots between 1 October and the end of the year, as well as a further 1,650 in 2021 dependent on demand. However, the contents of the
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that the sector will not recover fully until 2024 due to “surprisingly weak” demand – a year later than earlier predictions. Figures released by the IATA on Tuesday show that global revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) were down around 87 per cent in June versus the same month
After informing regional feeder airlines CommutAir and ExpressJet of plans to cut ties with one of the two, United Airlines has opted for the latter. The move will allow United to consolidate all of its regional Embraer 145 feeder services under one banner, in order to simplify its network and lower overhead costs. However, it
