IAG said it would operate 45 per cent of its pre-pandemic passenger capacity between now and September, and hopes to rise to 75 per cent by the end of this year.
An unidentified person reportedly flying a jetpack has once again been spotted by pilots on approach to LAX at 5,000 feet, the latest in a string of mysterious appearances that began in September 2020.
Airbus has confirmed that it will officially develop and produce a long-awaited freighter version of its A350, as it attempts to steal back some share of the Boeing-dominated cargo market. The European planemaker announced its intentions to produce the freighter amid the release of its second-quarter results, which saw Airbus bring in revenue of €24.6 billion.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has formally approved a 149-seat Airbus A220-300 variant, with an exit slide modification over the wing. The modification adds capacity for four additional seats to the original A220-300’s capacity of 145 passengers. Air France is expected to be the first airline to introduce the newly-approved A220-300 with larger capacity,
The Association of Flight Attendants surveyed almost 5,000 staff from 25 June to 14 July, and found that 84 per cent of cabin crew reported they were cursed at, yelled at, and some even followed and harassed back to the airport.
United Airlines has made moves this week on food services to ramp up summer demand as the carrier transitions to outsourced catering for long-haul flights, impacting over 2,000 jobs.
