Airline passengers this summer can continue to expect record flight cancellations as the aviation industry wages its battle against one of the largest pilot shortages to date.  Where the crisis has stemmed from Airlines in the United States have struggled to meet demand that is considered high by pre-pandemic standards for a variety of reasons […]

In what was yet another scheduling blunder for airlines in the United States, Delta Air Lines, the Atlanta-based carrier was forced to cancel hundreds of flights over Memorial Day weekend.  Flight tracking website Flight Aware reported that Delta canceled more than 250 flights or 9% of the airline’s scheduled services on Saturday. The troubles continued […]

Alaska Airlines’ summer scheduling woes continued as the airline was forced to cancel additional flights due to poor planning and staffing shortages. “Of the 1,200 flights that we operate every day, we’ve been canceling about 50 of them, roughly 4%,” Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Miniucci wrote in a message to employees May 12. “This is […]

United Airlines said on Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared 52 of United’s Boeing 777-200 aircraft operating with Pratt & Whitney PW400 engines after over a year of standstill after the type was grounded following an accident in February 2021.  On Feb. 20, 2021, a fan blade inside a PW400 engine on a […]

The Lufthansa Group on Monday decided to move forward with the decision to purchase over a dozen more long-haul widebody aircraft with both passenger and cargo additions to its already extensive fleet.  Prompted by continued delays in the delivery of the group’s expected Boeing 777-9s, Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board approved the purchase as they were advised […]

Norwegian startup Norse Atlantic has revealed its first 4 transatlantic routes to be launched later this year. The airline plans to serve New York, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando with its Boeing 787 aircraft. Beginning June 14, 2022, Norse flight 01 will depart Oslo Gardermoen Airport for New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport at […]

JetBlue founder David Neeleman’s low-cost airline Breeze Airways plans to begin operating flights to the West Coast of the United States. The introduction of new routes will operate from the Southeastern region as it aims to expand its network and become a more viable option for travelers looking to flyfrom secondary U.S. markets as well […]