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May 1, 2023, Labor Day, will see the next round of protests in France against the raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64. The reform, approved by the French Constitutional Court on April 14, has sparked new protests across the country. The change, sought by current President Emmanuel Macron, was presented as a […]

The European Union (EU)  — in its mission to decarbonize air travel —  have introduced a new environmentally friendly measure to tackle aviation carbon emissions. This isn’t exactly new across the European Union, they do this all time with new taxes and selective bans targeted towards the aviation industry. What makes this move new and worth […]

Hong Kong continues an upward trend after the lifting of travel restrictions. Cathay Pacific — the city’s flag carrier — has carried over 1.3 million passengers last month, with an increase of 19% compared with February. The load factor was over 90%. Cathay Pacific and HK Express, its no-frills airline, has reached 50% pre-pandemic flight capacity, covering […]

ITA Airways, Italy’s national airline, recently unveiled the Airbus A320neo (dedicated to Italian ice-skating champion Carolina Kostner) with new interiors designed by Walter De Silva, an Italian designer working in automotive design. This aircraft is the first in ITA Airways’ fully configured fleet. For the first time, ITA Airways’ medium-haul fleet will offer a paid […]

A recent expansion of the air transport agreement between Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has led to several route announcements from carriers from both countries. The announcements cover new routes as well as increased frequencies on existing routes. Air Transport Agreement Air transport agreements are formal treaties between governments that allow for commercial […]

Air Serbia launched two new routes from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to the Middle East. The airline landed in Tel Aviv (Israel) and Ankara (Turkey) in early April. The Belgrade-Tel Aviv route was inaugurated on April 6. Flight JU812, which departed at 1:30 PM local time, was the first service on a route that will […]

Wingo, Copa Holdings’ low-cost airline, has announced that it will suspend its flights between Bogota (BOG) and Mexico City (MEX) starting from April 16. Until then, the company will continue to operate up to three flights per week. The low-cost airline began operations in Mexico on December 1, 2016, when it inaugurated its flights between […]

Silver Airways, a Fort Lauderdale-based, Florida regional airline, is facing issues at its home airport. Broward County commissioners, the county that oversees the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport, announced in 2022 that the airline was delinquent on lease payments owed to the county since 2021.  While airlines operate into and out of airports, they do not own […]

On Wednesday night (April 12), South Florida was hit by a severe storm system that brought heavy rainfall, leading to the declaration of an emergency in the region. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) was forced to cancel flights as taxiways, aprons, runways, and main access roads became flooded. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), […]

On April 10, Delta Air Lines began nonstop service between New York (JFK) and Gatwick (LGW), bringing back service to London’s two main airports. The reactivation of this route coincides with the airline’s 45th anniversary of the start of operations between the United States and United Kingdom. See also: After three years, Delta resumes non-stop flights […]