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American Airlines has changed its transcontinental flight schedules to remove the Airbus A321 Transcontinental aircraft — known inside the airline as the A321T — from its flagship route from Los Angeles International Airport to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport for some of its November flight schedule. Originally reported in a FlyerTalk forum on […]

Ethiopian Airlines Group has introduced a global COVID-19 medical insurance scheme dubbed “Sheba Comfort” aimed at providing “an extra security measure” to all of its international passengers while ensuring they travel with a peace of mind. Sheba Comfort will cover all international flights booked through Ethiopian tickets, covering medical expenses, repatriation, evacuation and quarantine costs. […]

The seemingly endless saga of LATAM Brasil’s flight crew negotiations with the airline about permanent wage reductions has reached the end of yet another chapter this week. After voting in July against any wage reductions and further negotiations between the National Union of Aeronauts (SNA) and the airline regarding this matter, the workforce voted for […]

The Argentinian Minister of Transport, Mario Meoni, confirmed on Thursday that in mid-October commercial flights will return and anticipated that the Government is “working to resolve as soon as possible” the normalization of activity. During the inauguration of construction works in a train station in the Province of Buenos Aires, the Minister Meoni confirmed the […]

South Africa has reopened its borders to international leisure passengers for the first time since March when the COVID-19 pandemic fully impacted worldwide aviation. A Lufthansa 747 from Frankfurt was the first aircraft to land at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International airport (JNB) on Thursday morning. Though foreign aircraft carrying out repatriation flights of citizens and […]

On Tuesday, Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) announced that South African flag carrier South African Airways has suspended all operations and the airline put under “care and maintenance” until the ongoing discussions between the BRPs and the government lead to a deal with suitable funding for the airline. All existing cargo and repatriation services will be […]

After a seven-month suspension, Peru is reopening its skies to commercial flight operations in October. The country’s international trade and tourism minister, Rocio Barrios, announced that international travel will resume on Oct. 5, reinstating commercial connectivity with other Latin American countries first. In an interview with a national radio station, Barrios announced that Peru will […]

Japan Airlines has announced new terminology to be used when addressing passengers in airports and on aircraft, and “ladies and gentlemen” is no longer part of the script. Instead, beginning Oct. 1, the airline will use gender-friendly expressions, such as “attention all passengers” and “welcome, everybody.” The phrases are already gender-neutral when spoken in Japanese […]

After its five-year absence at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, United Airlines has plans to resume flights from what is one of the busiest airports in the U.S. Flights could begin as early as the beginning of 2021, according to CNBC. Given the uncertainty in the airline industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

The United Airlines chapter of the Air Lines Pilot Association has announced that none of its 13,000 pilots will be furloughed on Oct. 1, the company announced. The agreement will delay any furlough in the pilot group until June 2021 at the earliest. Prior to this agreement, 2,850 pilots out of the union’s 13,000 were […]