Hongkongers have started dusting off their passports and returning to the skies again following the lifting of travel restrictions in September. In response to that surging demand, Cathay Pacific has increased flight frequencies across a wide variety of routes. Earlier, the Hong Kong government scrapped hotel quarantine policies and implemented a so-called “0+3” model. Travelers coming from overseas need to take three days for self-monitoring for Covid-19 symptoms. During the self-monitoring period, travelers will be banned from entering restaurants and…
CemAir — a South African privately-owned airline — is looking to expand its operations by expanding its domestic capacity. The airline is best known for its flights to smaller towns like the popular tourist spot of Plettenberg Bay and the iron ore mining hub of Sishen. However, the carrier is…
Up until 1990 Germany was split into two nations. The capitalist west and the communist east. Sanctions placed upon the Soviet Union and satellite nations by the West, prevented East Germany from purchasing western aircraft. This meant that Russian aircraft were predominantly operated during the communist reign. Interflug was the…
ITA Airways, Italy's national airline, was founded on June 29, 2020, by the government of President Giuseppe Conte, 100% public society (property of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance) with Francesco Caio as chairman and Fabio Lazzerini (former Alitalia manager) as CEO. October 14, 2021, marked the end of…
Across the globe, AirlineGeeks and you – our community – are joined by one love: the love of flight. That love takes many forms, from airlines to aerobatics. For this reason, we are thrilled to announce we are sponsoring one of Australia’s largest air shows – the annual Wings Over…
The Biden Administration is implementing 10-hour rest periods for U.S.-based cabin crew, in line with legislation passed by congress four years ago. This raises the rest period from 8 hours and brings flight attendant rest in line with that of flight deck crew. Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Billy Nolen…
After three years the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has restored Malaysia's Category 1 Air Safety rating. This comes after in 2019 the FAA had dropped Malaysia's rating to a Category 2 . The decision allows any Malaysian airline to restart service to the United States. Prior to the pandemic, AirAsia…
South African Airways is to add a further three Airbus A320 aircraft to its fleet as operations continue to ramp up after the pandemic. The carrier restarted a significantly restricted schedule in September 2021 after the airline was grounded for 18 months from March 2020. Three Airbus A320 aircraft will…
Earlier this week, Nigerian startup ValueJet operated its first flight, marking the start of its commercial operations after receiving its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) a little less than one month ago. The inaugural flight took off from Lagos, Nigeria's Murtala Muhammed International Airport,…
On October 12, Singapore Airlines announced that the carrier will resume another service to China, in the city of Xiamen, flight number SQ868/SQ869. After the resumption of this flight, Singapore Airlines Group, which includes Singapore Airlines, Silk Air, and Scoot Air, will provide as many as 14 weekly flights between…
