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Etihad Airways successfully completed IATA’s Environmental Assessment stage 2 and received accreditation in four key operational areas. The areas include facilities management, flight operations, Etihad technical division and Etihad Catering Services. The IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) program is a blueprint for airlines to achieve sustainability in all air and ground operations. It is an evaluation […]

On Tuesday, Ethiopian Airlines operated its first Boeing 737 MAX flight almost three years after regulators grounded the fleet globally — following two deadly accidents involving the aircraft.  The flight was scheduled for arrival in Kenya but remained within Ethiopia due to weather surrounding the area. Passengers on board the flight included government officials and […]

On November 30, the Chilean government issued Law No. 21392, a regulation that modifies the aeronautical code, which allows air tickets’ endorsement or transfer, as well as its full refund. The rule states that, as well as the endorsement or transfer and the full refund procedures, can be carried out through a digital form, or […]

Today, Icelandic low-cost airline PLAY is announcing a new service connecting Iceland to the United States. Starting June 9, PLAY will fly between its main base at Rekjavik, Iceland’s Keflavik Airport and New York’s Stewart International Airport The airport is located in Orange County, N.Y., near the towns of Newburgh, N.Y. and New Windsor, N.Y. […]

Under proposed rules in the United Kingdom, airline passengers on domestic flights may receive compensations for flight delays of an hour, according to the BBC. Currently, the country still follows rules from the European Union, in which airline passengers are only entitled to compensation for a delay if the delay extends beyond three hours. The […]

In 2004, a municipal surtax on passenger boarding fees was established by the Italian government. The purpose of this tax — one euro for each passenger boarded — is 20% for the benefit of the municipality in which the airport is located and 80% to find the necessary resources to strengthen security in airport facilities […]

Note from the writer: In the commercial aviation world, there is always news to report, and even the smallest airports have news to report on. This will be a different segment than the “EAS Round-Up” stories, which focus only on the Essential Air Service contracts that have been changed or renewed. This new segment will […]

With its team of approximately 800 cargo employees worldwide, China Airlines was able to continually expand its freight network that eventually led to the China Airlines Cargo business soaring past new heights, even so making last year the best-ever year in the operation’s 62-year history – as air cargo revenue was up 186 percent above […]

Philippine Airlines is returning to Tel Aviv after a six-decade hiatus, with the first trip scheduled to take off in April. The market between the Philippines and Israel is vast, with 72,800 passengers expected in 2019. It will be a mostly leisure-oriented route with a focus on out-of-country Filipinos, pilgrims, and tourists in both directions. […]

Having flown its maiden flight in 1994, the Airbus A300-600ST Super Transporter — also known as the adorable and oversized Airbus BelugaST — became the world’s most unique cargo carrier as it featured one of the biggest cargo holds of any civil or military aircraft flying today in quite an unorthodox shape. Such massive volume […]