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On Feb. 17, TUI Belgium will resume Boeing 737 MAX 8 operations. The news comes just a few weeks after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the aircraft to fly again in the European Union. According to Aviation24.be, TUI fly Belgium will begin MAX flights to Spain, making it the first European carrier to fly […]

SAS has signed an engine purchase and services agreement with CFM. The agreement confirms the airline’s use of LEAP-1A engines on its A320neo family. This comes as part of SAS’ fleet upgrade program, which aims to improve efficiency and sustainability. The selection of CFM International’s LEAP-1A covers the airline’s fleet of 35 A320neos, ordered in […]

RwandAir, Rwanda’s national carrier, is seeking authority to fly to New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) via Accra, Ghana. The airline is seeking fifth Freedom Traffic Rights to use Accra as a stoping point from Kigali. If approved, the airline would use its Airbus A330s on the route. The latest request comes two […]

The COVID-19 crisis marked a significant decline in business travel and corporate conferences as companies and corporations began a shift toward video meetings and adapting to virtual training and networking. As a result, airlines were forced to alter schedules away from routes often frequented by business travelers and modify onboard cabin service to align with […]

Singapore Airlines, its sister airline SilkAir and its low-cost subsidiary Scoot — all representing the passenger contingent of the Singapore Airlines Group — have become some of the first airlines in the world to operate flights with a fully-vaccinated onboard crew of pilots and flight attendants, the latest step in the travel industry’s fight to […]

The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced many airlines to adapt their fleets and networks and to reschedule hundreds of deliveries scheduled not just in 2020 and 2021, but also those in years ahead as airlines look to rework their balance sheets to better prepare themselves for the long run back to profitability. With a decrease […]

As airlines in Brazil look to their continuously evolving 2021 schedules, Azul — the country’s third-largest airline by domestic traffic figures — has announced new services connecting Porto Alegre, Brazil, the capital of southern state Rio Grande do Sul, to eight new destinations elsewhere in the district. Ticket sales are expected to start in March. […]

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aeroméxico has worked to become a benchmark in the industry by implementing rigorous sanitary measures through its Health and Hygiene Management System, created by expert epidemiologists based in its home country. This system mandates various measures for the protection of its personnel and passengers, such as the sanitation […]

United Airlines has announced new flights from the United States mainland to the Hawaiian Islands. The airline will add three new routes, including two completely new routes that have not been previously operated by another airline. The additional flights to Hawaii continue the industry-wide trend of expanding flight options to warm, open destinations where social […]

Thank you for reading the AirlineGeeks Podcast Recap. This article gives a brief look at last week’s episode of our news podcast. For our full analysis of each of these stories, you can listen to The AirlineGeeks Podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Overcast or through our distributor, Anchor. Our first story this week […]