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Canada Jetlines has been granted “economic authority” by the U.S. Department of Transportation to provide service the U.S. The new Canadian leisure carrier expects the Federal Aviation Administration to give the required approvals by the end of the year for the carrier to start operating to the U.S. “We are looking forward to expand our […]

Since Nov. 1, Cathay Pacific Airways flight CX841 service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hong Kong returned to Russian airspace due to a strong high altitude headwind in the temperate zone. Previously, such weather has caused the flight to divert to Taipei to fuel up. Cathay Pacific had previously avoided Russian […]

In response to a speedy recovery, New Zealand’s Auckland Airport has revised its forecast for the financial year 2023. Auckland Airport, the largest international gateway to the country, has seen a strong demand in domestic and international travel, in particular on North and South America, South Pacific and Trans-Tasman routes. The airport sees the recovery […]

After its ownership was transferred to Abu Dhabi Wealth fund ADQ, UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways appointed Antonoaldo Neves — the former chief of TAP Air Portugal — as the new group CEO, succeeding Tony Douglas, who took on a new role to head Saudi Arabia’s new $30 billion national carrier, RIA, Arabian Business reported. […]

American Airlines has reached an out-of-court settlement in order to put to rest a class action lawsuit that was brought against them by up to 2.8 million passengers that claim they were “improperly charged” baggage fees between 2013 and 2021. The lawsuit originated from the action of five passengers who claimed the airline broke its […]

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 […]

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 said on Tuesday “I can […]

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 was regularly flying to Hawaii […]

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has received an Airbus A321neo ACF, with the next-generation aircraft becoming the 30th to join Bamboo’s fleet. The A321neo is the longest-fuselage member of Airbus’s single-aisle A320 family. Bamboo has reduced its seating configuration density from 240 to 223, consisting of eight business class and 215 economy class seats, giving passengers […]

At its global headquarters in Montreal, Canada, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has just concluded its 41st Assembly, a global event that every three years gathers all Member States to decide the way forward for all global items involving commercial aviation. For two weeks approximately 2,500 delegates and observers from 184 countries have participated […]