After rumours swelled that Boeing is working on its next mid-sized jet to compete with the Airbus A321neo, suppliers believe that the prospect of a brand-new Boeing aircraft is unlikely to eventuate in the near future. However, the timeline of future Boeing jet development will be largely defined by how successfully the grounded Boeing 737
After just two decades of service, Delta Air Lines has officially retired the entirety of its Boeing 777 fleet, as it continues to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The last Delta 777 commercial flight took place on Saturday, when flight DL8777 flew New York to Los Angeles. The Boeing 777-200, registration N701DN, departed New
European airlines are racing to cancel flights from the UK after the government announced on Saturday it was to enter a second national lockdown. As part of the new restrictions, initially scheduled to last from 5 November to 2 December, Britons will be unable to leave the country for anything other than work purposes –
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is gearing up for yet another ‘flight to nowhere’ for frequent flyers who form part of a Facebook group.
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, Swedish assistant professor of risk and environmental studies Dr Avit Bhowmik examined the case of Swedish ‘flight shaming’, and pondered if the pandemic could cause a long-term shift in travel demand. Europe’s major airlines are likely to see their turnover drop by 50 per cent in 2020 as a result of
The story that 18 women from Australia, the UK and France were invasively searched by Qatari authorities at Hamad Airport this month has refused to go away. In the last few days, the Qatar government has finally issued an apology – but it seems to be more concerned with shifting the emphasis onto the missing baby. On
