FAA administrator Steve Dickson has completed his personal safety evaluation flight on the updated 737 MAX, however says there are still ways to go before recertification. US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief and ex-commercial pilot Steve Dickson has completed a two-hour evaluation flight on the updated Boeing 737 MAX, following through on his promise not
American Airlines has announced it will fly two new seasonal routes from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, giving north Texans a beach escape during peak winter months. American will fly on Saturdays to Loreto and La Paz starting 19 December 2020, returning the same day. American already flies to Cabo
After nine months, from 29 September, it will once again be possible to fly direct from Scandinavia to China via SAS. There have been no direct flights since 31 January, but SAS has now obtained approval from the Chinese authorities and is reopening the route from Copenhagen to Shanghai with a weekly frequency. The reopening
Singapore Airlines has announced a range of new creative initiatives to stimulate cash flow as it continues to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, including plans to rejig one of its currently grounded jumbo jets into a pop-up restaurant. Under the initiative, travel-hungry customers can board the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, for a nostalgic
Pilots at Cathay Pacific are pushing to get a seat at the table in upcoming restructuring discussions, and have organised a newspaper advertisement to encourage public support for the cause. The union representing these pilots, the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association (HKAOA) has confirmed this action was made in response to the airline declining further
The International Air Transport Association has reduced its forecast for air traffic recovery amid a turbulent summer travel season that was interrupted by new COVID-19 outbreaks and quarantine restrictions. The association officially reduced its full-year passenger traffic forecast for 2020 to be down 66 per cent compared with last year, worse than its previous prediction
