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NEWS Air New Zealand To Cut Capacity By 85 Percent Air New Zealand will cut capacity by 85%. What routes will be chopped temporarily? Click to see more details. Read More →
NEWS British Airways Cuts Jobs Due to Coronavirus Pandemic Resulting from the travel ban in the U.K., British Airways has warned it's workers that they are struggling to survive on a crisis "worse than 9/11" caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Alex Cruz, who is British Airways' chief executive wrote to some 45,000 employees informing them that the airline would be "parking aircraft in a way [they] never have before." Read More →
NEWS ANA Orders 20 787s to Replace Domestic 777s According to multiple sources, ANA (Al Nippon Airways) has committed to buying 20 of Boeing's 787 aircraft, a move that will put ANA's 787 fleet count above 100. This USD $5B is composed of 11 787-10s, four 787-9s, and five 787-8s. Read More →
NEWS Trans States Airlines To Terminate Services Trans States Airlines will terminate service. Click to see an in-depth analysis. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL A Guide to Fifth-Freedom Flights Fifth-freedom flights are flights between two cities that are not the airline's home base. For example, an airline is based in city A, and it flies to city Y with a stop at city X. In a fifth freedom flight, passengers can fly the airline based in city A from city X straight to city Y without a stop in city Y. Read More →
ROUTES American Airlines to Make Seattle an International Gateway American Airlines will add two new key international routes, can you guess them? They are truly out of left field. Click to see more details. Read More →
ROUTES Virgin Atlantic to Launch Flights to Cape Town According to multiple sources, Virgin Atlantic will launch a seasonal flight to Cape Town from its hub at London-Heathrow. The flight will be launched on October 25th, 2020 on the carrier's Boeing 787-9. It will be a 12-hour flight from London-Heathrow-Cape Town and an 11 hour 30-minute flight from Cape Town to London-Heathrow. Read More →
ROUTES Aeroflot to Launch a Flight to Singapore Aeroflot to launch a flight to Singapore. Aeroflot is scheduled to launch the route on October 25th, 2020 using its new A350-900. Click to see more details. Read More →
ROUTES Pakistan International Airlines Expected to Launch Flights to New York-JFK Pakistan International Airlines is expected to launch a new destination in the U.S, New York-JFK. Click to learn more details about the new route. Read More →
NEWS Boeing Creates Starliner for Nasa With Massive Flaws Boeing is facing backlash yet again. In the midst of working out their issues around the 737 Max 8, Boeing must work out another problem. The Starliner experienced software issues. Read More →