Missing American Airlines wine and Champagne? Now flyers in the States can have it delivered straight to their door (and earn air miles at the same time) AA inflight wine is now available in the U.S via the Flagship Cellars service Members of the AAdvantage loyalty program can earn two miles per dollar Twice a year … Read more
Airlines ‘urgently’ need government help to survive prolonged coronavirus curbs, industry bosses have warned, after Boris Johnson last night closed all travel corridors. The Prime Minister declared that all arrivals to the UK will have to have tested negative for coronavirus from Monday as he begged Britons to ‘stay at home this weekend’. At a … Read more
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary today revealed the depths of cuts in his airline’s flight schedule from the UK and Ireland after the country was plunged into a third national lockdown earlier this month. The airline’s boss said the company would operate ‘around ten or 20 flights a day’ compared to the ‘normal 2,000’ from January 21 amid … Read more
Before the pandemic, airlines had to use their takeoff and landing slots for 80 per cent of each flying season or forfeit them under the so-called ‘use it or lose it rule’.
An American Airlines pilot threatened to divert his plane and dump a group of pro-Trump passengers in Kansas if they didn’t ‘behave’ during their flight from Washington, DC, to Phoenix on Friday. The incident took place on American Flight 1242 which departed Friday afternoon from Reagan National Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor. Video posted to … Read more
A group representing major US airlines on Monday urged the Trump administration to lift travel bans on passengers flying in from Brazil, Europe and the UK as the air travel industry continues to strain under the weight of the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The plea came in a letter authored by Airlines for America (A4A), a … Read more
A leading aviation group has revealed the world’s 20 safest airlines for 2021 – and it’s Qantas that’s No1 again. The ranking has been drawn up by Australia-based AirlineRatings.com, which monitors 385 carriers and takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies, government audits, airlines’ crash and serious incident records, fleet age and pilot training … Read more
Moment man climbs onto the wing of an Alaskan Airlines plane moments before take-off, walks around and then plummets onto the tarmac in Las Vegas The unidentified man reportedly hopped a perimeter fence at McCarran Airport Police officers were closing in when he slipped from the plane to the tarmac The man was reportedly either … Read more
Airlines have asked EU countries to exempt Britain from the coronavirus travel ban set to kick in on January 1. Firms such as EasyJet and Airlines UK were joined by the World Travel and Tourism Council in calling for clarity. The UK and EU are negotiating a trade deal for after January but on Wednesday Boris Johnson … Read more
Will this plane land safely? That question was very much on the minds of the 87 passengers on the revamped Boeing 737 MAX’s first public flight Wednesday following a 20-month grounding after two fatal crashes. US authorities last month gave the green light for the plane to return to service after upgrades in the wake … Read more