Qantas selling fully stocked bar carts from retired 747s
After retiring several aircraft, Qantas Airlines is selling the bar carts used on these planes. Also, in order to make the items more enticing, these carts will come fully stocked as they would be for a normal flight on a 747.
Qatar Airways says losses reach $1.9B amid pandemic, boycott
The energy-rich nation of Qatar itself needed to bail out the state-owned airline at the end of its financial year on March 31 with $2 billion to keep the airline operating, its annual report acknowledged.
United Airlines offering rapid COVID-19 tests to passengers
Following its initial pilot program, the airline will "quickly expand customer testing to other destinations and U.S. airports" later this year, according to United Chief Customer Officer Toby Enqvist.
Airline passengers want to see barriers to boost confidence: industry executives
Pandemic-related trends could include more private business class seating on narrowbody planes and adding touchless lavatory features
Boeing licenses ultraviolet wand to sanitize airplanes in coronavirus fight
Talk about a light in the darkness.
U.S. airlines make urgent call for new bailout as job cuts loom
The chief executives of American Airlines, United Airlines and JetBlue Airways and the major aviation unions held a press conference Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill as part of a last-ditch effort for a six-month extension of the payroll support program granted through the $25 billion bailout from Congress back in March.
CDC: 11,000 may have been exposed to COVID-19 on airplanes
Agency officials believe nearly 11,000 people may have been exposed to one of the 1,600 known cases of people flying while contagious with the virus — despite being unable to confirm a single case of viral transmission on a US plane.
Airbus unveils concepts for hydrogen-powered plane
Airbus has unveiled three visual concepts for "zero emission" airplanes to be powered by hydrogen.
Lufthansa announces more job cuts, fewer jets in service
German airline Lufthansa, already bailed out by the government, says it will have to make more staff cuts and mothball more jumbo jets than originally planned because the outlook for air travel is worse than the company first predicted.
Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina: sources
Boeing will move the rest of its 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina in a pivot away from its reliance on its union-heavy Seattle-area birthplace, as well as cut costs and improve efficiencies.
United Airlines, unions call for 6-month extension of federal aid, restart of stimulus negotiations
The airline and unions are also asking that the latest stimulus package include a clean six-month extension of funding for the Payroll Support Program, which requires airlines to keep their employees on the payroll through Oct. 1.
Prince Harry joins Cali helicopter club to keep up license for royal jaunts
Harry's father, Prince Charles, spurred backlash when he flew the Queen's private helicopter to Cambridge this year to lecture students on climate change and lowering carbon emissions.
Hawaii to allow travelers to skip quarantine with coronavirus test
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Wednesday that starting Oct. 15, travelers arriving from out of state may bypass a 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for COVID-19.
Southwest temporarily grounds 130 Boeing 737-800 airplanes over weight data
The airline says the temporary move has been made out of caution
United Airlines pilot union voting to save thousands of jobs
United Airlines pilot union votes on deal to prevent employee furloughs.
Amazon Air takes off during coronavirus with rapid summer expansion to its fleet
While the airline industry continues to suffer from the financial devastation left behind by the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon's air cargo business appears to be taking off.
Alaska Airlines suspends Portland, Spokane flights due to wildfire smoke
Alaska Airlines has temporarily suspended all flights in and out of two airports in the Pacific Northwest due to wildfire smoke blanketing the region.
Airlines, unions running out of time to get more federal aid
A sharp drop in travel has left the airlines with tens of thousands more employees than they need to operate the vastly reduced number of flights
Boeing in talks with FAA about Dreamliner structural issue
Just three days after reports about quality control lapses at a Boeing's Dreamliner plant in South Carolina comes word of a new problem with its flagship jet.
Coronavirus vaccine distribution will take 8,000 cargo jets: IATA
The International Air Transport Association is warning governments across the globe that the air cargo industry may potentially face severe capacity constraints that could hinder the timely distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.