A woman celebrating her 21st birthday has filed a lawsuit against an Austin-based Doubletree Hotel after a sexual assault occurred on the property that she believes... Read More
In a sign that the aircraft will keep flying for some years to come, Lufthansa will retrofit the in-flight entertainment hardware on its 747-8i fleet with the Panasonic... Read More
A Ryanair flight attendant has been awarded an €84,790 compensation payout after she sustained a serious spinal injury when she slipped on greasy de-icing fluid during... Read More
British Airways check-in staff and gate agents at the airline’s Heathrow home base are threatening to unleash “chaos” over the busy summer holidays with a threat... Read More
The parent company of British Airways and Spanish flag carrier Iberia has confirmed an order for at least 50 Boeing 737MAX jets, as well as options for a further 100... Read More
With more than a dozen aircraft fitted, Turkish Airlines is finally ready to officially launch its newest in-flight connectivity platform. The service, powered by Anuvu... Read More
Adding a new aircraft type to a fleet is a challenging task. Switching from props to jets is even harder. And adding international routes further ups the complexity.... Read More
JetBlue’s own flight attendants say they oppose the airline’s hostile takeover of low-cost airline Spirit because JetBlue has “proven itself to be an abusive... Read More
Emirates is bringing back face-to-face cabin crew interviews for the first time since the start of the pandemic, the airline announced on Wednesday. Recruiters will be... Read More
The flight attendant union which represents crew members at both Frontier and Spirit Airlines threw its weight behind a merger between the two airlines on Tuesday after... Read More
The Spirit Airlines A320 fleet is now fully fitted with in-flight WiFi. With both the A321 and now the A320 fleets completed, Spirit's fleet can deliver in-flight... Read More
Emirates is (finally, again) ready to sell its premium economy seats. The carrier now operates six aircraft with the seats on board. That's enough for the first three... Read More
American Airlines is trying to reduce the minimum amount of time that its flight attendants have to rest during an international layover to just 10 hours according to... Read More
British low-cost airline easyJet will pay cabin crew a £1,000 ‘recognition’ bonus if they don’t quit during the busy summer season. The bonus is believed to be an... Read More
Sara Nelson, dubbed ‘the most powerful flight attendant in the United States’ (perhaps even the world), has been reelected as president of the Association of Flight... Read More
Flight attendants at JetBlue are ‘physically drained’, ‘mentally exhausted’ and at ‘breaking point’ after a succession of recent operational meltdowns that... Read More
JetBlue will further trim its Summer 2022 schedule. The carrier plans "further tweaks" to the network, in response to elevated fuel prices and in support of its... Read More
American Airlines is struggling to find large enough hotels in London that are both able and willing to accommodate its pilots and flight attendants in the British... Read More
A Salt Lake City woman charged with wire fraud has pleaded guilty to selling fake COVID-19 tests to travelers. The 28-year-old woman, who worked for a COVID testing... Read More
Emirates Airline says its order book for nearly 200 new aircraft “remains unchanged” despite ongoing delays to both the Boeing 777X and 787 Dreamliner, and threats... Read More
British Airways is facing the potential for a “summer of discontent” and chief executive Sean Doyle must “go beyond well-meaning words” if he is to fix the mess,... Read More
Why would an airline alliance launch a loyalty credit card? The obvious answer is money. Co-brand credit cards are massive drivers of revenue for airlines. But... Read More
United Airlines remains confident in the overall trajectory of its Next single-aisle cabin refresh program. But in the short term supply chain issues are making the road... Read More
A dog who escaped from its travel carrier was seen running wild on the tarmac as baggage handlers chased it. Fortunately, the puppy wasn't hurt and was eventually... Read More
The Canadian low-cost airline Sunwing has been accused of ‘shortchanging’ pilots by refusing to pay them while they are still at work and onboard planes. Sunwing has... Read More
On Wednesday, Europe’s aviation regulator and disease control agency moved to unwind bloc-wide face mask rules by lifting a mask mandate recommendation for air travel.... Read More
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment, plus five years of supervised release and a $2,000 fine for sexually assaulting a school girl onboard an... Read More
Southwest Airlines will finally start to bring in-seat power to its aircraft as part of a new $2 billion investment in the customer experience which will also see the... Read More
Southwest Airlines selected Viasat's next generation, Ka-band satellite in-flight connectivity (IFC) system on aircraft deliveries, starting this fall. New 737 MAX... Read More
In a terrifying moment, two foreign female tourists in Egypt were captured on video fleeing from a group of teenage boys who were harassing them. The 13 boys were later... Read More
The European Union says it will end a face mask mandate for air travel next week but individual countries will still be allowed to ignore the recommendations of the... Read More
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