required reading for frequent flyers
Singapore Airlines is offering cabin crew generous early release and retirement options as it becomes increasingly apparent that any recovery for air travel demand is... Read More
Etihad Airways has been hit with a one-week Chinese flight ban after six passengers on the same flight tested positive for COVID-19. Etihad is currently flying just once... Read More
Qantas is doing something big again. Remember the time they successfully completed the longest non-stop flight ever from London to Australia last November? Now,... Read More
Air Canada finally unveiled details of its new Aeroplan program, following two years of planning. And, if nothing else, the loyalty program reflects on its creators.... Read More
Back in June, Qatar Airways announced its return to four major US cities and, as of today, the gulf carrier now operates on six transatlantic routes to the United... Read More
Finland has reintroduced a mandatory 14-day home quarantine for arriving travellers from most countries after 24 passengers on a single flight from Skopje in North... Read More
For more than two years Gogo teased the idea of splitting the company between its Commercial (airline) and Business (private) Aviation segments. The rumblings ebb and... Read More
MGM Resorts in Las Vegas has come up with something big! Introducing their newest package offering (drumroll please…) VIVA LAS OFFICE! And yes, it’s... Read More
Calling all inter-island travelers in Hawaii! There’s new developments imposed by the governor that may affect your travels. The governor of Hawaii, David Ige,... Read More
After months of waiting, Los Angeles-based oneworld flyers will soon no longer have to choose between a great Business Class seat combined with poor service (American... Read More
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recorded a total of 831,789 passengers passing through airport security checkpoints across the United States on Sunday... Read More
LATAM's bankruptcy proceedings are getting interesting, with competing DIP funding proposals in play. And one reportedly contains a spectacularly unexpected arrangement... Read More
The largest aviation union in the UK is now proposing two possible strikes at Heathrow as both airport workers and British Airways staff face the prospect of being... Read More
Lufthansa’s flight attendants will be balloted on taking strike action over new proposals to slash thousands of jobs because of the continuing effects that the... Read More
All four flight attendants onboard an Air India Express flight that crashed while attempting to land at Karipur airport in Kerala, India on Friday night survived the... Read More
An Oregon court has concluded that there is a causal link between a long-serving jetBlue pilot and Captain suffering a form of brain dysfunction, and neural cognitive... Read More
There is no doubt that COVID-19 continues to create many challenges for all of us. And when it comes to our jobs there have been many challenges with this as well. ... Read More
Was Viasat's recent deal to secure $175mm in new capital just a matter of convenient timing? Or is there a specific plan for the cash? CEO Mark Dankberg got into some of... Read More
The U.S. State Department has lifted a blanket ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory which was first introduced on March 19 in response to the rapidly developing COVID-19... Read More
A flight attendant ordered the emergency evacuation of 169 passengers and 7 crew members of a Luadamotion Airbus A320 at London’s Stansted Airport because of an... Read More
Last week, Delta Air Lines bid farewell to thousands of employees who volunteered to take an enhanced early retirement to help the carrier lower costs in response to the... Read More
Food is coming back to the American Airlines Admirals Club lounges. The carrier announced plans to resume the complimentary and paid options this month as part of its... Read More
United's top frequent fliers just scored a nice improvement to their travel experience. The company's Global Services members will have access to United Club lounges... Read More
A woman in Munich was pulled aside for questioning after it was discovered she was transporting her husband's skeleton in a wooden box she'd checked before flying. The... Read More
A massive brawl ensued at a California based Cambria Hotel on Wednesday. As many as 100 people were involved in the fight which allegedly was related to a child being... Read More
Alcohol consumption has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic with retail sales of gin alone rising over 42 per cent in the U.S. since the start of the crisis. It seems... Read More
Lufthansa has today warned employees that a previous commitment to try to avoid forced lay-offs was no longer realistic and that 22,000 jobs were now at risk of... Read More
Plane Talk: Could it take a decade to return to the way we were? The calendar says August, but the figures from airlines insist it is the deepest winter on... Read More
Ready to earn 5x points on your next flight? Spirit Airlines is the latest carrier to use its loyalty program as an enticement to get people thinking about travel... Read More
Italy has threatened to ban the low-cost airline Ryanair from operating in the country because of what civil aviation regulators describe as “repeated... Read More
The Hungarian-based discounter Wizz Air claims a European waiver on so-called ‘use it or lose it’ slot rules is hindering rather than helping the recovery of... Read More