United Airlines Pilots Approve Contract
United Airlines pilots have voted to approve a new contract valued at $10.2 billion, marking the largest contract ever struck for any airline in history. The four-year deal offers a…
Airlines Under Attack Over False Climate Claims
Around the world, airlines are increasingly coming under scrutiny from regulators, courts, and even advertising and consumer agencies over misleading claims they are making about their efforts to promote sustainability,…
Globally, Air Traffic Is Booming
On Wednesday, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that in July, global passenger plane traffic continued its post-Covid recovery, driven by surging demand from the Chinese domestic market. The…
Qantas Illegally Fired Workers During The Pandemic – High Court
On Wednesday, Australia’s High Court ruled that Qantas, the nation’s flagship airline, was in violation of the law when it fired 1,700 ground staff early in the Covid-19 pandemic and…
Chinese Air-Travel Boom Increasing Oil Demand
According to Gary Ross, the CEO of Black Gold Investors, by the end of the year, oil prices may surge to $100 per barrel, as major producers continue their rationing…
Qantas Close To Ordering More 787 Dreamliners
According to industry sources, Boeing is close to closing on an order for more of its 787 Dreamliner jumbo jets from Qantas Airways. The sources said that the order’s quantity…
New European Flight Record Set At Istanbul Airport
On Sunday, Istanbul Airport serviced 1,684 flights, breaking Frankfurt Airport’s record of 1,624 set on September 11th, 2019, according to the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol)…
Strong Demand And Lower Fuel Prices Have American Airlines Raising Expectations
American Airlines (AAL) announced it expects its second quarter profit to come in higher than it had initially expected, as jet fuel costs have sagged and travel demand has surged.…
Airlines Aim To Avoid Repeat Of 2022 Chaos
On Sunday, Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, (IATA) said that airlines are prepared to prevent a repeat of last year’s travel mayhem, however he warned…
Chinese Jet Pitched As Alternative To Boeing And Airbus Makes First Commercial Flight
According to local Chinese media outlets, the nation’s first domestically produced narrow-body jet, the C919, completed its first commercial flight Sunday. In Beijing’s struggle to compete with the global aircraft…
