Yesterday, a Spirit Airlines flight turned around less than an hour into the flight. Four white chickens According to a passenger on the Airbus A321, they experienced problems with the doors of the landing gear. According to reports, the pilot announced mid-flight that one set of doors were open, but there was no safety concern … Read more
Air Canada recently released their most recent summer schedule, and in it they made some big changes to the Vancouver-USA flights plan. They’ll be doubling Vancouver-Newark, but Dallas Fort Worth and San Jose California won’t be operating anymore. Other aircraft changes and route alterations were also made. Vancouver to the USA With a 12% decrease … Read more
Frontier Airlines has stopped providing customer support entirely via telephone Say goodbye to chat! Frontier made the transition to online, mobile, and text support last week. Customer service via phone became a thing of the past for travelers. The move can help lower Frontier’s labor costs while expediting transactions. Q3 in Fiscal 2022 was a … Read more
Air India came up with a new set of grooming restrictions and rules for its cabin crew recently, many of which have been revised in recent documents released. Flight attendants have always been the unsung heroes of an airline. With the skyrocketing number of incidents involving crew members behaving inappropriately–including lewd gestures and crossing the … Read more
A man from Utah was charged with attacking a woman with a razor blade late last week on a JetBlue flight from JFK to SLC. The incident comes one month after a trend of increasingly rowdy passengers took to the airways. The incident A man from Utah was charged with carrying a weapon on an … Read more
In the face of global supply chain disruption, aircraft manufacturers have begun to slow production lines in order to avoid shortages. However, the situation seems haphazard in Russia as sanctions combined with an already-declining economy results in a brand-new airplane about to take flight. This hasn’t been released yet Russian carrier Azimuth Airlines was supposed … Read more
Qantas, the faster-than-sound airline, has upgraded its profit forecast for the next two years again. This time with the addition of a striking new paint scheme. It was just one of many enhancements this flying kangaroo has seen in recent months. Qantas has adjusted its profit forecast for the first half of its 2022/23 financial … Read more
The Spanish carrier Iberia Express has become the first operator in Europe to fly aboard a commercial jet flight using sustainable aviation fuels manufactured by Cepsa. The fuel was provided by Cepsa and the flight flew from Seville Airport to Madrid’s Barajas International Airport, traveling on an Airbus A321 NEO. Having just recently hit a … Read more
In recent years, almost three-quarters of British parents at 45 or older have said they would like to take on a new challenge once their children fly the nest. easyJet (EZY) has launched a new recruiting campaign in the UK to encourage adults over the age of 45 to join. The airline is encouraging parents … Read more
The government of the United States created the Essential Air Services Program to ensure that nearly 100 cities in the US have limited or no air service. Airlines are incentivized to operate in these cities but they typically cut routes to other locations. As the region’s population decreases, so will services available to residents. Although … Read more