Widespread flight cancellations sparked by the omicron surge have intensified debate over pandemic-related European slot relief measures, particularly regarding “ghost flights”—in which carriers operate empty flights in order to keep their takeoff and landing rights.
Embraer has agreed to sell its Evora site in Portugal to Spanish aerostructures specialist Aernnova for $172 million in the hope that the facility can attract business from other aircraft manufacturers while reducing Embraer’s exposure in aircraft components.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) hopes to restart flying to Europe in March as it waits for EASA to lift the suspension it imposed on Pakistani airline operations in 2020 following a fatal accident.
The chief executive of Mesa Airlines believes there is an issue facing commercial aviation more dire than COVID, and he’s worried that it is only getting worse.
United Airlines is reporting about 4% of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19, illustrating the operational struggles U.S. airlines are battling as the omicron coronavirus variant washes over the country.
The FAA ordered the ground-stop at around 2:30 p.m. in Los Angeles “as a matter of precaution,” the agency said Jan. 11, adding that it “regularly takes precautionary measures.”
