UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said with the omicron variant now so widely established, it made no sense to continue to enforce the stricter—and much more expensive—PCR tests to detect it.
An official inquiry into corruption and fraud at South Africa’s state-owned companies, including South African Airways (SAA), has concluded with a blistering report into the behavior of the carrier’s former chairperson and her boardroom allies.
Violent riots reached Kazakhstan’s Almaty International Airport, leading to several flight cancellations or diversions as protestors occupied the main terminal.
Ethiopian Airlines plans to be back in the air with the Boeing 737 Max on February 1 just short of three years since the fatal accident that led to the global grounding of the type.
Cathay Pacific has dramatically cut back its planned capacity in response to the latest crew quarantine requirements and flight restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government.
The U.S. aviation and telecommunications industries have deescalated—at least temporarily—their clash over an issue that threatens to further disrupt airline operations during the COVID-19 pandemic: the potential of new 5G wireless networks interfering with aircraft electronics.
Allegiant Air announced a new order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with options for up to 50 more, in a move that injects a second aircraft type into the ULCC’s long-term strategic growth plans for the first time and gives Boeing a much-needed sale to a loyal Airbus customer.
Although unruly passenger rates in the U.S. continued to trend downward from a peak in early 2021, investigations of those incidents for the full year remain elevated compared with historical levels.
