Newark slots opened to budget airlines to improve competition
Opening up more slots at EWR to lower-cost carriers will provide air travellers with more choices and lower prices.
Airlines
Air India receives final bids from Tata Sons and SpiceJet promoter
The sale includes Air India’s 100% stake in AI Express as well as 50% in...
British Airways runs first flight with sustainable aviation fuel
The journey using sustainable aviation fuel resulted in 62% fewer carbon emissions compared with the...
BWI to get new Southwest Airlines maintenance facility
A $44.6m construction contract has been sanctioned for the site’s development.
Why Summer 2022 may be the time for ‘revenge travel’
Summer 2022 will likely be the peak time for ‘revenge travel’ to kick-off, rather than...
Australian competition regulator blocks Qantas-Japan Airlines alliance
ACCC said that the deal would make it tough for other airlines to operate between Australia and Japan.
Ariana Afghan Airlines resumes domestic flights in Afghanistan
Qatar-based technical team reopened Hamid Karzai International Airport for receiving aid and domestic services.
Labour Pains: AIR issue 71 is out now
In this edition: potential airport worker strikes, how Alitalia's transition to ITA will affect the workforce, sniffing out airborne Covid-19 in airports, and much more.
How Alitalia’s transition to ITA will affect the workforce
Italian carrier Alitalia will cease to exist on 15 October, when it will be replaced with a new and distinct corporation, Italia Trasporto Aereo, which will begin operations with 52 aircraft and 2,750 employees. We...
Edinburgh Airport’s solar sustainability solution
Flying is known to be one of the highest polluting modes of transport. Edinburgh Airport is playing its part in reducing the airline industry’s carbon footprint with a plan to develop a solar farm to...
European airlines set to face a tough winter season
Continuing travel restrictions and the Delta variant will discourage travellers this winter.
