By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American Airlines Inc (O:) will suspend all U.S. flights to Milan, the airline said late on Saturday, just hours after the U.S. State Department said it was raising its travel warning for parts of Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak. Italy is experiencing Europe’sRead More →
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc (O:) said on Friday it was sharply cutting flights to Japan and South Korea, as travelers worried about the coronavirus outbreak slash ticket purchases for those destinations. It also canceled its investor day that had been due to be held on March 5.Read More →
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Freight-forwarder DSV Panalpina (CO:) said on Friday it would start direct cargo flights between Shanghai and Huntsville, Alabama from next week to cope with capacity constraints caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China. The global freight industry has been hard-hit by uncertain demand and crews’ health concernsRead More →
By Victoria Waldersee LISBON (Reuters) – Sixteen flights to and from Lisbon airport have been canceled this weekend as a result of a three-day strike by airport workers, with more cancellations and delays likely before the action ends on Sunday evening. A spokesman for the National Union for Civil AviationRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Qantas aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Qantas Airways Ltd (AX:) plans to have more experienced pilots on board the world’s longest non-stop flights than on its current long-haul flights for the first 18Read More →
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s national airline Finnair (HE:) said on Sunday it was forced to cancel 276 flights scheduled for Sunday and Monday after attempts to settle a labor dispute at the Finnish postal service failed, leading several Finnish labor unions to join a solidarity strike on Monday. Some 9,000Read More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Boeing facilities at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing (NYSE:) Co on Monday said it expected U.S. regulators to approve the return to commercial service of its groundedRead More →
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Boeing’s (N:) grounded 737 MAX airliner is likely to return to service in Europe during the first quarter of 2020, the head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Monday. While the European regulator expects to give its approval in January, preparations by nationalRead More →
© Reuters. Aftermath of a protest against the increase in subway ticket prices in Santiago SANTIAGO (Reuters) – At least three people died after a supermarket in the Chilean capital Santiago was set alight by demonstrators, while many flights into the city’s airport were suspended as crew were unable toRead More →
VIENNA (Reuters) – Airline Swiss expects to resume mostly normal service with its fleet of Airbus A220 jets on Thursday after checking their engines, it said on Wednesday. “On Tuesday afternoon and overnight 17 C Series/A220 aircraft have been inspected. The engines are in perfect condition, so 12 aircraft haveRead More →
If you’re flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport anytime soon, you may want to bring an extra book to read. The airport ranked as the worst in the U.S. for having the highest share of flights that were delayed for over 15 minutes or cancelled, according to a reportRead More →
(Bloomberg) — British Airways is preparing to cancel nearly all its flights on Monday and Tuesday after pilots vowed to strike following a breakdown in talks over a new contract, according to a person familiar with the matter. The U.K. carrier will scrap both short and long-haul destinations, said theRead More →
Three years ago, Lou Haverty went on the trip of a lifetime. Haverty, a 39-year-old financial analyst who lives in Philadelphia, traveled across four continents during a two-week vacation. He visited some of the world’s top destinations — Abu Dhabi; Sydney, Australia; and Singapore — and only flew in firstRead More →
© Reuters. Ryanair Chief Executive O’Leary addresses a news conference in Schwechat By Tim Hepher BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The boss of Europe’s Ryanair Holdings (I:) warned on Wednesday the impact of the prolonged grounding of Boeing Co’s (N:) 737 MAX on the airline’s growth plans may start to spill overRead More →
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Eva Airways (TW:) has canceled 550 more flights scheduled through mid-July as a cabin crew strike entered its 14th day, after latest negotiations on work conditions and wages broke down this week. Flight attendants at the Taiwanese airline went on strike on JuneRead More →
© Reuters. Brazil’s Infrastructure Minister Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas attends an interview with Reuters in Brasilia BRASILIA (Reuters) – Three more foreign airlines are in talks with the Brazilian government to start domestic flight operations in the country, Brazil’s infrastructure minister Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas told reporters on Monday. HeRead More →
© Reuters. Crowds of people are seen at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, MUMBAI (Reuters) – Air India on Saturday said its server system was restored after being down for more than five hours and affecting some flights across the world. “Air India System restored,” chairman andRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A SAS Airbus A320 airplane takes off from the airport in Palma de Mallorca STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Airline SAS said on Thursday it will cancel 205 flights from midnight until noon Friday as a precautionary measure in case of a threatened pilots’ strike. Swedish, Danish andRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A318 of Avianca Brazil prepares to land at Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Avianca Brasil on Friday canceled 179 flights scheduled for the next five days after a judge denied an appeal by the carrierRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines airplane sits on the tarmac at LAX in Los Angeles (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc is indefinitely suspending its flights to Venezuela, as the country continues to struggle with political turmoil and unrest. The airline will continue working with team members, unionRead More →
After a major increase in in-flight sexual assaults over the past four years, the U.S. Department of Transportation has taken a first step towards addressing the problem, announcing a task force to investigate the issue. DOT secretary Elaine Chao has assembled a 14-member National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force toRead More →
More than a thousand flights are being grounded as a blast of arctic air barrels over the Midwest, bringing with it temperatures too low for airfield workers to load bags or get planes ready for takeoff. United Continental Holdings Inc. UAL, +1.26% is canceling about 80% of its schedule atRead More →
