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Frontier Airlines In Talks With SpaceX Over Starlink Inflight WiFi
American low-cost carrier (LCC) Frontier Airlines has announced it is in talks with Elon Musk’s company SpaceX to provide Starlink WiFi onboard its aircraft. Let’s give a closer look at what the airline has in store.
Southwest Airlines Reports Leisure Revenue Exceeding 2019 Levels
Southwest has upgraded its financial guidance, but the bottom line is it expects to be profitable in Q3, Q4 and for the full year 2022.
Qantas’s operational performance has continued to improve
Qantas’s operational performance has continued to improve towards pre-COVID levels, with flight delays, cancellations and mishandled bag rates all falling in the first two weeks of September.
Flight Attendants At This Airline Actually Want Shorter Layovers
Flight attendants normally like to enjoy long layovers in sought-after international destinations, but crew at one airline would prefer to spend less time away from home and are asking their airline to bring them home as soon as possible.
Heathrow Airport to observe national silence
Heathrow Airport to observe national silence and cancel flights on day of Queen’s funeral. The airport will be observing a national moment of silence today (Sunday September 19) and tomorrow as various shops and attractions will be closed “as a mark of respect” for the Queen
Star Alliance Seeks To Have 50% Of Its Carriers Using Biometrics By 2025
Star Alliance is hoping to increase contactless travel and reduce airport congestion as passenger demand steadily grows.
Guitar Center Partners with Southwest Airlines to Surprise Passengers
Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, surprised passengers on Southwest Airlines® from Long Beach to Honolulu, with the first-ever in-flight ukulele class by Guitar Center on Friday, September 16.
Air New Zealand touches down in the Big Apple
Air New Zealand touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport yesterday, marking the first of its non-stop flights connecting the city of sails and the city that never sleeps.
TAT and Thai AirAsia unveil eye-catching ‘Amazing New Chapters’ aircraft decoration
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thai AirAsia have unveiled an aircraft decorated in a bold and colourful “Amazing New Chapters” design
Improved SWISS offer for new cockpit collective labour agreement rejected by pilots’ association
SWISS has presented the Aeropers pilots’ association with an offer for a new cockpit collective labour agreement (CLA) which is an improvement of more than CHF 60 million on the previous new CLA proposed.
RYANAIR CALLS ON EU TO PROTECT OVERFLIGHTS
Ryanair today, Thurs (15th Sept) called on the EU to take immediate action to protect overflights over French airspace tomorrow, Fri (16th Sept) while French Air Traffic Control (ATC) go on an all-out one-day strike.
Air Canada to Acquire 30 ES-30 Electric Regional Aircraft from Heart Aerospace
Air Canada today announced a purchase agreement for 30 ES-30 electric-hybrid aircraft under development by Heart Aerospace of Sweden. The revolutionary regional aircraft, expected to enter service in 2028, will generate zero emissions flying on battery power and yield significant operational savings and benefits