Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines exploring electric airplane technology
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Airlines is exploring electric airplane technology with a company based in Boston. The airline is interested in using the airplanes for travel between Hawaii’s islands, Hawaii News Now reported. The company called REGENT is designing electric planes called “seagliders” that would each carry up to 100 people. Hawaiian hasn’t committed to …
Paris trial for 2009 plane crash that left 152 dead, 1 alive
The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash that killed 152 other people is expected to attend the trial of Yemen’s main airline By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY The Associated Press May 9, 2022, 11:49 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article PARIS — The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash …
Can I live without it?
A pedestrian carries shopping bags in the Herald Square area of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Calla Kessler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sandy Magny plans to take her teenage daughter to West Palm Beach, Florida, this summer, even though airfares are surging. It won’t be cheap, but Magny doesn’t want to …
United Airlines aims to revive Concorde spirit with supersonic planes | United Airlines
United Airlines has bought 15 planes capable of travelling at twice the speed of modern airliners as it aims to bring back supersonic travel 18 years after Concorde’s final flight. The airline agreed to purchase the Overture aircraft from Boom Supersonic, with the planes able to fly at Mach 1.7 (1,300mph), potentially halving the transatlantic …
American, Southwest Airlines Extend Alcohol Suspensions After ‘Disturbing’ Incidents
Southwest and American Airlines are both extending suspensions of alcoholic beverages to in-flight passengers following a significant rise in unruly passenger behavior across the country. American Airlines announced its decision in an internal memo sent to flight attendants on Saturday and obtained by HuffPost. It came one day after Southwest announced a similar decision following …
American Airlines joins Southwest in suspending alcohol services following flight attendant assault
“Flight attendants are on the front lines every day not only ensuring our customers’ safety, but are also calming fears, answering questions, and enforcing policies like federally-required face masks,” said Brady Byrnes, managing director of flight service at American, in a memo to flight attendants obtained by CNN. “Over the past week we’ve seen some …
Belarus: Russian authorities deny entry to European airlines as EU mulls sanctions on Belarus
Russia’s move, underlining Moscow’s support for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, comes as the European Union mulls fresh sanctions against Belarus following what leaders have described as the state-sanctioned hijacking of a passenger flight over Belarus last Sunday. Austrian Airlines canceled a scheduled flight from Vienna to Moscow on Thursday, saying in a statement: “A …
Singapore, Hong Kong postpone launch of travel bubble as Covid cases rise
Singapore Airlines crew members and travelers at the transit hall of Changi Airport in Singapore on Jan. 14, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore and Hong Kong have once again pushed back the start date of a long-anticipated air travel bubble arrangement, the two cities announced Monday. The travel bubble, …
Ex-BA boss warns that outdated technology is drag on airlines
Former British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz, who suffered a serious data breach while running the carrier, has warned that airlines are being left behind by more nimble digital rivals because of their outdated technology. “If you look at the underlying systems that all big airlines . . . rely on, it is 20, 30, 40, 50-year-old technology, it …
Albanese blasts ‘showboat’ Federal Budget; NSW Premier says sexual violence allegation against MP Gareth Ward ‘distressing’; Global airlines scrap Israel flights; Victoria records zero new local COVID-19 cases
Locals in a rural NSW town overrun by mice say the state government’s plan to supply poison to treat the problem may not be enough. Trundle Central School principal John Southon told Today the problem is getting worse and more needs to be done to get a handle on the infestation. “It started off really …
