Having grounded the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in 2019 after fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, the Chinese government has finally lifted its restrictions on the aircraft and a Boeing 737 MAX 8 took off from Guangzhou for a flight to Zhengzhou this Friday, January 13, based on information obtained from Flightradar24. Operated by China
The latest preliminary figures from WorldACD Market Data indicate that, consistent with a continued softening of market conditions, global air cargo tonnages has shown no signs yet of a post-holiday-season recovery, whereas last year there was already an upswing by the end of the first week of the year. Figures for week one (January 2-8th)
It was on Tuesday afternoon in the U.S. that air traffic controllers discovered a glitch with the computer system that would require an entire reboot. The problem was discovered to be a corrupt file in the main Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM. A corrupt file was also found in the backup system. The NOTAM
Airbus UpNext, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new, on ground and in-flight, pilot assistance technologies on an A350-1000 test aircraft. Known as DragonFly, the technologies being demonstrated include automated emergency diversion in cruise, automatic landing and taxi assistance and are aimed at evaluating the feasibility and pertinence of further exploring autonomous
Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, and Avianca Airlines, headquartered in Colombia and a member of Star Alliance, have renewed their long-standing relationship with a new distribution agreement. As part of the new deal, Travelport-connected agencies will have access to Avianca’s wide-ranging travel offers and
Alaska Airlines (Alaska) plans to hire more than 3,500 new employees this year in a variety of roles and functions. As the airline continues to grow and bring dozens of new airplanes into its fleet, the carrier needs thousands of people to join the Alaska family. From maintenance technicians to contact centre agents, flight attendants
Türkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines, and Mongolia’s flag carrier, MIAT Mongolian Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement. The signed agreement between the two carriers will enable both to provide more flexibility of choice to their respective passengers on direct flights between Türkiye and Mongolia along with further flights connecting via İstanbul. Through this cooperation, Turkish
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, has announced the extension of two agreements with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The national carrier of Pakistan has renewed its multi-year content distribution agreement with Sabre and the two companies have also agreed to continue their strategic joint venture partnership in
British Airways has unveiled a new uniform to take the airline into its next chapter. The collection of garments, created by British fashion designer and tailor Ozwald Boateng OBE, will be worn by more than 30,000 of the airline’s colleagues from Spring 2023. Sean Doyle, British Airways’ Chairman and CEO, said: “Our uniform is an
Canada Jetlines, the new, all-Canadian, leisure airline, has confirmed a partnership with Boom Group (BOOM), Western Canada’s leading employee and member rewards platform. Through this alliance, travellers will have the ability to enrol through the BOOM Rewards’ platform to purchase flights at a preferred rate, on all current and future routes via Canada Jetlines’ international network. The BOOM platform
