Helsinki Airport will use dogs to sniff out COVID-19 after encouraging trials. If the pilot program is successful, we may see such a testing regime expand far beyond Finland and replace the need for more conventional testing. Helsinki Airports...
Senate Republicans Introduce $28.8 Billion Airline Relief Package
With a wider extension of pandemic-related relief stalled in Congress, two U.S. Senators have introduced a stand-alone aid package which would buttress U.S. airlines through March 2021. Details: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act Introduced by Senators Susan Collins...
Air Canada Will Offer Super Elites Free Snacks In Economy Class (But Not Meals…)
Air Canada will offer complimentary alcohol and snacks to its top-tier Super Elite members traveling in economy class. But such “snacks” will not include fresh meals for sale onboard. Air Canada Offers Super Elite Members Free Drinks + Snacks...
Alaska Airlines Suspends Flights To Portland, Other West Coast Cities, Due To Wildfire Smoke
With much of the West Coast facing horrific smoke and smog from wildfires, Alaska Airlines is temporarily suspending flights to Portland and other cities. Alaska Airlines: No Flights To Portland + Six Other Airports Due To Wildfires After cancelling...
More Flaws Discovered In Boeing 787 Production Process
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is considering enhanced inspections of hundreds of Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets after quality-control lapses were discovered in the production process. The Latest Boeing 787 Quality Control Problems Boeing alerted the FAA in late August...
Trump: “We’ll Be Helping The Airlines”
President Donald Trump has promised additional aid to struggling U.S. airlines as huge job cuts loom ahead of the November presidential election. Trump Promises More Aid To Airlines Speaking on his way to Kenosha, Wisconsin yesterday, Trump offered promises...
UPDATE: Judge Grants Lyft + Uber Reprieve In California
Lyft will shutdown operations in California tonight, citing its inability to comply with a judge’s order forcing it to immediately re-classify its drivers as employees. Uber is also threatening to suspend service. SEE UPDATE BELOW Lyft California Shutdown In...
United Airlines Doubles Service To Shanghai
United Airlines will double service between Shanghai and San Francisco starting next month. United Will Double Shanghai Service Currently, United operates two flights per week between San Francisco and Shanghai due to limitations imposed by the Chinese government. Demand...
United Airlines Adds 17 Non-Hub Florida Routes (Full Schedule)
In an unexpected move, United Airlines will add point-to-point service to several cities in Florida from non-hub airports. The move marks a practical adjustment to atrophying demand for business travel as a result of the pandemic. Here’s the full...
Greater Bay Airlines, A New Airline In Hong Kong?
It may seem like a very odd time for a new airline, but Hong Kong may soon welcome a new competitor called Greater Bay Airlines. Here is what we know about the new airline in the from of FAQs....
Flying To Brazil? You Won’t Find Pillows Onboard And Can’t Bring Your Own
Here’s an odd one. If you’re flying to or from Brazil, pillows are apparently no longer allowed onboard. Not only will airlines no longer provide them, but you cannot even bring your own. Brazil Bans…Pillows? A flight attendant at...
How The Explosion Damaged Beirut Airport 10 Kilometers Away
A mysterious explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday that killed at least 100 people and injured over 4,000 even caused damage at Beirut’s main international airport…10 kilometers away from the blast. Explosion Damages Beirut Airport Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport...
Desperate Republicans Embrace Another Bailout For U.S. Airlines
You may dispute the bias of my headline, but it is not intended to be a knock against the Grand Old Party as much as a descriptive adjective. The news, however, objectively represents a certain amount of desperation on...
Dutch Government Rejects Face Masks, Warns They May Even Be Harmful
As a traveler, the whole mask debate fascinates me and so I read with interest that the Netherlands is moving in an opposite direction from its European neighbors, bucking conventional wisdom by not only failing to mandate masks, but...
White House Strongly Opposes Mask Mandate For Planes, Trains
The White House has said it opposes a provision in a Congressional bill under consideration that would mandate the use of masks for all airline, train and public transit passengers. White House: Mask Mandate Is Overly Restrictive Calling it...
Rumor: Europe Will Crack Down Further On American Visitors Starting Next Week
It has been a bit of an open secret, but hundreds of Americans are still traveling freely back and forth between Europe, even without the requisite dual citizenship or family ties. Several European Union nations have made exceptions for...
Unanswered Questions After U.S. Fighter Jet Intercepts Iranian Passenger Plane
Depending upon where you are in the world, you may have heard that the U.S. bullied an Iranian passenger plane over Syria causing serious injuries or you may have heard that an Iranian pilot needlessly overacted to a routine...
Major Airlines Push To End Transatlantic Travel Bans With Coordinated Testing
American, British Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, and United have teamed up to call for coordinated COVID-19 testing as the path to end European Union and USA travel bans and restore transatlantic traffic. Airlines: Testing Will Lead To Safe Re-Opening Of...
Istanbul’s Most Popular Tourist Attraction Converts To A Mosque – Will Hagia Sophia Still Be Open To Tourists?
Turkey has confirmed that the Hagia Sophia, originally a church, then a mosque, now a museum for nearly the last century, will revert to a mosque later this month. Will Istanbul’s most famous landmark now be off-limits to non-Muslims...
JetBlue Will Build Sizable LAX Base, Abandon Long Beach
In a seismic reshuffle that hints at JetBlue’s international ambitions, JetBlue will leave Long Beach Airport and base Southern California operations at LAX. JetBlue Will Add LAX Base Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is one of JetBlue’s “most successful and...
