European air travellers - who already have seen 700 cancellations recently - are being told by aircraft bosses at Jet2, Ryanair and easyJet that they face 'endless delays' this northern summer, mainly, they say, because the European air control system is not 'fit for purpose'.
A pilot for Saurya Airlines on a test flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal was the only survivor when the plane crashed on takeoff, killing all 18 others on board.
The US's Delta air says its reliance on Microsoft has made recovering from the recent global CrowdStrike-Microsoft IT outage 'complex'. It cancelled 400 flights on Tuesday and said 300 were delayed.
Doha-based Qatar Airways has ordered another 20 Boeing 777-9s.
The airline helped launch the 777X program and also is the launch customer for the 777-8 freighter, with 34 on order.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group says it carried about 1.84 million passengers in June, including its highest single-day passenger count on June 30, with 92,000 travellers flying with Cathay Pacific and its budget airline HK Express on that day.
Australian start-up airline Wilbur Air - a Skyportz company - says it plans to operate up to 100 five-passenger 'Integrity' eVTOL aircraft from Spain's Crisalion Mobility.
From February 24 next year, Virgin Australia is cutting its B737-8 route between Cairns, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.
It has blamed the slow recovery of the Japanese outbound travel market for the change.
Australia's Qantas is discounting flights to more than 60 domestic destinations, with one million-plus seats on sale until 25 July 2024 for travel between August 2024 and March 2025.
With nearly 200 new-but-incomplete planes sitting outside factories waiting for parts to be delivered, US plane maker Boeing reportedly is burning through more than US$1 billion in cash a month.
In Spain, Barcelona’s mayor Jaume Collboni plans to raise the tourist tax for cruise passengers who visit the city for less than 12 hours to help “tackle the consequences of mass tourism” in the Catalan capital.
With airline traffic almost back to 2019 levels, congestion at key airports is increasing the need for ‘slot management’ – the independent co-ordination of flight schedules and resources at the busiest gateways - according to UK-based slot management company Airport Coordination Limited (ACL).
European air travellers - who already have seen 700 cancellations recently - are being told by aircraft bosses at Jet2, Ryanair and easyJet that they face 'endless delays' this northern summer, mainly, they say, because the European air control system is not 'fit for purpose'.
A pilot for Saurya Airlines on a test flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal was the only survivor when the plane crashed on takeoff, killing all 18 others on board.
The US's Delta air says its reliance on Microsoft has made recovering from the recent global CrowdStrike-Microsoft IT outage 'complex'. It cancelled 400 flights on Tuesday and said 300 were delayed.
Doha-based Qatar Airways has ordered another 20 Boeing 777-9s.
The airline helped launch the 777X program and also is the launch customer for the 777-8 freighter, with 34 on order.
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group says it carried about 1.84 million passengers in June, including its highest single-day passenger count on June 30, with 92,000 travellers flying with Cathay Pacific and its budget airline HK Express on that day.
Australian start-up airline Wilbur Air - a Skyportz company - says it plans to operate up to 100 five-passenger 'Integrity' eVTOL aircraft from Spain's Crisalion Mobility.
From February 24 next year, Virgin Australia is cutting its B737-8 route between Cairns, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.
It has blamed the slow recovery of the Japanese outbound travel market for the change.
Australia's Qantas is discounting flights to more than 60 domestic destinations, with one million-plus seats on sale until 25 July 2024 for travel between August 2024 and March 2025.
With nearly 200 new-but-incomplete planes sitting outside factories waiting for parts to be delivered, US plane maker Boeing reportedly is burning through more than US$1 billion in cash a month.
In Spain, Barcelona’s mayor Jaume Collboni plans to raise the tourist tax for cruise passengers who visit the city for less than 12 hours to help “tackle the consequences of mass tourism” in the Catalan capital.
With airline traffic almost back to 2019 levels, congestion at key airports is increasing the need for ‘slot management’ – the independent co-ordination of flight schedules and resources at the busiest gateways - according to UK-based slot management company Airport Coordination Limited (ACL).
