NEWSTurkish Airlines Reducing International Flights to Just 5 CitiesTurkish Airlines is Reducing International Flights to just 5 Cities and reportedly offering a "too-good-to-be-true" mileage rebooking policy. Read More →
NEWSAlitalia to be Fully Owned by the National Government Italy is currently the country with the most cases of COVID-19 outside of mainland China. Therefore, Alitalia, the Italian flag carrier, has been even more impacted due to the virus. Therefore, the Italian goverment said on Monday that it will take full control of the airline, and will help them as losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic is combined with the financial difficulties it previously experienced. Read More →
NEWSAir New Zealand To Cut Capacity By 85 PercentAir New Zealand will cut capacity by 85%. What routes will be chopped temporarily? Click to see more details.Read More →
NEWSBritish Airways Cuts Jobs Due to Coronavirus PandemicResulting from the travel ban in the U.K., British Airways has warned it's workers that they are struggling to survive on a crisis "worse than 9/11" caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Alex Cruz, who is British Airways' chief executive wrote to some 45,000 employees informing them that the airline would be "parking aircraft in a way [they] never have before." Read More →
NEWSANA Orders 20 787s to Replace Domestic 777sAccording to multiple sources, ANA (Al Nippon Airways) has committed to buying 20 of Boeing's 787 aircraft, a move that will put ANA's 787 fleet count above 100. This USD $5B is composed of 11 787-10s, four 787-9s, and five 787-8s.Read More →
NEWSTrans States Airlines To Terminate ServicesTrans States Airlines will terminate service. Click to see an in-depth analysis.Read More →
INFORMATIONALA Guide to Fifth-Freedom FlightsFifth-freedom flights are flights between two cities that are not the airline's home base. For example, an airline is based in city A, and it flies to city Y with a stop at city X. In a fifth freedom flight, passengers can fly the airline based in city A from city X straight to city Y without a stop in city Y.Read More →
ROUTESAmerican Airlines to Make Seattle an International GatewayAmerican Airlines will add two new key international routes, can you guess them? They are truly out of left field. Click to see more details.Read More →
ROUTESVirgin Atlantic to Launch Flights to Cape TownAccording to multiple sources, Virgin Atlantic will launch a seasonal flight to Cape Town from its hub at London-Heathrow. The flight will be launched on October 25th, 2020 on the carrier's Boeing 787-9. It will be a 12-hour flight from London-Heathrow-Cape Town and an 11 hour 30-minute flight from Cape Town to London-Heathrow.Read More →
ROUTESAeroflot to Launch a Flight to SingaporeAeroflot to launch a flight to Singapore. Aeroflot is scheduled to launch the route on October 25th, 2020 using its new A350-900. Click to see more details.Read More →