Here’s the deal: You put money up front — anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand — to gain access to discounted flights for up to a year. Subscription deals for private jets have been around for years, with more than a dozen established systems. Check jetcards.org/pricing for more information. As far as…
WestJet Airlines to Buy Sunwing Airlines
WestJet Airlines Ltd. is acquiring Sunwing Airlines Inc., sources say, as competition in the Canadian travel market heats up. Crystal Hill, vice-president of CUPE 4070, the union that represents WestJet flight attendants, says executives informed her that the purchase announcement would be going ahead today. The acquisition was confirmed by another source, who could not…
EU Restrictions Over Russian Airspace Causing Disruption to Passenger and Cargo Traffic
February 28, 2022
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Russia on Feb. 28 closed its airspace to airlines from the European Union and Canada following sanctions from Brussels and Ottawa that banned Russian aviation from entry as fighting raged in Ukraine. Flights from 36 countries, including 27 all members of the EU, have been banned from Russian airspace, which will likely affect several airlines…
Airspace Over Ukraine Empties as More Airlines Avoid Overflights Amid Russia Tensions
More airlines appear to have pulled back from flying over Ukraine after a U.S. warning that Russia could invade at any time, with flight insurance issues featuring in the background, and as a major European carrier announced a stop to overflights. Monitoring of flight tracking service FlightRadar24 showed the airspace over eastern Ukraine nearly empty…
Airlines Cancel Flights, Call for Travel Restriction Rollbacks Des 1/8 Glimmers of Hope
Canada’s two main airlines continue to slash their schedules and demand that Ottawa roll back COVID-19 travel restrictions to staunch the cash bleed—though experts see glimmers of hope on the horizon. WestJet Airlines Ltd. has cancelled 20 percent of its flights in March, extending schedule cuts from February amid ongoing uncertainty that continues to drain…
Airlines Cancel Flights, Call for Travel Restriction Rollbacks
Canada’s two main airlines continue to slash their schedules and demand that Ottawa roll back COVID-19 travel restrictions to staunch the cash bleed—though experts see glimmers of hope on the horizon. WestJet Airlines Ltd. has cancelled 20 percent of its flights in March, extending schedule cuts from February amid ongoing uncertainty that continues to drain…
American Airlines to Buy More 737 MAX Jets, Defers Dreamliner Delivery
American Airlines Group Inc. said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy an additional 23 737 MAX 8 aircraft from Boeing Co. by exercising existing purchase options and deferring the delivery of some 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The airline’s move to boost its 737 MAX fleet comes at a time when domestic travel in the United…
Ethiopian Airlines to Fly 737 MAX With Passengers for First Time Since Deadly Crash
ADDIS ABABA—Ethiopian Airlines is due to resume flying the Boeing 737 MAX plane on Tuesday, but opinions are divided on the airline’s first flight using the model since a crash nearly three years ago forced regulators to ground the fleet globally. In March 2019 a flight to Nairobi crashed in a field six minutes after…
US Airlines Cancel Almost 5,000 Flights Ahead of Nor’easter
CHICAGO—U.S. carriers on Friday canceled thousands of flights through the weekend in anticipation of a winter storm forecast to bring high winds and heavy snow across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The National Weather Service said in an advisory that the Nor’easter would result in dangerous blizzards and make travel “nearly impossible.” Flight-tracking service FlightAware reported…
United Airlines Cuts Capacity Forecast, Flags Cost Pressure on Omicron Turmoil
CHICAGO—United Airlines Holdings on Wednesday trimmed its capacity forecast and warned of higher costs, after posting a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss, citing turbulence from the Omicron coronavirus variant. The Chicago-based carrier said the latest wave of the health crisis has depressed near-term demand even as bookings for the spring and beyond remain strong. United said its…
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