Russia’s Aeroflot Secretly Carries Passenger Abroad Under Guise of Cargo

Russian Airlines, commonly known as Aeroflot, has been secretly operating exclusive luxury flights abroad for approximately a month despite Russian Government’s international travel ban (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...

Pilots and Controller Blamed for Pakistani A320 Crash

AAIB has released the preliminary report on the PIA A320 accident a month after the crash. According to the report, the flight crew failed to extend landing gear, leading to a gear-up landing and initiated a go-around with damaged engines. Investigators also accused the crew of being overconfident. (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...

Virgin Australia Announces Massive Layoffs, Shrinks Fleet

Virgin Australia announced it will lay off 3,000 employees. It’ll also remove ATR, Boeing 777, Airbus A330 from its fleet and discontinue its budget carrier Tigerair. (kokpitherald.com) 更多...

Azores Airlines Resumes Direct Flights to Boston, Toronto, Frankfurt

The airline is planning to operate five flights per week to Boston in July and October, increasing to seven in August and September. There will be five flights per week to Toronto and two flights per week to Frankfurt. (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...

Air France Will Fly to 150 Destinations in Summer

Air France will serve passenger flights to nearly 150 destinations. It means it’ll use 80% of its usual network. It’ll be operating 106 of the 224 aircraft in its fleet. (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...

Alaska Airlines Strengthens Face Covering Policy: No mask, No Travel, No Exceptions

As part of continuing efforts to keep guests and employees safe, Alaska Airlines announced today that all guests must wear a cloth mask or face covering at all times when at the airport or onboard Alaska aircraft. Passengers who do not comply with the requirement will not be permitted to travel. (kokpitherald.com) 更多...

Emirates Weighs Cancelling A380 Orders as Airbus Continues Production in Full Spate

As of June 2020, the super-jumbos registered as A6-EVL, A6-EVM and A6-EVN have been outfitted at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, Germany, and are pending delivery to Emirates but are currently used by Airbus for test flights. The other five double-deckers (registered as A6-EVO, A6-EVP, A6-EVQ, A6-EVR, A6-EVS) that are planned to be delivered to Emirates are in the final assembly line at the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...

Boeing Loses 462 MAX Orders Amid COVID-19 Fallout

Boeing’s commercial airline customers have canceled a total of 462 Boeing 737 MAX orders since January 2020, meaning a 153% increase as of July compared to last year. (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...

JetBlue Continues Commitment to Blocking Middle Seats, Strengthens Face Covering Policy

JetBlue is strengthening its face covering policy to prohibit masks with vents or exhalation valves, and will no longer allow customers to claim exemptions from wearing a face covering altogether. (kokpitherald.com) 更多...

Qantas Will Pay Tribute to Its 747s with Farewell Flights

Qantas will operate three farewell flights with its 747s in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra in mid-July with tickets available to the public, giving passengers a chance to take one last trip on the jumbo jet. (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...