Category: Flight
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Heathrow welcomes record passengers as third runway plans take flight
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Heathrow revealed a record number of 83.9 million passengers through its four stations last year, an increase of 6 percent in the previous period, which increased his profits before the tax by nearly a third to 917 million pounds in 2024. The update reaches a few weeks after Chancellor Rachel…
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Turkish Airlines still saving Tel Aviv flight slots
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Turkish Airlines suspended operations with Israel with the outbreak of war in October 2023. However, the airline decided to keep its flight locations at Ben Gurion Airport. In the aviation industry, take-off and landing slots at airports are an expensive and valuable resource and one of the most important assets…
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Winter weather can disrupt. Here’s what to do if your flight is canceled
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Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Published on January 6, 2025 • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. Article content Winter weather often causes flight delays and cancellations. While airlines cannot control the weather,…
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Air France extends Israel flight cancelations
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Air France extended the cancellation of all Israeli flights until November 26, and the Italian carrier ITA extended its cancellations until January 13, 2025. The Air France and ITA announcements came the day after violent attacks on fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team in Amsterdam, which prompted Israel’s…
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Air Haifa maiden Cyprus flight returns almost empty
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The new low-cost Israeli airline Air Haifa took off yesterday morning (Monday) on its maiden flight on the Tel Aviv-Larnaca route. When the plane returned from Larnaca, the passengers were surprised to find that it was almost empty. In this period, the peak season in the Israeli aviation industry, an…
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SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test By Reuters
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Written by Joey Roulette (Reuters) – SpaceX on its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster to a launch pad in Texas for the first time using giant metal arms, achieving another new engineering feat in the company’s quest to build a reusable moon.…
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Flight Centre makes gains with SMEs, boosting corporate growth
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Flight Centre Travel Group has announced a 10% year-on-year increase in the total transaction value of its global business in the 2024 financial year ended June 30, driven largely by wins among small and medium-sized enterprises. The company’s corporate business, which includes SME and FCM travellers focused on large markets,…
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CrowdStrike rejects Delta Air Lines claims over flight woes By Reuters
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CrowdStrike Inc on Sunday rejected Delta Air Lines Inc’s claim that it was to blame for flight disruptions after a global outage on July 19 caused by a faulty software update, suggesting its potential liability was minimal. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said last week…
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Flight refunds: Pete Buttigieg urges airline CEOs to comply with new law
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City Rat/iStock via Getty Images Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reminded the CEOs of the 10 largest U.S. airlines that they are required to provide refunds for canceled or delayed flights under a law passed in May, rejecting an industry request for more refunds. Time to comply. “As we emerge from…
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USDCHF bounces as flight to safety flows abate. What levels are in play going forward?
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The USD/CHF pair has been falling this week on safety-seeking flows following a strong sell-off in equity markets. The drop has taken the price back below its 200-day moving average near 0.8883, and the 38.2% retracement of the upside move from the December low is also at this level. Further…
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Delta expects normal operations by Thursday as flight disruptions ease By Reuters
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By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the company is making progress in restoring services after a global computer outage and will resume normal operations on Thursday. The Atlanta-based airline has been hit hard by the outage, cancelling more than 6,000 flights since…
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US FAA probes latest Southwest Airlines flight that posed safety issues By Reuters
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By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday it was investigating a Southwest Airlines plane that crashed after flying too low over Tampa Bay, Florida, the latest in a series of incidents that have raised safety questions. The Southwest Boeing 737 Max, which departed from Columbus, Ohio, on…
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Boeing begins 777-9 certification flight trials with US FAA By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Boeing Co has begun flight tests of its long-awaited 777-9 jetliner with U.S. aviation regulators on board, the U.S. planemaker said in an emailed statement. The company said it made its first flight on Friday evening after receiving its Type Inspection Authorization (TIA). The development is a boost…
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Crypto Takes Flight – Crypto Cards Are Favored By Growing Number Of Travelers Over Travel Money Cards
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The world of travel is undergoing a profound digital transformation, and cryptocurrencies are at the forefront of this revolution. As technology continues to evolve, traditional travel cards that have long dominated the industry are gradually losing ground to more innovative and cost-effective crypto debit cards. This shift is driven by…
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Crypto Takes Flight – Crypto Cards Are Favored By Growing Number Of Travelers Over Travel Money Cards
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The world of travel is undergoing a profound digital transformation, and cryptocurrencies are at the forefront of this revolution. As technology continues to evolve, traditional travel cards that have long dominated the industry are gradually losing ground to more innovative and cost-effective crypto debit cards. This shift is driven by…
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Anonymous Donor Pays $500,000 in Bitcoin for Julian Assange’s Freedom Flight
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An anonymous Bitcoin donor has paid more than $500,000 in bitcoin to cover WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s expenses on his return trip to Australia. Assange is now a free man after pleading guilty in a US court under a deal that ended his 14-year legal battle. just in: #Bitcoin Pioneer…
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Anonymous Donor Pays $500,000 in Bitcoin for Julian Assange’s Freedom Flight
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An anonymous Bitcoin donor has paid more than $500,000 in bitcoin to cover WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s expenses on his return trip to Australia. Assange is now a free man after pleading guilty in a US court under a deal that ended his 14-year legal battle. just in: #Bitcoin Pioneer…
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Alaska Airlines, flight attendants reach tentative deal By Reuters
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(Reuters) – A union representing Alaska Airlines flight attendants said on Friday it had reached a tentative agreement for a standard contract with the carrier. Details of the deal will be reviewed by union leadership, followed by a vote to ratify members, the flight attendant assistant said. “With our joint…
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule set for launch of first crewed space flight By Reuters
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Written by Joey Rowlett and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Boeing Co.’s (NYSE:) new Starliner astronaut capsule is scheduled to launch on Saturday in its long-delayed first crewed test flight, a milestone in the beleaguered aviation giant’s goal to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in outer space. Astronaut…
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Boeing Starliner’s helium leak adds another delay to debut crew flight By Reuters
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(Reuters) – NASA said in a statement that it has again postponed Boeing Co’s (NYSE:) first crewed flight of its Starliner capsule on Tuesday so that engineers can spend more time assessing a helium leak in the spacecraft’s propulsion system. The launch, which was scheduled for May 25, has now…