Qantas says international flights in October as it loses $1billion

Qantas plans for international flights to return by the end of October – just as Australia’s vaccination program ends – as it reveals losses of $1BILLION over the past six months Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the billion dollar loss was ‘stark but not surprising’ The loss was thanks to a $6.9 billion Covid-related loss … Read more

Qantas says international flights in October as it loses $1billion

Qantas plans for international flights to return by the end of October – just as Australia’s vaccination program ends – as it reveals losses of $1BILLION over the past six months Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the billion dollar loss was ‘stark but not surprising’ The loss was thanks to a $6.9 billion Covid-related loss … Read more

JetBlue to launch London flights this summer using long-range Airbus A321 planes

In a move it’s claimed will ‘shake up transatlantic premium air travel’, low-cost American airline JetBlue this summer is launching flights to London for the first time. The services will be operated by a long-range version of the single-aisle Airbus A321 aircraft, which will be fitted out with 24 individual reimagined ‘Mint’ suites, including two … Read more

JetBlue to launch all-business-class flights to London this summer

In a move it’s claimed will ‘shake up transatlantic premium air travel’, low-cost American airline JetBlue this summer is launching flights to London for the first time. The services will be operated by a long-range version of the single-aisle Airbus A321 aircraft, which will be fitted out with 24 individual reimagined ‘Mint’ suites, including two … Read more

Canada introduces mandatory traveler quarantine and bans all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean

Canada announced stricter restrictions on travelers including a mandatory $2,000 hotel quarantine, multiple tests, increased ‘surveillance’ and banning all flight to Mexico and the Caribbean.    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the new measures on Friday in response to the more contagious variants of the novel coronavirus. Starting next week, all international passenger flights to Canada … Read more

Private flights to one Dubai airport soar by 78 per cent

Private flights to one Dubai airport soar by 78 per cent as well-heeled travellers including Love Island stars escape Lockdown Britain Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub saw increased traffic at end of last year Stars flocked to the UAE over the festive season despite the Covid pandemic They insisted their trips were for ‘work’ including … Read more

Israel prepares to ban all incoming passenger flights for two weeks

Israel is preparing to suspend all incoming passenger flights for a two-week period in a bid to prevent the spread of highly-infectious Covid-19 variants.  The suspension is subject to Cabinet approval and would see all incoming and outgoing flights halted for 14 days.   The country, which has the world’s fastest vaccine distribution rate, has been under … Read more

Are pilotless planes the future for domestic flights?

Aircraft without pilots could be flying commuters to UK regional airports within a decade – possibly using hydrogen as fuel making them environmentally friendly.  British aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman is working alongside technology company Bear Blue to first develop a semi-autonomous plane with just one pilot, followed by an aircraft with no humans on the flight … Read more

Are pilotless planes the future for domestic flights?

Aircraft without pilots could be flying commuters to UK regional airports within a decade – possibly using hydrogen as fuel making them environmentally friendly.  British aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman is working alongside technology company Bear Blue to first develop a semi-autonomous plane with just one pilot, followed by an aircraft with no humans on the flight … Read more

Ministers are set to ban flights from Brazil and surrounding countries

No10 looks set to finally ban flights from Brazil today, days after scientists sounded the alarm about a new Covid super-strain. Boris Johnson and ministers on the Covid-O committee will today consider suspending all travel from the whole of South America to tackle the variant.  This could include other countries such as Argentina, Uruguay and … Read more