A very telling image has been published by the Daily Mail that shows a solo passenger on an empty flight on April 15th from Japan to Los Angeles. The passenger wore a full hazmat suit in fear of the virus despite being the only passenger on board the aircraft. With fewer passengers flying across the pacific between the two countries, just ho...

 Hong Kong authorities have warned Boeing 787 operators of possible adverse autopilot behaviour during localiser capture at the city's international airport, after the latest in a string of incidents involving the type. A newly-issued NOTAM instructs carriers to check a Boeing flight crew operations bulletin referring to "anomalies" in lo...

  An Air Canada Boeing 787-9, registration C-FNOH performing flight AC-2287 (dep Apr 20th) from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Hong Kong (China) with 4 crew on board, was cleared to for the ILS approach to runway 25L. When the aircraft overflew waypoint LOTUS, the aircraft was handed to tower. Shortly after appro...

  American Airlines pilots want strict laws that they say will protect crew and passengers as the COVID-19 outbreak persists. The Allied Pilots Association, the union that represents American Airlines Group Inc. (Nasdaq: AAL) pilots, said it's collaborating with other unions, such as the Association of Professional Flight Attendants which represen...

MedAire, the world's leading provider of in-flight medical advice and assistance to commercial airlines -announced the launch of new pre-flight COVID-19 passenger screening services to enhance safety measures for air travel. MedAire is the first and foremost experienced provider of medical advisory services to more than 150 airlines worldwide. For more ...

  Airbus has developed a cover for key controls in the A350 cockpit, to protect them from liquid spillage. This important update comes after two incidents of engine shutdown in the past year, and EASA has instructed all A350 operators to install the new covers within 28 days. There have been two incidents of engine shutdown on A350 aircraft in 201...

  An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GFAJ performing flight AC-308 from Vancouver,BC to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 41 passengers and 10 crew, was climbing out of Vancouver's runway 26L when the crew could not retract the landing gear. A second attempt also failed prompting the crew to consult with...

byJoanna Bailey April 21, 2020 An Italian aviation design firm has unveiled a new product that could change the face of economy class travel. With airlines looking to safeguard passengers when demand returns, many are considering how social distancing could be maintained on a plane. Aviointeriors has developed a concept solution; a hygien...

 Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific has released preliminary traffic data from 18 airports in major aviation markets across the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions, which show that year-over-year passenger traffic decline hit -95% by the middle of April. However, it is not all bad news, as ACI says initial signals of recovery were ...

  The FAA has issued guidance to airlines who want to take the seats out of idle aircraft and fill them with cargo. The drastic drop in passenger traffic has had a parallel effect on available cargo space. Some airlines were flying cargo-only flights with empty seats upstairs but the safety alert for operators (SAFO) issued by the agency gives form...