Travel
Posts filtered by tags: Aviation[x]
8h ago ( January 24, 2021 at 8:25 AM ) A Delta Air Lines flight attendant.
Thomas Pallini/Business Insider
More than 2,500 passengers have been banned from US airlines for non-compliance with mask policies.
Delta Air Lines banned 880 passengers, including six on a flight where Mitt Romney was harassed.
President Joe Biden signed a mask mandate for air travelers on his first full day in office.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden just signed an executive order to mandate ma... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Minneapolis, Washington, Planes, Masks, US, America, Trends, Joe Biden, Flying, Hawaii, Washington Dc, Delta, Mitt Romney75 people like this. Like
January 22, 2021 at 12:09 PM Then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holds up a face mask at The Queen theater on October 28, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Drew Angerer/Getty Images
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday requiring air passengers wear masks.
Airports and commercial aircraft are included, as well as other modes of transport including trains.
New testing requirements to enter the US from abroad are also being reviewed.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Preside... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Politics, News, Air Travel, Cdc, Planes, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Flying, United States, Netherlands, Delta, Treasury, Aviation137 people like this. Like
January 20, 2021 at 1:50 PM Joe Biden flying to Washington, DC ahead of his inauguration.
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty
President Joe Biden flew to Washington, DC on a Boeing 737 private jet instead of an Air Force plane.
The airliner-turned-private-jet is favored among the wealthy jet set for its range and spacious cabin.
Amtrak was the president's first choice of transport but security concerns scrubbed the plan.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
President Joe Biden arrived in Washington, DC ahead of his i... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Politics, News, Maryland, Air Travel, Washington, White House, Planes, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Joe Biden, Features, Flying, Washington Dc83 people like this. Like
January 20, 2021 at 10:37 AM Air Force One.
w_p_o/Shutterstock.com
The current Air Force One aircraft are scheduled to be upgraded with the replacements to soon be delivered to Andrews Air Force Base for use by the president and his staff.
The Boeing 747-8i aircraft will be replacing the aging models first used by President George H.W. Bush in the early 1990s.
Despite cost-saving efforts by President Donald Trump, the replacement program is still estimated to cost $5.3 billion.
The most recognizable plane in the worl... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Politics, Hollywood, Air Travel, California, Washington, Cbs News, Life, White House, Planes, US, Tel Aviv, Barack Obama, Trends, Bloomberg57 people like this. Like
January 15, 2021 at 8:32 AM An Allegiant Air Airbus A320 aircraft.
Ryan Fletcher / Shutterstock.com
Allegiant Air is adding 21 new routes and three new cities in 2021.
The route expansion spans from coast to coast with the first routes launching in March.
Regions with beaches, national parks, and/or mountains are among the main focus as that's where travel trends are now pointing.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Allegiant Air is continuing a nationwide expansion with 21 new routes planned for 2021... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, Boston, Planes, US, Los Angeles, Trends, Flying, Wyoming, Missouri, Deutsche Bank, Vacation, Aviation, Airbus73 people like this. Like
January 12, 2021 at 5:28 PM An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F.
Thomas Frey/picture alliance/Getty
Atlas Air on Tuesday announced a four-aircraft order for the Boeing 747-8F, the largest mass-produced freighter from the American aircraft manufacturer.
Boeing said that these will be the last 747 ever built as the program comes to a close after a half-century.
Demand for cargo planes has skyrocketed during the pandemic and the 747 provided the one thing most freighters could not with its nose loading door.
Visit Business Ins... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, Planes, Trends, Atlas, Flying, Dubai, Aviation, Boeing, Boeing 747, Delta Air Lines, Flexport, Westjet, Ruslan96 people like this. Like
January 12, 2021 at 2:18 PM A Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-300.
CLARA PRIMA/AFP
Indonesian carrier Sriwijaya Air has a track record of incidents with the Boeing 737, mostly from pilot error and aircraft overshooting the runway on landing.
Saturday's incident is the airline's fifth incident with the Boeing 737 since 2008 and the only one in which passengers lost their lives.
The Boeing 737, however, has been a proven safe aircraft.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Sriwijaya Air is still reeling from th... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Asia, News, Air Travel, Indonesia, Planes, Trends, Spain, European Union, Flying, Belgium, Aviation, Malaysia Airlines, Plane Crash, Airlines67 people like this. Like
January 12, 2021 at 10:42 AM JetBlue Airways unveiled the cabin of its new Airbus A220 aircraft that will replace the aging Embraer E190 flight.
The 140-seat cabin is arranged in a unique 2-3 configuration with no shortage of the perks for which JetBlue is known including free in-flight entertainment and WiFi.
Flights begin in the spring starting on the Boston-Fort Lauderdale route before the aircraft expands to cities across the US.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
JetBlue Airways on Tuesday unveiled ... Tags: Travel, Transportation, New York, London, News, Air Travel, Boston, Planes, US, Trends, Features, Flying, Delta, Aviation, Airbus, Airlines64 people like this. Like
January 11, 2021 at 4:30 PM Pilots chatting in front of an American Airlines plane.
Mike Stone/Reuters
Airlines have been flying protesters home from last week's "Stop the Steal" rally-turned-riot and some continued rallying while in the air.
An American Airlines flight turned into an aerial rally as passengers began chanting "USA," prompting the pilot to threaten to land the plane.
Alaska Airlines reported banning 14 passengers after "non-mask compliant," "rowdy," and "argumentative" behavior on a flight from Washin... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Utah, Usa, News, Air Travel, Washington, Politico, Planes, US, Trends, Getty Images, Flying, Ronald Reagan, Alaska, Hawaii139 people like this. Like
January 10, 2021 at 8:27 AM An American Airlines Boeing 777-200 at Los Angeles International Airport.
Markus Mainka/Shutterstock.com
AirlineRatings just unveiled its list of the world's safest airlines for 2021, according to the site's experts, narrowing the top 20 from a list of 385.
The US had a great showing with six of the 11 major American carriers making the top 20 cut while Asia performed poorly.
Carriers in Oceania and the Middle East also dominated the highest spots, continuing the trend from last year.
Vis... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Asia, Hong Kong, New York, London, News, Air Travel, Safety, Boston, Singapore, Planes, New York City, US, San Francisco, Trends133 people like this. Like
January 7, 2021 at 5:56 PM The US Capitol Building seen from Washington, DC's Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Douglas Litchfield/Shutterstock.com
Airlines are preparing for the worst as protests in Washington, DC turned into riots on Wednesday, and some participants will now be boarding aircraft to fly home.
Some airlines are banning alcohol on their flights departing Washington and moving their flight crews out of downtown hotels.
Protesters harassed and heckled Utah Senator Mitt Romney while on a Tuesday flig... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Utah, Politics, News, Air Travel, Congress, Washington, US, Trends, Flying, Ronald Reagan, Washington Dc, Delta, Mitt Romney, Aviation70 people like this. Like
January 6, 2021 at 11:29 AM An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images
American Airlines grew its Boeing 737 Max route network on Tuesday to include Washington, DC and Orlando, Florida, as well as New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The next few months will see the aircraft quickly expand across the US, Caribbean, and Latin America as American gets the newly-ungrounded fleet back to full strength.
American began flying passengers on the aircraft again on December 29, 2020, between Mia... Tags: Travel, Transportation, New York, News, Air Travel, Indonesia, Boston, Planes, US, Trends, Flying, Washington Dc, Arizona, Brazil, Ethiopia, Miami128 people like this. Like
January 3, 2021 at 8:09 AM An Emirates Airbus A380.
Lukas Wunderlich/Shutterstock.com
Emirates is giving its new Airbus A380s an interior upgrade with each cabin receiving an enhancement.
Economy class will receive "ergonomically designed" seats with leather headrests and tray tables with wood finishes.
Premium economy will also make its first debut at the airline with 56 recliner seats in an elegant cabin.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Emirates is one of the few airlines still flying the Airbu... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Hong Kong, News, Air Travel, Planes, US, Trends, Features, Flying, Emirates, Tim Clark, Korea, Dubai, Qantas, Aviation55 people like this. Like
December 30, 2020 at 5:52 PM An American Airlines plane at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Cassiohabib/shutterstock
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for flights departing and arriving into Dallas while a facility is being cleaned after two workers tested positive for COVID-19 this week.
Flights are also temporarily barred from landing or taking off from any airport under the airspace, which extends across Northern Texas from parts of New Mexico to parts of Louisiana and Arkansas.
Exac... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Texas, News, Airports, Trends, Arkansas, Dallas, Aviation, New Mexico, Airlines, Louisiana, Faa, Southwest Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines57 people like this. Like
December 29, 2020 at 1:13 PM An American Airlines' Boeing 737 Max 8.
American Airlines flew the first scheduled passenger flight in 21 months of the Boeing 737 Max in the US on Tuesday from Miami to New York.
The uneventful flight marked the beginning of a new chapter for the aircraft that aims to restore confidence from the traveling public.
Airlines like American are eager to get the plane flying to take advantage of its economics and get the grounding behind them.
The aircraft was grounded for 20 months fol... Tags: Travel, Transportation, New York, News, Air Travel, Planes, US, Trends, Flying, Alaska, Brazil, US Senate, Miami, Aviation, Airbus, Airlines54 people like this. Like
December 29, 2020 at 11:23 AM A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767.
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty
Delta Air Lines reported canceling 325 flights in the days leading up to Christmas, which was the busiest travel season of the pandemic.
A perfect storm of bad weather and a lack of pilots forced Delta to cancel the flights over a three-day period starting December 23.
Thanksgiving similarly saw over 600 flight cancellations at the airline, revealing a trend of poor performance during the holidays.
Visit Business Insider's hom... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, Minneapolis, Washington Post, Planes, Christmas, Trends, Flying, Delta, Aviation, Tsa, Airlines, Boeing, Black87 people like this. Like
December 27, 2020 at 8:54 AM Alaska Airlines transporting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and Singapore Airlines were tasked with transporting the vaccine to their geographically-challenged homelands.
The first doses arrived in remote Alaskan communities less than three days after the first trucks left Kalamazoo, Michigan while Singapore became the first country to receive the vaccine one week later.
Passenger airlines and cargo carriers alike have been essential in getting the vaccine to the wor... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Europe, News, Air Travel, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Planes, US, Trends, Features, Flying, Alaska, Food And Drug Administration, Belgium, Aviation149 people like this. Like
December 22, 2020 at 5:55 PM Boeing 737 Max aircraft of Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Gol Linhas Aéreas.
LINDSEY WASSON/Reuters
Alaska Airlines and Boeing signed an agreement in principle for a total of 68 of the 737 Max aircraft with an option for 52 more.
Deliveries will take place over the next four years as Alaska uses the jets to replace its Airbus A320 family fleet.
Alaska has not yet taken delivery of a Boeing 737 Max yet but plans to fly the jet in March 2021.
Anchorage, Alaska will also see three ... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, Air Canada, Planes, US, America, San Francisco, Trends, Flying, Alaska, Hawaii, Aviation, Airbus, Las Vegas114 people like this. Like
December 21, 2020 at 1:50 PM A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
Chris Parypa Photography/shutterstock
Southwest Airlines is adding the Californian cities of Fresno and Santa Barbara to its route network in the new year.
No routes or start dates have been announced but service will begin in the second quarter of 2021.
The expansion strengthens Southwest's West Coast rivalry with Alaska Airlines as the two fight for dominance in the region.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Southwest Airli... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, California, Planes, Fresno, America, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Trends, Chicago, Flying, Alaska, Hawaii, San Diego140 people like this. Like
December 21, 2020 at 11:22 AM Riding Amtrak during the pandemic.
Thomas Pallini/Business Insider
The New York-Boston sector of the Northeast is short enough where train travel actually rivals air travel in time and cost.
Five airlines now fly between the two cities from three airports in the New York area and compete with Amtrak's Northeast Regional and Acela services.
While each traveler has their own preference, the pandemic has forced flyers and riders to factor in health and safety when making their travel choice... Tags: Travel, Transportation, New York, News, Air Travel, Boston, Planes, Trends, Analysis, Flying, Train, Manhattan, Aviation, Tsa, Newark, Train Travel116 people like this. Like
December 19, 2020 at 8:29 AM The pilot shortage that once plagued aviation is now gone thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
MyLoupe/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
The aviation industry is experiencing a mass exodus of furloughed airline pilots trying to find work in private aviation. With only so many vacancies to fill, the pilot shortage is gone and replaced by a highly competitive job market. Business Insider spoke to three private aviation executives who revealed what they're looking for when they hire pilot... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Air Travel, Life, Planes, Trends, Flying, Aviation, Airlines, Pilot, US Navy, Private Jets, Business Insider, Thomas, Walker, FlexJet103 people like this. Like
December 18, 2020 at 9:33 AM Boeing 737 Max aircraft of Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Gol Linhas Aéreas.
LINDSEY WASSON/Reuters
Airlines are responding to customer skepticism over the Boeing 737 Max by offering free flight changes and trip cancellations to those seeking to avoid it.
The four US airlines that plan to operate the Max in 2021 have all said they'll work with passengers, despite praising the aircraft's efficiency and safety.
At least for the time being, there's very little reason that anybody w... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, Planes, US, America, Los Angeles, Trends, Bloomberg, Customers, Flying, Alaska, Dallas, Aviation, Airlines145 people like this. Like
December 18, 2020 at 8:49 AM Transporting Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
Michael Clevenger - Pool and MARK LENNIHAN/POOL/AFPGetty
The first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine left Michigan on Sunday bound for hospitals across the US.
A fleet of trucks and airplanes, accompanied by armed guards, ensured that the vaccine was quickly and safely transported.
The first shot was given in New York on Monday, just days after the Food and Drug Administration's emergency authorization on Friday.
Visit Business Insider's homepa... Tags: Travel, Amazon, Transportation, New York, News, Planes, New York City, US, America, Trends, Linkedin, Features, UPS, Flying, Healthcare, Dubai138 people like this. Like
December 10, 2020 at 9:00 AM A rendering of Aerion Supersonic's AS2 jet.
Aerion Supersonic
Aerion has broken ground on a new campus in Melbourne, Florida that will house the production facilities for its AS2 supersonic business jet.
The $300 million campus will be known as Aerion Park and span 110.6 acres at Melbourne International Airport on Florida's Space Coast.
Aerion expects to begin building the first AS2 in 2023 once the production and engineering facilities are complete.
Visit Business Insider's homepage... Tags: Travel, Transportation, Spacex, Florida, New York, London, News, Planes, Trends, Customers, Nasa, Flying, Sydney, Aviation, Melbourne, Heathrow Airport146 people like this. Like
December 9, 2020 at 11:23 AM A Gol Linhas Aéreas Boeing 737 Max 8.
Ajuangon/Shutterstock.com
Brazil's Gol Linhas Aéreas performed the first scheduled Boeing 737 Max flight with passengers since March 2019 on Wednesday.
Flight 4104 departed from Sao Paulo en route to Porto Alegre and arrived without issue after climbing as high as 38,000 feet.
Gol has orders for 95 Boeing 737 Max jets and is proving to be the most eager of the world's airlines to get the fleet flying again.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more s... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, Air Canada, Planes, US, Los Angeles, Trends, Flying, Brazil, Aviation, Airlines, Houston, Portland Oregon, East Coast111 people like this. Like
December 5, 2020 at 8:42 AM A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321.
Philip Pilosian / Shutterstock.com
JetBlue Airways is expanding its Mint business class product across its route network, including to London in 2021, and just announced major upgrades to the service.
New food and beverage offerings crafted by the Delicious Hospitality Group will be featured with menu items inspired from NYC restaurants including Charlie Bird, Legacy Records, and Pasquale Jones.
Passengers will also receive new noise-isolating headphones, "we... Tags: Travel, Transportation, UK, New York, London, News, Air Travel, Boston, Planes, New York City, US, America, Trends, Flying, Moscow, Aviation137 people like this. Like
December 5, 2020 at 8:56 AM A Kuwait Airways Airbus A330-800neo.
Airbus
The Airbus A330-800neo entered service with Kuwait Airways in November after being delivered in October as Airbus' newest passenger jet.
It's the smaller variant of the A330neo family but still boasts an impressive range of 8,150 nautical miles and greater efficiency thanks to new Rolls-Royce engines.
With only three airlines publicly placing orders for the aircraft, however, it's likely to be a flop.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more s... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, Planes, Africa, US, Trends, Features, Analysis, Flying, Portugal, Dubai, Aviation, Airbus, Pfizer112 people like this. Like
December 3, 2020 at 5:48 PM Southwest CEO Gary Kelly.
Lawrence Jenkins/Getty Images
Southwest Airlines just sent 6,828 workers WARN notices after it couldn't come to an agreement with employees to take a pay cut to avoid furloughs.
Ramp workers and flight attendants are among the most impacted workgroup with over 4,000 WARN notices issued between them.
Workgroups that accept Southwest's proposed temporary pay cuts will be exempt from any furlough.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Nearly 7,000 Sout... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, US, Trends, Chicago, Flying, George Bush, Dallas, Aviation, Airlines, Houston, Boeing, United, Southwest Airlines103 people like this. Like
December 3, 2020 at 12:55 PM A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 XWB.
viper-zero / Shutterstock.com
Delta Air Lines is introducing a voluntary contact tracing program for international arrivals to the US.
Passengers will be asked for their full name, email address, contact numbers, and address in the US to be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CEO Ed Bastian announced in the same memo that the airline will not achieve its goal of daily losses of $10 million for the fourth quarter and will fall short... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, Navy, Cdc, Planes, US, Trends, Atlanta, Rome, Flying, Delta, Aviation, Airbus, Pfizer102 people like this. Like
December 1, 2020 at 1:26 PM A United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner being loaded with cargo.
United Airlines
United Airlines flew the first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The Pfizer vaccine is uniquely difficult to transport as it has strict below-freezing temperature requirements that require the use of dry ice, a dangerous good to transport in the aviation industry.
United and the Federal Aviation Administration worked to alleviate the dry ice restrictions ... Tags: Travel, Transportation, News, Air Travel, China, Planes, US, Trends, Chicago, Flying, Food And Drug Administration, Aviation, Pfizer, Vaccine, Faa, Boeing90 people like this. Like
|
Filters
show more filters |
