Passengers wearing a face mask or coverage due to the COVID-19 pandemic arrive at Heathrow Airport, West London, on July 10, 2020. Daniel Leal-Olivas / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Gold rose to a record high and the dollar weakened on Monday as European travel stocks plummeted. As US lawmakers …
Read More »Check the 737’s engines that could shut down in flight
WASHINGTON (AP) – Safety regulators have issued an emergency order directing airlines to inspect and, if necessary, replace a critical engine part on popular Boeing 737s after four reports that the engines shut down during flights. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that its order affected about 2,000 twin-engine passenger …
Read More »Hawaiian Airlines Stewardess Dies From COVID-19 After Training Outbreak
A Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant who tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a training event in late June passed away Tuesday, the company told NBC News. Jeff Kurtzman, 60, was one of 16 others who attended the training course, resulting in mandatory staff quarantine, deep cleaning of facilities, and …
Read More »The airline had a bad quarter. Analysts look at what comes next.
Text size Joe Raedle / Getty Images Major airlines survived what was probably the worst quarter in modern aviation history. Carriers lost billions of dollars, as expected, and the issue that emerged is that their recovery stalled in July when Covid-19 cases increased and states imposed quarantine measures. Most airlines …
Read More »Iran Criticizes US Fighter Plane Overflight As Airplane Passengers Get Hurt
Several passengers on an Iranian plane en route from Tehran to Beirut were injured when the pilots changed altitude to avoid two American fighter jets “harassing” them over Syria, Iranian media reported on Friday, but the US military said an F- 15 performed a “visual inspection” from a safe distance. …
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