China’s air traffic authority has sent a notice to airlines operating in Asia, informing them of an upcoming military exercise around Taiwan. They were advised to stay out of six zones around the island, that the Chinese military earlier earmarked for live-fire training. The notice, which was reported by Bloomberg, …
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China is ready to supply Russian airlines with spare parts for aircraft, Chinese Ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanhui said on Friday. “We are ready to supply spare parts to Russia, we will set up the cooperation. Now, [airlines] are working [on this], they have certain channels, there are no restrictions …
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Russia’s national air traffic regulator has told carriers to prepare to fly their planes without relying on the American Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite-based-navigation tool, newspaper Izvestia reported on Friday. According to the letter from Rosaviatsia, which was seen by the outlet, it has instructed national airlines to prepare to cope …
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The Russian government has announced plans to support the country’s airlines so they can reimburse passengers whose flights were canceled due to sanctions. Under the proposed plan, Russian air carriers will get 19.5 billion rubles ($238 million), according to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. “The subsidies will be used to …
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Boeing has announced that it is suspending technical support operations for its planes owned by Russian airlines after multiple countries closed their airspace to Russian planes in response to Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. “We have suspended major operations in Moscow and temporarily closed our office in [the Ukrainian capital Kiev],” …
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Several US airline companies announced a significant increase in onboard staff payment in an effort to keep the planes flying after a week of cancelations. Spirit Airlines offered flight attendants double pay for working this holiday week, Reuters reported, citing the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. “All flight attendants, regardless of …
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According to flight tracking firm FlightAware, 2,380 flights were called off and another 11,163 delayed globally on Christmas Eve. The figures for Christmas Day stood at 2,388 cancelations and 2,579 delays as of the afternoon. Another 747 flights scheduled for Sunday have been pulled as well. US airports accounted for …
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The rule comes into effect on Tuesday at Kotoka International Airport in the capital, Accra, and follows the country’s health ministry’s move last week to make vaccinations mandatory for all people entering Ghana. The measure also comes after the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced a €75 million euro ($85 million) …
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Sunday’s cancellations equated to about 30% of American Airlines’ scheduled flights for the day, according to data from tracking service Flightware.com. A further 269 flights were delayed as of around midafternoon, following 435 such scheduling breakdowns on Saturday. To put American’s latest disruptions in perspective, the second-biggest US airline, Delta, …
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The passenger carrier will no longer force employees awaiting decision on a religious or medical exemption to the Biden administration’s mandatory vaccine order to take unpaid leave until their cases are decided, according to a Friday memo obtained by CNBC on Tuesday. Southwest has confirmed the authenticity of the memo, …
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