TSA will bar maskless passengers from entry to planes and may fine them

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will turn away any passengers who try to enter airport terminals, board planes, trains or buses without masks, and those who refuse could face federal fines, the federal authority said Sunday night.  Mask rules on transportation follow the Biden administration’s executive order that face coverings be worn on all federal … 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

Commercial planes could cut emissions by better surfing the wind 

Passenger aircraft could cut fuel costs and carbon emissions by taking better advantage of favourable winds at altitude, a new study reveals.  UK experts say commercial flights between New York and London last winter could have used up to 16 per cent less fuel if airlines made better use of fast-moving winds. Total reductions would … 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

MARKET REPORT: Airbus planes delay fails to ground Easyjet shares 

MARKET REPORT: Airbus planes delay fails to ground Easyjet shares as new Covid strain plunges global aviation industry deeper into crisis By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 22 December 2020 Airline Easyjet has pushed back more plane orders as the new Covid strain threw … Read more

Moment two small planes swoop down over estuary just eight FEET above surface

Plane sailing! Moment two private light aircraft swoop down over estuary just eight FEET above the surface ‘almost skimming the water’ Two light aircraft spotted swooping over the River Blackwater in Maldon, Essex Witnesses thought plane was trying to lane on the water because it was so close  Civil Aviation Authority have said they will … Read more

Military planes could fly-in Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of post-Brexit delays

Military planes could fly-in Covid-19 vaccine amid fears of post-Brexit delays at Britain’s ports Military aircraft could fly in tens of millions of Covid-19 vaccines from Belgium Most doses of the Pfizer shot are being produced in the Belgian town of Puurs   British ports are expected to suffer heavy post-Brexit delays from January 1 It … Read more

Passenger planes ground in India after massive swarm of bees land on them

Bees-y Jet: Two passenger planes are grounded hours apart in India after a massive swarm of BEES land on the aircraft Swarm of bees caused chaos at Kolkata airport this week after settling on jets Bees first swarmed on a plane 4pm Sunday, delaying the flight by an hour Insects then returned Monday morning, again … Read more

Tour operators in half-term dash to find planes after Canaries are removed from quarantine list

Tour operators in half-term dash to find planes after Canaries, Maldives, Mykonos and Denmark are removed from UK quarantine list sparking scramble for seats over school break Airlines are facing a shortage of planes due to the sudden rise in demand Holidaymakers arriving from the  four areas will no longer need to quarantine  Easyjet has … Read more

Photos reveal jumbo jet graveyard where 16 planes wait to be scrapped

Aerial photographs show a jumbo jet graveyard where several airliners, including British Airways 747s, wait to be scrapped due to the Covid crisis. The photographs of the airfield in Kemble, Gloucestershire, were taken on October 12, showing that it is the end of the runway for a number of the iconic jets. The airplanes have been rendered … Read more