Aviation

Singapore Airlines Ltd said pregnant cabin crew can remain employees, reversing a longstanding and much-criticised rule that they leave the airline. Responding to a Straits Times article, Singapore Air said pregnant cabin crew “may choose to work in a temporary ground attachment” and can resume flying duties after maternity leave. Before the new rules, which took effect on July 15, ...

The second-biggest airport in the Philippines has been closed after a Korean Air Lines Co. plane overshot the runway when trying to land in poor weather. While no one was injured in the incident that occurred, and the 162 passengers on board were safely evacuated, the runway at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport has been closed to allow the badly damaged ...

The US travel industry expects this holiday season to be busy enough to make last summer’s turmoil seem orderly. Airport officials and industry analysts say passenger traffic for the November 24 Thanksgiving holiday through New Year’s is set to reach or exceed 2019 levels, when 93 million people packed US flights. This summer, the desire to resume vacationing and visiting ...

Families of passengers killed in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets were deemed by a federal judge to be official crime victims entitled to consultation before the US Justice Department cuts any deals with the maker of the flawed aircraft. US District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas said in a ruling he will now determine what remedies the families ...

Regional Australian airline Rex said operating costs on short flights will drop as much as 50% with the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft in coming years. Rex plans to start trials in early 2024 using King Air 200 planes, retrofitted with the new power trains, before later tests with Saab 340 aircraft, Deputy Chairman John Sharp said at a ...

Bloomberg Air India Ltd is planning to triple its fleet of 113 aircraft over five years as the money-losing carrier prepares to transform the business following its takeover by India’s largest conglomerate, the Tata group. “The airline is in discussions with aircraft and engine manufacturers on procuring new aircraft,” Air India Chief Executive Campbell Wilson said in New Delhi. “I ...

  Bloomberg Britain’s first-ever space launch is on track to take place before the end of November, according to billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, whose Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. will undertake the mission. “We plan to launch our first satellite into space from European soil within six weeks,” Branson said at a press conference in Milan. “We are pretty much ready.” ...

  Bloomberg Airbus SE is targeting the US with its smallest A220 business jet in a bid to make up for Russian sales lost after the invasion of Ukraine. The European planemaker will put extra resources into promoting the A220 when the corporate version, or ACJ, enters service in the first half of next year, betting that the aircraft is ...

  Bloomberg Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is further limiting passenger numbers until the end of March as it continues to struggle with staff shortages. The Dutch arm of Air France-KLM said the newly announced caps will mean a reduction of as much as 22% for the winter season and the period up until March. The airport operator had already reduced the ...

  Bloomberg Spirit Airlines Inc shareholders approved the carrier’s $3.8 billion cash sale to JetBlue Airways Corp, a milestone for a deal that’s poised to eliminate the largest US carrier offering deeply discounted fares. More than half of outstanding shares were voted in favour of the combination, according to preliminary results disclosed by the companies. JetBlue and Spirit still expect ...