https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:07:59 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/spirit-to-make-decision-on-jetblue-offer-by-30-june/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:14:21 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94476 In a statement released on Wednesday, Spirit also said Frontier and JetBlue are being given access to the same due diligence information, after JetBlue’s CEO Robin Hayes previously criticized the airline over not “acting in good faith” during the negotiations.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/americans-regional-pilots-to-get-groundbreaking-pay-rise/ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 02:21:03 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94469 Seeing pay up to 70 per cent higher than before, the two airlines – Envoy Air and Piedmont Airlines -will become the highest paid regional pilots in the US.  ]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/union-backlash-over-wizz-air-boss-fatigue-comments/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/union-backlash-over-wizz-air-boss-fatigue-comments/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:25:20 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94463 In an internal briefing, CEO Jozsef Varadi said that “we are all fatigued” but it is “required to take the extra mile" amid ongoing aviation challenges.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/union-backlash-over-wizz-air-boss-fatigue-comments/feed/ 2 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/airline-union-strikes-in-italy-cause-mass-cancellations/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:36:24 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94456 On Wednesday, workers from Ryanair, Malta Air, easyJet, Volotea and Crewlink that are members of Uiltrasporti (Italian Union of Transport Workers) and Filt Cgil (Italian Federation of Transport Workers), joined a four-hour national strike from 10am to 2pm.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/jetblue-boosts-its-deal-for-spirit-by-100m/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:47:35 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94451 In a statement on Monday, the Long Island-based airline said it was enhancing its reverse-breakup fee that will be paid to Spirit shareholders in case the deal falls through and fails to win regulatory approval to US$350 million – US$3.20 per Spirit Share – up from its original price of US$200 million.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/05/ba-staff-voting-to-launch-industrial-action-over-pay-cuts/ Tue, 31 May 2022 01:01:09 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94440 In a statement released on Monday, the union, which has over 1.4 million members, is asking check-in staff to join the ballot in a bid to reverse a ten per cent pay cut that was made early in 2020. The workers “are angry” because the company has already restored management’s pre-pandemic pay.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/05/southwest-unruly-passenger-sentenced-to-15-months-in-custody/ Mon, 30 May 2022 02:53:36 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94434 Vyvianna M. Quinonez, the now 29-year-old female who was on a Southwest Airlines Flight from Sacramento to San Diego on 23 May, 2021 during the attack, has also been ordered by the US District Court to pay $25,981.57 in restitution, on top of a $7,500 fine.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/05/delta-air-lines-strategically-cuts-summer-schedule/ Fri, 27 May 2022 05:45:19 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94428 In a statement released on Thursday, the Atlanta-based airline said as travel demand hikes up, it is making a “number of adjustments to minimize disruptions”, such as “strategically” reducing its summer flight schedule.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/05/bombardier-unveils-fastest-business-jet-since-concorde/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/05/bombardier-unveils-fastest-business-jet-since-concorde/#comments Tue, 24 May 2022 00:24:51 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94421 The Canadian-based aircraft company in a statement on Monday said that this new jet would incorporate elements of its predecessor, the Global 7500, but with “incredible performance enhancements". ]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/05/bombardier-unveils-fastest-business-jet-since-concorde/feed/ 1 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/05/qantas-perth-london-route-kickstarts-after-2-year-pause/ Mon, 23 May 2022 06:16:48 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94419 Flight QF9, operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, is scheduled to depart from Perth at 6:50pm on Monday, landing at London Heathrow after more than 17 hours in the air.]]>