A decision obliging more than 9,000 Canadian rail workers to stay on the job is a win for the railways and could impact bargaining in other federally regulated sectors like aviation, the head of a Canadian rail workers’ union told Reuters. Paul Boucher, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, also said the union would … Read more
POTENTIAL BUS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AIRPORTS A Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR line would also be a gamechanger for the Singapore-Melaka market as the train would stop in Melaka. But when researching the white paper, I never imagined Singapore-Melaka would be considered in the current environment as a potential airline route. Buses now frequently connect Singapore with Melaka … Read more
The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during a recent Starlink mission remains open, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday. SpaceX made the return to flight request for the workhorse vehicle on Thursday and the FAA gave approval on Friday. The agency … Read more
Tan, 62, was removed from his post at state-owned giant AVIC in March 2023 for age reasons, according to the party’s personnel management arm. Tan, a native of Hunan province, is a technocrat trained in aviation engine design, manufacturing and engineering. He had spent two decades with AVIC, a conglomerate with over 100 subsidiaries and … Read more
“He heroically fought his last battle in the sky. Oleksiy destroyed three cruise missiles and one kamikaze drone, while repelling a massive Russian combined air and missile attack. Oleksiy saved Ukrainians from deadly Russian missiles. Unfortunately, at the cost of his own life,” the air force command said. Russia fired more than 127 missiles and … Read more
The aviation industry continues to face a significant gender disparity, with women holding less than 20% of aviation roles globally. This imbalance is highlighted in the “Women in Aviation: A Workforce Report” (WIAAWR) by Rebecca Lutte, an associate professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The report underscores the minimal progress women have made in fields like … Read more
Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and Amal will cut flights until December to address issues that have resulted in a recent spate of disruptions. There have been at least four incidents in August, including a Malaysia Airlines flight to Shanghai that was forced to turn back to Kuala Lumpur on Aug 20 due to a suspected cabin … Read more
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Australia’s Jetstar Airways, owned by Qantas, allegedly for not refunding customers over cancelled flights during the COVID pandemic. Echo Law, the legal firm that filed the suit Wednesday, claimed even though the airline was obliged to refund the money, it gave travel credits to customers between 2020 … Read more
Tests for Amazon’s drone delivery programmeme have become a regular fact of life for residents of College Station, Texas. The town, which is home to Texas A&M University, is the testing ground for Amazon’s drone delivery programme. The programme started in 2022, and its main goal is to figure out how to use drones to … Read more
A Weibo post on the report by Hangzhou-based news site dushikuaibao has received more than 57,000 likes, with many comments praising Air Travel’s uniform policy change. “(I) support ditching high heels for flight attendants, high heels are shackles for the feet!” goes one comment which has garnered 11,000 likes. Another comment, which has more than … Read more
