According to the most-recent reports, a Southwest Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas. Apparently, this flight was bound for Kansas City from Los Angeles. Authorities said that the plane had to make this emergency landing because of an unruly passenger. The passenger in question is 29-year-old Ali Reza Shahsavari. He [...]

It now seems that the CEO of Qantas Alan Joyce, has made it very clear that these recent strikes are putting people’s jobs at risk. He went on to say that the airline may now be forced to sack some of its members, which does include pilots and cabin crew. Unfortunately, the airline may be [...]

It seems that China Southern Airlines, like so many airlines, is sick of hearing about Boeing Dreamliner delays. The carrier is so sick, that it has been reported that this final delay was the last straw. The airline, which is the largest one in all of Asia by passenger volume, said that it may join [...]

Well, apparently a number of people are starting to see the benefit of taking the train over other forms of travel. Reports show that rail passenger numbers actually increased this summer. This could have been due to a number of reasons. However, it is most likely that rising fuel prices were the major cause for [...]

It now seems that Qantas Airways has canceled some 400 domestic flights over the next few months. These flights were canceled following the grounding of five of its planes. The airline has been blaming a lot of these disruptions on strikes by engineers. The airline is saying that this is causing a backlog of maintenance. [...]

Reports now show that the would-be Christmas Day bomber has just admitted to trying to blow up a United States-bound plane. The bomber, 24-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, told the court that he tried to detonate a bomb that was in his underwear. He said that he did it in an attempt to try and revenge [...]

Airlines are always looking for new ways to save money. However, there are just some things that people feel should be on a plane. One of those things is a toilet. Now, it appears that Ryanair may be looking forward to doing away with toilets to save money. So how will this help the company [...]

It is no secret that budget airlines are making a killing. This is because most people do not want to pay for full-service flights anymore. People want to save money on their travel, and the best way to do that is to fly with a budget airline. Thus, it should come as no shock to [...]

It now appears that Air Canada has just recently received a strike notice for this coming Thursday. Apparently, on this day, the union representing the carrier’s flight attendants will fail to show up for their jobs. This of course can only lead to many delays and cancellations. Air Canada said that CUPE, which is representing [...]

Iberia has recently just shocked the airline industry by announcing its plans to create a brand new low-cost carrier. Apparently, this airline is going to be called Iberia Express. Iberia said that they hope that this new low-cost carrier will be able to help improve the group’s profitability. The International Airlines Group, which is the [...]