Singapore Airlines resumes world"s longest flight
After five years, Singapore Airlines is resuming the world's longest commercial flight between Singapore and New York -- a 19-hour non-stop flight. Thuy Ong reports......»»
Clear skies: new curbs mean fresh hit for airlines
Countries around the world introduced fresh flight curbs Monday, meaning yet more airliners are stuck on the ground. Julian Satterthwaite reports......»»
Skies clear as more flights grounded by growing coronavirus curbs
Widening curbs on travel to contain the spread of the coronavirus led airlines to ramp up flight cancellations on Monday, with new restrictions spanning Australia, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan......»»
Singapore Airlines to cut capacity further as coronavirus weighs
Singapore Airlines on Tuesday said it would cut capacity further as border controls are enforced across the world in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic......»»
United cuts flight schedules around the world due to coronavirus and expects to report a Q1 loss
United Airlines Holdings Inc. said in a Tuesday filing that it will be cutting flight capacity 10% domestically and 20% internationally in April due to the coronavirus out.....»»
Travel Sector Collapses Into "Great Crisis" Amid Slump In Flight Bookings
Travel Sector Collapses Into "Great Crisis" Amid Slump In Flight Bookings Airlines have canceled more than 200,000 flights as Covid-19 nears pandemic status. Retail outlets at airports across the world have reported a.....»»
United cuts more flights to Asia, extends China cancellations
United Airlines said Friday it was cutting flights to Japan, South Korea and Singapore and extending flight cancellations to China in response to the coronavirus outbreak......»»
These 10 global flight routes are where airlines made the most money in 2018 and 2019
REUTERS/Toby Melville Air travel data firm OAG ranked the highest revenue-generating routes for airlines in the world for the 12-month period from April 2018 to March 2019, revealing which routes are most important to some of the world's top airlines......»»
Victims of the fatal Ukraine plane crash included students from the world"s best universities, newlyweds, and a wife separated from her husband by a ticket error (BA)
Reuters/Nazanin Tabatabaee;Imperial College London A Ukraine International Airlines flight carrying 176 people crashed minutes after it took off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport early on Wednesday. There were no survivors. The victim.....»»
Victims of the fatal Ukraine plane crash included students from the world"s best universities, and families traveling back from the holidays (BA)
Reuters/Nazanin Tabatabaee;Imperial College London A Ukraine International Airlines flight carrying 176 people crashed minutes after it took off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport early on Wednesday. There were no .....»»
World’s longest flight will fly on Airbus planes, not Boeing
Qantas Airways Ltd. picked Airbus SE to provide ultra long-range planes for planned direct services that will stretch halfway round the world, a blow to Boeing Co. after a two-year competition to land the deal......»»
On board Qantas" ultra-long haul test flight
When I signed up to join a trial run of the world's longest commercial flight, I expected an exercise in endurance but not steak for breakfast and a physical work-out regime......»»
Inside Qantas" London to Sydney test flight
Qantas Airways completed a 19-hour and 19-minute non-stop test flight from London to Sydney, as it nears a decision on whether to order planes for what would be the world's longest-ever commercial route......»»
A look inside Qantas" London-Sydney test flight
Qantas Airways completed a 19 -hour and 19-minute non-stop test flight from London to Sydney on Friday, as it nears a decision on whether to order planes for what would be the world's longest-ever commercial route. Michelle Hennessy reports......»»
I sat in every type of seat on Qantas" new world"s longest flight from New York to Sydney, Australia. Here"s what they were like.
David Slotnick/Business Insider Qantas recently tested the new world's longest flight, a nearly 20-hour nonstop from New York to Sydney, Australia, using the B.....»»
Here"s how pilots on the world"s new longest flight will stay rested and alert for the 20 hours from New York to Sydney
David Slotnick/Business Insider Qantas just completed the fi.....»»
The new longest flight in the world just landed after nearly 20 hours in the air
The new longest flight in the world just landed after nearly 20 hours in the air.....»»
Qantas tests world"s longest commercial flight from New York to Sydney
Australia's flag carrier Qantas completed on Sunday a nonstop test flight from New York to Sydney, researching how the world's longest potential commercial airplane journey of nearly 20 hours would impact pilots, crew and passengers......»»
American Airlines pilots pushing for more reliable flight scheduling
Pilots at the world's largest airline in a new video confess they too feel the ugly effects of flight delays and cancellations that have impacted American Airlines operations in recent months......»»
These Are Longest Direct Flights in the World
On October 5, 1941, the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean ended in Wenatchee, Washington, 41 hours after the plane left Japan. Thankfully, transoceanic flights are much faster nowadays,........»»