Aviation

During the Labor Day holiday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 8.76 million travelers between Friday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 5.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for July 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel continues to be strong. 

ITA Airways continues to expand its intercontinental network with its new flight from Rome Fiumicino to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

Pope Francis will travel with ITA Airways for his next papal flight on September 13 at 7:15 am from Rome Fiumicino to Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (Kazakistan).

A pilots' strike has forced German air carrier Lufthansa to cancel nearly 800 flights on Friday, affecting around 130,000 passengers.

German air carrier Lufthansa’s pilots will go on a 24-hour strike on Friday over an ongoing pay dispute with the company.

For its winter 2022-2023 schedule, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will offer Kuala Lumpur; KL - Jakarta flights as of 31 October 2022.

Following extensive testing, Samarkand International Airport has launched the first E-gate border control system in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Summer 2022, highly anticipated by airlines, eventually arrived, demonstrating, and confirming the positive trend in the industry’s recovery – thanks to the lifted restrictions, open borders, and the higher capacity deployed by different operators.

Spirit Airlines on Aug. 26 announced the resumption of its daily, nonstop service connecting Managua (MGA) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL).

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest network operator in Africa, announced that it has finalized all preparations to commence a passenger flight to Amman, Jordan as of September 19, 2022. 

At least 10 flights were canceled on Monday (Aug. 29) in Spain, as workers of two major airlines continue to strike over pay dispute.

Virgin Australia Group has today announced four additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and priority access to a Boeing 737NG full-flight simulator that will be deployed in Jandakot, near Perth, as part of a long-term partnership with global aviation training provider CAE.

British Airways on August 22 announced plans to cancel thousands of flights at Heathrow Airport after continued staffing shortages and logistical problems.