Air Canada pilots stage protests in Toronto as contract deadline looms

Air Canada pilots stage protests in Toronto as contract deadline looms

Air Canada planes are parked at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 29 (Reuters) – Air Canada (AC.TO) pilots staged a protest at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Friday, demanding better pay and benefits as talks over a new contract covering 4,500 pilots at Canada’s … Read more

US government shutdown could add misery to air travel

US government shutdown could add misery to air travel

[1/2]Travelers wait in lines at LaGuardia Airport in New York City after hundreds of flights were grounded or delayed at New York-area airports as more air traffic controllers called in sick on Friday, in one of the most tangible signs yet of disruption from a 35-day partial shutdown of the U.S. Acquire Licensing Rights Read … Read more

UK air traffic meltdown ‘one in 15 million’ event

UK air traffic meltdown ‘one in 15 million’ event

Passengers awaiting news on cancelled or delayed flights at London Stansted Airport gesture as they discuss the situation on Monday, in Stansted, Britain August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Raphael Satter/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – An air traffic meltdown in Britain was caused by a “one in 15 million” event, the boss of … Read more

United Airlines says software update prompted ground stop

United Airlines says software update prompted ground stop

The One World trace Center and the New York skyline are seen while United Airlines planes use the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL.O) said it has ended an hour-long nationwide ground stop … Read more

Focus: Shifting trends in travel demand bedevil US airlines

Focus: Shifting trends in travel demand bedevil US airlines

A general view of Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo CHICAGO, July 21 (Reuters) – Consumers continue to splurge on air tickets. But travel patterns are shifting so often, partly due to work-life changes wrought by the pandemic, that airlines must constantly adapt on booking plane seats and … Read more