What's Happening In Travel With Cushrow And Kerwin

Indian LCC SpiceJet is using an A340 for its SpiceXpress cargo division

Singapore Airlines and Japan’s ANA prove adversity to be the mother of inventions

Eurowings in Europe picks up where Frontier in the U.S. left off

Delta extends middle seat empty policy to January 6, 2021

The U.S. and China agree to double flights between them – to a not-so-impressive 16 per week

Brazil gets a new airline with a familiar name

Fly socially-distanced Qantas B789 flights to nowhere. Via Antarctica. And bring lots of money.

United takes a page out of Southwest’s point-to-point playbook

United reduces seats on its E175s to compensate for pilot furloughs.

Lufthansa Group considers drastic fleet changes, possibly ditching the flagship A380.

Craving a piece of an ex-Lufthansa A320? Your wishes come true. But at a price. https://www.worldshop.eu.

Looking for 3 month unlimited weekday flying anywhere in China? Try China Eastern.

Delta Air Lines to do at home COVID-19 testing for their employees

American joins other US carriers to ban face masks with valves and vents

An Android phone as a light-weight wifi server and router for IFE? India’s SpiceJet says yes

Rolls Royce wide-body engine problems again? The company believes not

Wondering why the current and future Airbus widebodies have that “bandit” look?

Does aircraft software still get updated with floppy disks?

Southwest announces cutbacks in aircraft cleaning between flights

Taiwanese carriers offer unique flights to nowhere on Father’s Day (Aug 8)

United starts sanitizing the flight decks on its aircraft with UV light

Virgin Australia goes back to the future – and its origins as a 737-only operator

Qantas parks most of its Boeing 787-9s

Emirates reduces service to the U.S.

Air India Express Boeing 737 crash in India

20% of Delta staff leave voluntarily in one late July week,

Virgin Atlantic files Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the US to protect its assets

1.7 million lb (771,000 kg) of mixed nuts anyone?  An American Airlines supplier gets stuck with that after the carrier (legally) cancels its contract on very short notice

Apple TV now available for free on American Airlines

The US FAA stipulates the changes for the Boeing 737 Max before it is allowed back into commercial service

Delays in the E175-E2 program

IATA predicts recovery by 2024

Boeing to delay 77X to meet customer requests

Ryanair announces 1Q20 loss but surprisingly high LF

UA 2Q20 earnings better than others due to cargo

Vistara (UK) announces three new cities LHR, FRA, and CDG

United (UA) chooses Commutair (C5) and not ExpressJet (EV) as Embraer 145 regional partner

British Airways (BA) cancels London-City (LCY) to New York-JFK Airbus A318 service

JetSmart announces new ULCC cargo ops in South America

Mesa signed a deal with DHL Express to fly two 737F

Delta returns to Detroit as passenger was not wearing a mask

China Airlines re-brands

American carries post 2Q losses

Emirates insuring flyers

Lithuania is getting a flag carrier

Ethiopian Airlines 77F catches fire

Air Arabia AUH starts service

Icelandair rescinds order to ditch flight attendants

Qantas Boeing 747-400's unique farewell

JetSmart steps into Peru

OWG announces the start of their scheduled flights

Thai Airways postpones operations to September and angers their employees

Icelandair fires ALL its FAs and the pilots are taking over their responsibilities.

Alaska Airlines (AS) responds to JetBlue (B6) expansion at LAX but announcing their own new departures at LAX and FLL!  And these two are the new bedfellows for AA!

British Airways (BA) retiring their Boeing 747s

British Airways (BA) returns to London-Gatwick (LGW) after all

Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS) announces recapitalization

Level France liquidates (after Level Europe);    

Aeroflot (SU) repositions itself as a long-haul (potential) 5 star airline.

Air Asia in trouble(?)

Wizz Air AUH (3L) starts service

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi service

Garuda Indonesia (GA) to the US West Coast - maybe

COMAC triple delivery of their new plane, the ARJ21

Boeing 737 MAX cancellations

Qatar Government Boeing 747-8 for sale

American Airlines and JetBlue (B6) jump into bed together to fight off Delta and United,   

JetBlue leaves Long Beach Airport

Breeze, a new U.S. airline delays launch