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It was an undisputedly hectic summer across the aviation spectrum. Cancellations and diversions were in abundance. Yet, one phenomenon that has been at the forefront of the disruptions this year is delayed and lost baggage. Read More Here: How Door To Door Tracking Can Help Ease The Baggage Crisis | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 […]

Shanghai Juneyao Group planned to halve its holdings of China Eastern Airlines by no more than 156 million shares (accounting for 0.826% of the total capital stock of China Eastern Airlines) due to the need for its business plan, according to a stock filing revealed by China Eastern Airlines on September 21st. Read More Here:

There are several East Asian countries that each have two competing full-service airlines. Taiwan is one such territory, home to both EVA Air and China Airlines. Instead of specific cabin products, which may vary across the fleet, we will look at common areas such as destinations, fleet make-up, and service to judge the pair. Read

Aerolíneas Argentinas has recently announced the launch of a new route between Mendoza and Rio de Janeiro. The new route was presented by the Commercial Director of Aerolíneas Argentinas, Fabián Lombardo, during the 49th edition of the ABAV EXPO 2022 Fair in Recife and attended by travel agencies and operators from all over Brazil. Read

In the flurry of Asia's activity to reopen tourism, the Republic of China (Taiwan) has seen the light and hopped onboard the global aviation train. Late last week, it joined in similar announcements from Japan and Hong Kong, leaving just two Asian nations clinging to their closed border COVID policies, China and North Korea. Read

On Wednesday, September 21st, a British Airways Airbus A320 flying from Bari (Italy) to London Gatwick airport performed a go around after detecting a nose gear steering malfunction while on approach. Let's take a look at the details of this minor event. Read More Here: British Airways Airbus A320 Performs Go Around Due To Nose

On Friday, a high-level advisory panel presented its recommendations for decarbonizing the aviation sector in Singapore. The 20-member International Advisory Panel (IAP) submitted its report, containing 15 key initiatives, to Singapore's Minister for Transportation, Mr. S Iswaran. Read More Here: Singapore Receives CheckList For Net-Zero Emissions Pathway | SimpleFlying.com via Flight Booking 247 Cheap Airline

At a recent CAPA Centre for Aviation conference, Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka was asked when the airline would resume its international operations. The reality is that it started that process late in 2021 with short-haul international services and last week announced another new route for travel-starved Australians. Read More Here: Virgin Australia To Restart

Dominican carrier Arajet launched operations last week and is already eyeing more routes and destinations. Arajet, employing a fleet of five Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, currently flies to 12 destinations across Latin America and expects to open seven new routes in October. Read More Here: Arajet To Commence 7 New Routes In October |

An air traffic control strike grounded flights in and out of West and Central Africa on Friday and Saturday. The industrial action, led by staff at the Union of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions (USYCAA), was due to a dispute over working conditions and pay. The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) released a