Ukraine said Wednesday it had formally notified the International Civil Aviation Organisation that Russian airspace was “not safe”, following an increase in long-range Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. (REUTERS) The ICAO, a United Nations agency which regulates and establishes standards for civil aviation, made no immediate public comment. Since Russia invaded…
The director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong has been picked to lead the government body coordinating the Northern Metropolis, after authorities previously pledged to fast-track the megaproject’s development. The government announced on Friday that Linda So Wai-sze would become the director of the Northern Metropolis Coordination Office from Monday next…
Cathay Pacific Airlines will operate its Seattle-Hong Kong flights on Airbus A350-900 aircraft like this one. Courtesy of Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airlines is resuming nonstop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Hong Kong in 2026, marking a return of service that it began in 2019 before service was canceled during the global pandemic. The…
By Gleb Stolyarov and Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Russia is urging the U.N. civil aviation agency to ease sanctions on spare parts and overflights, dismissing its response to the war in Ukraine as “unlawful coercive measures,” according to working papers and a source familiar with the matter. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western…
Low-cost air carrier Spirit Airlines plans to discontinue service to 11 mid-sized cities in the U.S. The news comes as Spirit re-filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy August 29. Service to Chattanooga and 10 other cities will be discontinued as of October 4. April Cameron, President and CEO at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority said in…