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"Whether the recovery will be sustainable will come down to a race between COVID variants and vaccine take-up,” Air Astana President and CEO Peter Foster said.

A feasibility study is to begin with Malaysia Airports as Volocopter and Skyports look to build out air taxi networks in the Asia-Pacific region.

After a multi-year attempt to gain traction in the global market, efforts to sell the Sukhoi Superjet 100 have switched to Russia.

The technical collaboration with Deutsche Aircraft is the first to be announced to involve the use of Universal Hydrogen’s capsules in an aircraft with another company’s hydrogen propulsion system.

Russia’s TsAGI Central Aero-Hydrodynamic Institute has unveiled a scaled-down mockup of a supersonic commercial aircraft demonstrator at the MAKS 2021 air show that kicked off near Moscow on July 20.

UK LCC easyJet is planning to operate up to 60% of its pre-pandemic capacity in its fiscal 2021 fourth quarter (Q4), with Airbus A320neo deliveries resuming this fall.

Breeze Airways head of planning Max Barrus shared insights into the startup's process for identifying new network opportunities.

Until the air transport sector normalizes again, LCC business models are seen as best-suited to the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.

Beam Global, a manufacturer of solar-powered charging stations for the automotive market, has flown an electric-powered light aircraft between five airports in California to demonstrate the potential for zero-emission aviation.

One day after the UK’s “freedom day,” the U.S. State Department has issued a do not travel advisory to the country due to rising COVID-19 infections.

In a strategic shift under its new ownership, Cyprus Airways is moving away from the purely seasonal operation it previously ran.

India’s domestic airline traffic is beginning to rebound as the country’s second wave of COVID-19 infections recedes.

Lessors and a local cargo operator are bringing Garuda Indonesia to court over late payments, as the airline posts a record $2.5 billion loss for fiscal 2020.

Korean Air and Seoul National University have been commissioned by the Republic of Korea Air Force to explore using the Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft for an air launch system, similar to Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne.

A Los Angeles-based commuter airline plans to purchase up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX turboprops from Textron Aviation with plans to convert them into hybrid-electric aircraft for commercial air travel.

The Beijing to Anchorage service via Japan will double FedEx Express' international cargo flights in and out of the Chinese capital.

After more than a year with one of the most restrictive travel regimes in place, Canada plans to open its borders to fully vaccinated travelers on Sept. 7.

U.S. President Joe Biden is saying his administration is in the process of working to lift travel bans and should have more definitive information to share in the coming days.

Emirates Airline is returning between 70-100 furloughed pilots to active duty each month as passenger numbers rise over the summer holiday season.

Europe's latest plans to drastically cut carbon emissions hammer home that the EU is serious about its sustainability agenda and that industries, including aviation, better get used to the idea.

Royal Schiphol Group—the operator of Amsterdam’s airport—is participating in a trial to determine whether ultrafine particulate emissions around runways can be captured in mist, using a construction-industry technique.

In a further sign of slowly reviving airline performance, Gulf Air says that it has restored 80% of its pre-pandemic route network as it enters the peak summer travel period.

The European Commission is to take a closer look at TAP Portugal’s €3.2 billion ($3.8 billion) restructuring plan.

By June 30, the UK-headquartered company had 121 aircraft on its books, on lease to 19 customers.

A common vaccination passport in Asia will be vital in giving more "conservative" governments the confidence to restore international connectivity.