Cleaner-burning sustainable fuels can reduce aircraft contrails’ cloudiness and their contribution to aviation’s climate impact, joint research by NASA and German aerospace center DLR has concluded.
International Airlines Group (IAG) and Virgin Atlantic have put their support behind legal action that is challenging the lack of transparency around how the UK government classifies countries under its traffic light framework.
A study from the European Travel Commission (ETC) indicates that 70% of respondents are planning to travel in the next six months, up from 56% in February.
A potential new owner has reportedly emerged for South Korea’s Eastar Jet, boosting the prospect of the grounded LCC eventually returning to operations.
Italy’s government has appointed former Fiat executive Alfredo Altavilla to be the new executive chairman of Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), the yet-to-be-launched successor to Alitalia.
The Helsinki-based carrier is introducing Business Light, a no-frills ticket for passengers who want the extra personal space that business class offers.
Canada’s airlines have faced tight international travel restrictions and a fair number of interprovincial travel constraints since the onset of the pandemic.
U.S. lawmakers and space industry executives support a future FAA role in managing the increasing density of space debris and satellites in orbit, suggest remarks made during a hearing of the House Transportation aviation subcommittee.
Airlines are looking to dip their feet into the nascent advanced air mobility sector by placing orders for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles under development by a host of startups.
Investigators working on ICAO’s probe into the forced-landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk are aiming to publish an interim report of their findings on the one-month anniversary of the incident.
The U.S. and UK have reached agreement to suspend tariffs on large civil aircraft, bringing to an end a long-running dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus.
Eurowings Discover is a wholly owned Lufthansa subsidiary that will operate short-, medium- and long-haul leisure flights, competing with German carrier Condor on many of its routes.
Irish LCC Ryanair, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and other unnamed major UK airlines are backing a court case against the UK government’s traffic-light system of coronavirus travel restrictions.
Travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should not be subject to testing or quarantine except in particular circumstances, according to EASA and the European Center for Disease Control.
Aer Lingus said it remains “fully committed” to its services from Manchester, England, blaming “international borders opening later than expected” for the postponement of the two U.S. routes from the airport.
Rolls-Royce says it will make its all of its civil aircraft engines compatible with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of its roadmap for decarbonizing aerospace.
