Pent-up demand for leisure travel and progress on distributing vaccines is speeding U.S. domestic air travel recovery, putting 2019’s traffic levels within reach by early 2022, Oliver Wyman projects.
Now that its merger with Air Canada has been terminated, Transat is examining various options to secure C$500 million ($398 million) in working capital necessary to support its operations in 2021.
With so many proverbial tea leaves to read, the commercial aerospace manufacturing sector remains in a fog when it comes to guessing narrowbody build rates this year and next.
Qatar plans to have its own Flight Information Region (FIR) ready to go operational in March 2022, giving the small Gulf nation more autonomy over its airspace.
U.S. House Transportation Committee leaders are ramping up pressure on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to scrutinize the notional foreign-carrier permit application of startup Norse Atlantic Airways and reject it if it falls under the “flag of convenience” banner.
The CDC on April 2 stated that fully vaccinated travelers can travel safely within the U.S., do not need to self-quarantine, and can skip testing before or after travel unless it is a requirement for their destination.
Milan-based startup EGO Airways has operated its first scheduled flight, with plans to fill out a network of Italian domestic services and fly to Mediterranean holiday resorts over the coming months.
NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions has launched a crowdsourcing competition to solicit assessments from experts on the factors most likely to shape the future of air travel and how to best arrive at a favorable outcome.
Despite near-term challenges, cargo operators and technology specialists are looking further ahead to solve the longer-term issues that will shape the sector.
Europe has launched a research program to bring a circular-economy approach to aircraft design, manufacturing, maintenance and end-of-life disposal, increasing recycling and reuse to reduce costs, waste and emissions.
Operators of Airbus A330s with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100-in. engines face mandatory replacements of air-seal assemblies to prevent a scenario that has led to low-pressure turbine blade failures and several in-service incidents.
Romania’s flag-carrier TAROM will see its fleet and personnel trimmed as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, while the country’s privately owned LCC Blue Air intends to expand as its delayed Boeing 737 MAX aircraft start to arrive.
The ground-based air navigation infrastructure is aging and in need of repair, industry and FAA speakers warned March 31 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit.
Turkish cargo specialist MNG Airlines plans to acquire two Airbus A330P2F (passenger-to-freighter) conversions from Germany-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW).
London Heathrow Airport has proposed a four-tier traffic-light system for the UK that builds on the country’s travel corridors policy to control international travel as the British government looks to relax its borders.
Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has presented a proposal to the transport ministry, recommending steps to resume full international service.
Five vacation destinations are being added to easyJet’s network from Birmingham Airport (BHX) this summer as the LCC banks on a rebound in leisure demand.
