Aviation Daily

By Linda Blachly
United Airlines has launched “Travel-Ready Center,” a digital platform that enables customers to review COVID-19 entry requirements, find local testing options, and upload any required testing and vaccination records for domestic and international travel
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
As the UK launches a series of projects under its Future Flight Challenge, a new study highlights the potential socio-economic benefits of an integrated aviation system built on freight-carrying drones, urban air taxis and hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Linda Blachly
Delta Air Lines has appointed Henry Ting, currently the Mayo Clinic’s chief value officer, as the carrier’s first chief health officer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
KLM has reached an agreement with Dutch health authorities on air crew COVID-19 testing, averting the suspension of European night-stop flights and the airline’s entire long-haul network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Leisure operator Air Belgium is suspending flights for the entirety of February, after the Belgian government banned all non-essential travel.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Greater Bay Airlines has applied to serve more than 100 cities across the Asia-Pacific region as the Hong Kong-based startup moves closer to launching commercial operations.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
JetBlue Airways has filed a complaint with the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT), alleging its transatlantic expansion plans are being hindered because of difficulties obtaining slots at London airports.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
The Australian government has temporarily closed quarantine-free entry from New Zealand citing concerns about a COVID-19 case detected in that country.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the temporary closure of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International (TLV) as the country looks to keep out more new variants of COVID-19 as it battles a spike in case numbers.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific says the Hong Kong government’s plan to impose quarantines on airline crew would force the carrier to cut back capacity and also significantly raise its cash burn.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Nearly two years after Air Canada announced its plans to purchase Transat, Air Canada’s major rival WestJet has raised competitive concerns about the tie-up.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Lufthansa Cargo plans to upgrade and expand its logistics center at its home hub of Frankfurt.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Iraq’s Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) has awarded the contract to provide a suite of ground handling, cargo and fueling services at Baghdad International Airport (BIA) to an Iraqi-UK joint venture (JV).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
As part of broader company efforts to meet future emission reduction goals by 2050, Boeing has revealed plans to certify all its commercial aircraft for operation on 100% sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) by 2030.
Sustainability

By Ben Goldstein
In approving the new Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) instructed both carriers to shed a series of slot pairs at crowded airports in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Customers of TransDigm Group expect to pay roughly 2% higher prices this year from the key aerospace and defense parts provider, compared with an average of just 0.8% more across the whole aerospace supplier base, according to new survey results from Jefferies analysts.
Supply Chain

By Karen Walker
U.S. airlines and flight attendants have welcomed a presidential executive order requiring masks to be worn at airports and onboard commercial flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The program continues to be bogged down by post-production inspections and customers’ hesitance to take new widebody aircraft amid an historic demand downturn.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European travel rules aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 are set to tighten.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Atlanta will return to the Qatar Airways network in June as part of an expansion of services to the U.S.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has launched a pilot program using innovative technology to provide social distancing information and assessment for customers at a security checkpoint.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Flydubai has become the latest airline to announce a restart of flights to Qatar following the end of the blockade.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
There are few signs of near-term relief for the travel and tourism markets, given continued limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and gaps in data relating to the coronavirus’s transmission, according to ICAO’s CEO.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
KLM has announced plans to cut a further 800-1,000 jobs as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue to prevent the Dutch flag-carrier’s recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
South Korea’s latest LCC Aero K plans to begin scheduled domestic flights from its Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) base to Jeju (CJU) on Feb. 19.
Airlines & Lessors