The reopening of South Africa’s borders after a lengthy lockdown triggered by the spread of COVID-19 has seen regional carrier Airlink restarting international services.
Several U.S. Senate Republicans objected to a proposed standalone bill to approve $25 billion in additional airline payroll support, further complicating the path for a late-stage effort to restore tens of thousands of furloughed workers to payroll.
Polish national carrier LOT has turned in its fourth consecutive annual profit, with significant rises in both turnover and passengers carried in 2019.
Germany’s newest airport Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER) has received its operating permit and is now set to open on Oct. 31, nine years later than originally planned.
British LCC easyJet said it would make its first ever full-year loss and warned it expected to fly only around a quarter of the capacity that had been planned pre-pandemic over the winter because of travel restrictions in place in its markets.
A concession agreement was signed Oct. 7 between the Indian state Uttar Pradesh and Zürich Airport (ZRH) operator Flughafen Zürich AG for the construction and operation of a new airport near India's capital city Delhi.
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Congress to quickly approve a standalone bill to extend the U.S. federal government’s CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) until March 2021.
After 9/11, travelers gradually became accustomed to heightened airport security protocols—now as much a part of the flying experience as long lines and bustling terminals.
Commercial aircraft aftermarket supplier AerSale said it has nearly completed initial flight testing of an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) on a Boeing 737-800 that equips pilots with the Universal Avionics SkyLens head-wearable display.
The Portuguese government has completed its acquisition of a further 22.5% stake in TAP Air Portugal, previously held by David Neeleman’s Atlantic Gateway consortium, increasing the state’s shareholding to 72.5%.
Austrian Airlines has cut its capacity for the coming winter schedule to just 30% of 2019 levels as COVID-19 cases in Europe rise while the Lufthansa subsidiary’s liquidity contracts.
German leisure carrier Condor is preparing to exit “protective shield proceedings” in November, following the liquidation of its former parent company Thomas Cook Group in September 2019.
Proposed new minimum training for 737 MAX pilots includes five scenarios in full-flight simulators preceded by reviews of related checklists and materials, a report issued by the FAA Oct. 6 reveals.
