International Air Transport Association (IATA)

IATA has named former Singapore Airlines executive Philip Goh as its new regional VP.

A more lenient tax regime will encourage airlines to create new routes, bringing in additional revenue to the country’s airport infrastructure and tourism supply chain.

After piloting a number of health verification applications since the start of the year, China Airlines and EVA Air will now trial the IATA Travel Pass.

The global airliner fleet can be tapped to carry a heavier turbulence-forecasting load, which would help reduce turbulence encounters.

Airlines around the world lost more than $126 billion in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic cratered demand for air travel, according to IATA.

The European Commission had an unenviable task of trying to please incumbent airlines, airports and opportunistic LCCs when it came to establishing the slot measures for winter flights.

Argentina's government has capped international arrivals at 600 passengers daily.

IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda told Routes Americas that the upward trend seen before the pandemic will continue in the long term.

IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda highlighted that many routes in the region have been lost since the onset of the pandemic.

As the only air service development event that unites the entire region, Routes Americas 2021 will be critical in stimulating the recovery of the market.

A process has begun to reallocate oneworld slots for routes between London and three cities in the US.

The Ryanair Boeing 737-800 with about 170 passengers was on a scheduled flight from Athens Airport in Greece to Vilnius Airport in Lithuania when it was intercepted by a MiG-29 fighter jet that escorted it to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was forced to land.

The agreement would clarify the manufacturer’s positions on using third-party alternatives such as parts repairs on its engines, and what, if any, ramifications such cost-saving moves have on warranties and other services.

Routes speaks to SIA’s new general manager for the UK & Ireland to learn how the carrier aims to rebuild passenger and cargo networks.

Routes Reconnected hears from tourism experts on how the industry can lower barriers to travel.

The northern summer travel season is the first since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in which full slot waivers are not in place at airports globally.

The French flag-carrier will launch 22 new routes.

Air France said it was focusing on leisure destinations as it set out a summer 2021 schedule it hopes will support a gradual recovery in passenger traffic.

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.

The 'Trusted Travel Pass' is being introduced by the airline and the African Union.

As well as restarting nine routes, the carrier will begin a new service between Seattle and London Heathrow.

A recovery to pre-pandemic international flight levels in Latin America is not expected until 2024.

The pass could be the first step to 'normalized' air travel.

Singapore Airlines will become the first airline to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile application in a pilot program involving passengers traveling one-way from Singapore (SIN) to London (LHR) from March 15-28.

The pass is aimed at restarting stagnant airline networks.