Vancouver Airport Authority, scaling back ambitious growth plans in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, has canceled a four-part infrastructure improvement project that targeted Vancouver International Airport’s (YVR) energy usage.
Air Transat will permanently lay off at least 2,000 employees after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to completely shut down operations for nearly four months between April and late July.
Ask the Editors: The long time it takes to process tests is one of the biggest hurdles now. IATA hopes a test that meets this and other concerns will be available soon.
A deal for the takeover of South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines by a Hyundai Development Co. (HDC)-led consortium has collapsed, with both sides confirming that the sale agreement had been canceled.
ULCC Wizz Air has been forced to delay the operational launch of its new subsidiary Wizz Air Abu Dhabi by two weeks because of COVID-19-related travel restrictions.
Lauda Europe—the new incarnation of Ryanair’s Austrian carrier Laudamotion, which is to relinquish its Austrian AOC—operated its first flight under its Maltese AOC on Sept. 11.
The Swiss Parliament has approved a CHF 150 million ($165 million) equity contribution to support air navigation service provider (ANSP) Skyguide, which has experienced a “massive decline” in income because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has revised down its expected 2020 capacity from 59% lower than 2019 levels to now 63% lower, blaming dampened booking activity on travel restrictions and quarantine requirements.
Charles Bolden, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major general, former NASA administrator and four-time shuttle astronaut, has been selected to receive the National Aeronautic Association’s (NAA) 2020 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.
Air New Zealand plans to ground its Boeing 777-300ERs until at least September 2021, extending its estimate of how long these aircraft will be out of service.
Uncertainty over travel restrictions and quarantine rules are causing “stagnation” in the market and could lead to “lasting damage to Denmark’s connectivity to the world,” a senior figure at Copenhagen Airports A/S has warned.