Air Canada Rouge has become the country’s latest airline to suspend flights to warm weather markets following the Canadian government’s imposition of new travel restrictions for the Caribbean and Mexico.
The National Business Aviation Association has canceled all its in-person events through June 30 because of the COVID-19 pandemic as it explores options for virtual programming.
The head of the largest U.S. flight attendant union warned federal lawmakers that a proposed domestic pre-departure COVID-19 testing mandate would be “devastating” for airlines struggling to scrape by on anemic travel demand.
European airlines which hoped progress in rolling out vaccines would lead to some sort of recovery are instead having to face the reality that tighter travel restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus are going to keep demand down in the near term.
UK air navigation service provider (ANSP) NATS is planning to scale back the use of the transatlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) as new technology enables aircraft to take their own more fuel-efficient route across the ocean.
Hidden among some fairly stark top-level figures for India’s 2021-22 defense budget is some positive news for suppliers to the country and for the Indian military’s stalled modernization process.
Organizers of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, scheduled for May 18-20, have canceled the live event in Geneva and will host a virtual event, the associations announced Feb. 4.
Panama-based Copa Airlines will become the first carrier in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass mobile health app, designed to facilitate air transport amid the pandemic.
Allegiant Air continues to buck trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to slightly grow its Q1 capacity on 2019 levels while larger operators in the U.S. plan significant cuts through March.
London-based aircraft dealer Steve Varsano warns that the burgeoning urban air mobility industry may herald the end of the helicopter business, and, in the longer term, it could supplant the light jet segment too.
Steve Varsano, founder and owner of London-based aircraft dealership The Jet Business, found himself the victim of two police raids at his office after reports of a large party. But the attendees were cardboard cutouts.
Several elements of Dubai’s aviation infrastructure have combined to speed up the distribution via the Gulf emirate of COVID-19 vaccines—particularly to poorer countries.
Several Star Alliance airlines have reduced their February capacity further after stricter travel restrictions designed to stem the spread of COVID-19 made air travel nearly impossible.
Virgin Australia has pushed back its target for resuming short-haul international flights as prospects for a two-way travel bubble with New Zealand appear to be fading.
As U.S. airlines wait for the country’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make a firm decision on requiring domestic travelers to test negative for COVID-19 prior to travel, Hawaiian Airlines’ unique experience has resulted in the operator building up an exclusive testing network.
Japan Airlines (JAL) now expects to record a net loss of ¥300 billion ($2.9 billion) for 2020 after its hopes for traffic recovery in the current quarter were dashed by a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country.
European countries including France, Germany and Portugal have introduced further restrictions to travel, with measures going beyond the updated travel restrictions the European Commission (EC) set forth in January.
Myanmar has effectively stopped its international and domestic airline operations as the country’s military took over its democratically elected government early Feb. 1.
