Aircraft carrying critical COVID-19 vaccines across Europe and over the Atlantic are to be given special priority using a new flight plan code, under a partnership announced by Eurocontrol.
U.S. President Joseph Biden on Jan. 25 signed an executive order reversing former president Donald Trump’s relaxation of entry requirements for international arrivals, in a bid to contain the spread of several new strains of novel coronavirus that were recently discovered abroad.
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
The Australian government has temporarily closed quarantine-free entry from New Zealand citing concerns about a COVID-19 case detected in that country.
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.
The pilot of a Pilatus PC-12 who made an illegal landing at a military airfield in Wales last year to visit a nearby beach has been fined £3,400 ($4,650) following court hearings.
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.
U.S. airlines and flight attendants have welcomed a presidential executive order requiring masks to be worn at airports and onboard commercial flights.
The program continues to be bogged down by post-production inspections and customers’ hesitance to take new widebody aircraft amid an historic demand downturn.
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.
United Airlines is confident there will be an “inflection point” in the path of demand sometime in 2021, although executives are keeping mum about when exactly that might occur.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) pledged Jan. 21 to enforce a presidential directive requiring people to wear masks during interstate travel to prevent against the spread of COVID-19.
As part of a “mask up for 100 days” campaign that new U.S. President Joe Biden has prioritized in his first days in office, most air travelers in America will be required to wear a mask until April.
Over a year since the first COVID-19 cases were reported, airlines devastated by the pandemic are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel now that the rollout of long-awaited vaccines has begun.
LOT Polish Airlines has reached an agreement with its trade unions to reduce its headcount by up to 300 to improve efficiencies as it seeks to honor the conditions of state aid.
KLM is reviewing its long-haul routes from the Netherlands and may suspend them from Jan. 22 following the introduction of tougher measures in the country designed to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Organizers of the annual Aero Friedrichshafen international general aviation show have postponed the event in Friedrichshafen, Germany, until July 14-17.
