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All four RQ-4s have been delivered and all 40 F-35As will be in 2021. So the 2021 acquisition budget is not rising much.

Long-haul aviation market has changed since the 777X was launched, increasing pressure on Boeing’s business case.

The FAA has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by U.S. pilots and air traffic controllers, ensuring that essential aviation workers can get immunized without jeopardizing their medical clearances.

A small UK tech company says it has found an answer to the rapidly growing problem of fake COVID-19 certificates that threaten to undermine efforts to ensure air passengers are free of infection when they board an aircraft.

United Airlines’ declaration that it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 goes beyond the obvious goal of emissions reduction.

Star Alliance and Amadeus have launched a partnership aimed at making touchless travel more accessible—at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has brought touchless technologies and initiatives aimed at boosting traveler confidence into the spotlight.

Virgin Atlantic has pulled the planned launch of two routes between the UK and India that had been scheduled to start during the coming weeks.

Flybondi has resumed domestic flights in Argentina after backtracking on a decision not to transfer Buenos Aries operations to Ministro Pistarini International (EZE) while El Palomar (EPA remains closed.

The prospects for a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand increased significantly after the New Zealand government said it is targeting a reopening early in 2021.

Demand trends during the pandemic and recovery should favor LCCs over larger legacy airlines.

U.S. back in human spaceflight business.

Virgin Atlantic has launched a new health-testing regime for passengers departing London Heathrow Airport as part of a study to validate the benefits of pre-departure testing for COVID-19.

Irish carrier Aer Lingus is seeking permission to enter the UK-U.S. transatlantic market from next summer, with an initial three routes planned from a new base at Manchester Airport (MAN).

A rebound in its charter business and a new cargo operation with Amazon are helping ULCC Sun Country Airlines weather the COVID-19 crisis better than its larger legacy peers.

Ask the Editors: Aviation will see less demand due to COVID-19, so the introduction of long-haul narrowbodies is unlikely to gain steam.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is preparing to restore its entire route network for summer 2021, when it aims to reach 64% of 2019 passenger volumes, the carrier said Dec. 10.

U.S credit rating agency Fitch Ratings anticipates further airline failures in 2021, although the COVID-19 vaccine could see pent-up leisure traffic rebound during the second half.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of four new international passenger routes, including services to destinations in Europe, Africa and North America.

In November, Lufthansa Group announced that Brussels Airlines CEO Dieter Vranckx would move to Zurich to become CEO of its Swiss International Air Lines subsidiary on Jan. 1, 2021.

Singapore will relax quarantine restrictions for passengers arriving from Taiwan on Dec. 18 after deciding that the risk of importing cases from the country is low.

Domestic passenger traffic in Colombia is growing at a pace rivalling Mexico and Brazil—two markets recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic at a much faster clip than other regions of the world—according to the head of Viva Air Group.

Service is being “whittled down to an unsustainable level” in Canada’s Atlantic provinces following the latest route cuts to be announced by Air Canada.

Recovering from its worst-ever crisis while also focusing on reducing the environmental impact will be a 2021 air-transport challenge.

The Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association has canceled its February 2021 MEBAA show and is rescheduling it to December 2022 because of ongoing challenges with border restrictions and lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Southwest CEO Gary Kelly was tapped to be the next chairman of the board of Airlines for America (A4A), a role that will see him steer the activities of the influential lobby group amid the worst downturn in commercial aviation history.