Coronavirus

In the roller coaster that is the COVID-19 pandemic, bigger is not always better.

Tougher travel restrictions imposed across parts of Europe to help curb a second wave of COVID-19 cases have forced KLM to cut its planned seat capacity and flight frequencies.

Eurowings expects that demand from leisure and visiting-friends-and-relatives (VFR) travelers will drive the recovery and so plans to expand its offering to these customers.

Virgin Atlantic would be willing to partner with Flybe should the UK regional airline’s planned resurrection come to fruition.

Emirates expects a “steep rebound” in air travel to take place once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, according to its chairman and CEO Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

As it continues to work through a Chapter 11 restructuring, Avianca Holdings is planning to emerge from the process as a much leaner airline.

Groundings and layoffs shift attention to pilots’ well-being as well as competency.

OEM production rate guidance ain’t what it used to be; how the supply chain has to read between the lines.

Germany is the first Eurofighter partner nation to top up its orders; Spain will follow in 2021.

British Airways (BA) is reportedly halting all its services from London Gatwick once more and placing more staff on furlough as a result of the current month-long COVID-19 lockdown that began in England Nov. 5.

A new survey of passenger attitudes about air travel poses potential long-term problems for airlines seeking to restore traffic in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

LCC Air Arabia believes it is in a strong position to weather the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and that the air transport industry’s fundamentals remain strong.

Projects to use drones to deliver COVID-19 supplies are among the first wave of winners under the UK’s £125 million ($165 million) Future Flight Challenge.

A common European COVID health pass must be implemented to “open the world and restore mobility,” the chief commercial officer of Copenhagen Airport (CPH) has said.

Hong Kong and Singapore will begin a bilateral quarantine-free air travel bubble (ATB) between the two cities starting from Nov. 22.

Singapore's transport minister Ong Ye Kung tells Chen Chuanren, South East Asia & China Editor at Air Transport World, about how his country is helping to support the return of air travel.

In little more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended industry projections of a pilot shortage by creating a surplus.

NASA is looking at ways to enable industry to collaborate in maturing technologies for the next narrowbody airliner.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s breakthrough on a vaccine against COVID-19 could have a “huge impact” on aviation, according to Eurocontrol.

Total European tourist arrivals could fall by 61% for the full year of 2020, according to a new study from the European Travel Commission (ETC).

Qantas subsidiary Jetstar Airways plans to resume flights from Avalon (AVV) in the Australian state of Victoria ahead of the Christmas holiday period.

Ride-share schemes for small satellites are here to stay and, along with constellations and geostationary spacecraft, will contribute to solid activity in the near term, senior executives of launch service operators say.

Lufthansa Cargo is examining whether to add more Boeing 777Fs to its fleet as global demand for air freight remains strong.

Norwegian Air Shuttle plans to further cut capacity, leaving only six aircraft from its 140-strong fleet in operation, citing travel restrictions and Norway’s decision not to provide any more financial aid to the low-cost long-haul carrier.

After some signs of a passenger recovery in July and August, demand again slipped in September as Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) and EVA Airways both posted third quarter (Q3) losses despite marginal operating profits.