Coronavirus

Are airlines investing in the right cabin health and safety protocols?

The Council of the European Union has recommended that member states should lift restrictions on fully vaccinated non-EU travelers starting March 1, as it shifts toward a more person-centered approach to COVID-19 prevention.

With air cargo demand on the rise and capacity scarce, new freighters are in the spotlight.

Looking beyond the omicron wave, European LCCs are anticipating strong summer demand.

U.S. aviation industry stakeholders have spent the better part of a year collectively pushing the U.S. government, specifically the Justice Department (DOJ), to step up prosecution of unruly airline passengers.

Among the many challenges facing A&D companies, add this to the list: tidal waves of sick workers.

After more than two years of strict border restrictions, Australia will allow vaccinated tourists to travel into the country from Feb. 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.

Suppliers will sit between a rock and hard place, as list prices fall and manufacturing costs rise.

JAL is reacting to continued COVID-19 restrictions in place in Japan as the country attempts to contain the spread of the omicron variant.

SaxonAir Charter has taken over Sovereign Business Jets’ operational role at Biggin Hill and will fly three aircraft from the London airport as the company reconfigures itself following the twin shocks of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic still is raging, but its history and industrial effects already are being written.

For U.S. leaders, the Lockheed-Aerojet acquisition was too much to ignore. In the future, smaller is better.

EasyJet predicted a strong summer as it reported a reduced headline loss for the three months to end-December 2021 but said the emergence of the omicron coronavirus variant had hit its December activities.

The number of pre-owned jets for sale is low, but will new business aviation customers return to flying commercial after the pandemic?

As Air France-KLM looks toward recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, it does so with changes ahead for its executive team.

Wizz Air predicted the effects of the omicron coronavirus variant on travel would lead to a “slightly higher” operating loss in its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter (Q4), compared to the last three months of 2021, when it recorded an operating loss of €213.6 million ($241 million).

Hawaiian Airlines estimates the latest surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron coronavirus variant will delay the rebuilding of its international network by a few months.

Management at Changi Airport have managed to facilitate travel through the airport thanks to comprehensive coronavirus-prevention measures, but now they are looking to find ways to reduce friction.

United Airlines has revised down its flying program for 2022, now conceding its full-year capacity will be below 2019 levels because of the omicron coronavirus variant.

Startup ULCC Avelo Airlines is raising starting wages for captains and first officers, as smaller U.S. carriers struggle to attract and retain pilots amid the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The owners of Georgian Airways have put the airline up for sale following the severe financial difficulties the carrier experienced as a result of the pandemic.

With the latest COVID-19 variant causing widespread flight cancellations, slot rules once again are in the spotlight.

Asia-Pacific airlines are lagging those from other regions in terms of international traffic recovery, and the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant appears to be further stalling their progress.

Finnair has cut its already reduced February flying program by 20% in an attempt to manage the operational challenges caused by high levels of staff absence.

Qantas has significantly cut back its capacity plans as Australia grapples with soaring COVID-19 case numbers caused by the omicron variant.